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SIRCUIT COSMECEUTICALS goes way beyond regular topical skin care; this is skin care at the molecular level!
100% fresh, all natural skin care conceived and formulated from the "molecules up" to be clearly the most advanced anti-aging skin care products that you'll ever use! Your skin will never feel so clean, soft, balanced and pure due to Chiral Technology, and other advanced pharmaceutical processes.
Chiral Technology
The world is buzzing about this new scientific breakthrough. The importance of Chirality was first recognized in the laboratory of the famous chemist Louis Pasteur. The word "Chirality" is derived from the Greek word chir, which means "hand". It refers to a mirror image phenomenon frequently found in nature, e.g., human hands, eyes and feet are identical opposites, or mirror images, of each other.
Mainstream skin care in today's market is primarily topical, and mostly formulated with ingredients that are "racemic" compounds, i.e., a pair of chemical molecules known as enantiomers. In virtually all aspects, the two "parts" are physically and chemically identical, except for one critical area, how they link up and interact, or, more importantly, react, with other molecules in the body.
Chirally Correct molecules (molecules that have been separated), have the unique ability to link up perfectly with the skin's cells, or body receptors, to produce only the positive effects of each ingredient or nutrient, while virtually eliminating any adverse reactions. In other words, the human body is selective about which "part" of a given compound it can put to use and which is useless, or even harmful. (This is one reason that many people are allergic to many skin care products).
Scientists have firmly established that Chirally Correct molecules determine how, or even if, a particular ingredient will be effective. Therefore, in order for a product to be its most effective, its ingredients must be Chirally Correct. Only Chirally Correct ingredients can restore Chiral purity and alignment on a molecular level, and therefore, on a cellular level. Chirally Correct fresh ingredients deliver nutrients deep into the cell's structure. Nutrients that your skin can not only recognize, but use.
In other words, research has clearly shown that Chiral compounds and their properties are part of every biochemical process in the human body. They are the root cause of why some products or ingredients work and others do not. Bio-living matter contains an equal number of L and D molecules, yet a characteristic signature of compounds is that only one hand (the L or the D) works to achieve a specific result. When ingredient compounds are synthesized in a lab, a 50/50 (racemic) mixture is made, containing both the L and the D, but the body or skin can only benefit by either the L or the D side. While the L may give desired results, the D may cause problems - or visa versa depending on the case. When a product is Chirally Correct, it means that it contains only the molecules with the ability to give the desired results (by the way, always identified on the product label by either an L, for the left side of the molecule, or D, for the right side, before each of the ingredients).
Take a look at the ingredient list of any of the products you are currently using and see if they contain any Chirally correct ingredients, and you'll understand what makes us so new and unique!
The application of Chiral Technology has revolutionized the pharmaceutical industry and has dramatically changed the way many new drugs are being developed and manufactured. Clinical research has shown significant scientific results, which has led to major new advances in disease prevention and better chiral understanding. 50% of all new drugs in the current pipeline for FDA approval will be "Chirally" correct. Some of the revolutationary top ten single-entantiomer new drugs include Lipitor, Zocor, Paxil, Zoloft, Nexium, among many others.
Now using the same technology and research, it has also changed the way skin care products are being developed. Understanding Chiral Technology is the key to understanding why our skin and hair care products are so amazing! This knowledge completely redefines what we should be putting on our skin. It is also why all products that are either ingested or applied topically should be Chirally Correct.....and one day soon, they will be!
Spin Trap:
Spin Trap (a.k.a. PBN, Phenyl Butyl Nitrone) is the intelligent anti-oxidant! It is a form of nitrogen and is far more effective than ordinary anti-oxidants in dealing with damaging free radical molecules. When oxygen is metabolized or burned by the body, cells create byproducts called free radicals. These highly toxic rogue free radicals travel through the cell's structure resulting in cellular damage, and they can also harm DNA. Rogue free radicals have been implicated in a wide range of afflictions from heart disease to many types of cancer, and are a major cause of premature aging - we don't want these molecules running rampant in our bodies - now do we? What we're saying is - rogue free radicals are bad ( I know, I know, "free the radicals"!). Anti-oxidants are good, but Spin Trap is better! Spin Trap converts the rogue free radicals back into vital oxygen and redirects them for the deepest tissue respiration, which is necessary for all healthy cells.
In his book, The Wrinkle Cure, Dr. Perricone writes about spin traps: 'Spin Traps: Stopping Free-Radical Damage Before it Begins'. He explains that spin traps 'create a barrier - a trap - that holds free radicals in place' so that they can be 'stopped before they scar the cells that make up your skin'. He very clearly explains how spin traps work and how researchers 'found that the traps actually prevented the free radicals from moving from place to place and damaging cells.' He also states that 'the odds are these free-radical fighters will become a highly effective method of maintaining a youthful, radiant complexion throughout life.'
Fullerenes:
Fullerenes (a.k.a. nutrient carbons) are natural carbons. They exist as spherical cages that are up to 10 millions times smaller than the now familiar liposomes. Acting as carriers by bonding with ingredients, Fullerenes deliver elements deep where they are the most needed. Fullerenes are also the only form of natural carbon that the body can utilize (almost 20% of the total weight of the human body is carbon). The scientists who first discovered Fullerenes in 1985 were awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Although new to us, Fullerenes have been found to exist in interstellar dust as well as in many geological formations on Earth (quite an amazing discovery, indeed!).
Heavy Water:
Heavy Water is 10% heavier than H2O and is known as D2O (Deuterium Oxide). Not only will it hydrate and plump your cells, but it fights certain acne bacteria as well. It evaporates more slowly than regular water and provides necessary hydration and natural moisture to the skin. Heavy water is believed to be the original water and is found in all water on the planet. The Deuterium Oxide molecule (again with the molecules!) provides the "nucleus" or center around which all water is structured. D2O is found at the level of about 1 in 20 million water molecules. Heavy Water is not manufactured, but is extracted from ordinary water in an expensive (I'm sure you can imagine) 60 story tower, separation process.
Liquid Crystals:
Life is exclusively made up of chiral compounds. All living things use chiral compounds as their building blocks. When these building blocks are assembled into the elaborate structures called anatomy and physiology, they become ALIVE. This state in which chiral compounds become alive is called LIQUID CRYSTALS. Every component of our body, from DNA to cell membranes to muscles, exists in the liquid crystal state. As we age, our organs (our skin being the largest) begin to lose their liquid crystal integrity. Without this liquid crystal integrity, our body's chiral building blocks are no longer interlocking pieces, like gears. Much like a broken watch, the body begins to age, or "lose time". Liquid crystals derived from plants can be used topically to directly nourish the liquid crystal matrix of the epidermal and dermal cell surfaces. This replenishes the gears and keeps them interlocking and turning, thus slowing the clock.
Polyglycolic Acid
You may be aware of the controversy surrounding glycolic acid and that for some time the FDA has been assessing the use of glycolic acid. Our formulations contain a or glycolomer. This form of glycolic is much more aligned with the skin's properties. The polymeric structure allows it to enter only into the body's own polymers (skin or gastric mucosa) where its activity is gradually released by the slow breaking down of the polymer. This is like a 'time release' capsule because the skin can slowly digest the polymer - slowing down the release of the acidity while maximizing the advantages (such as exfoliation) of the acid. Some companies choose to buffer glycolic or other acids which negates its effectiveness. They do this to avoid irritation, but it completely inactivates the key ingredient. Using glycolomer helps eliminate the negative side effects without needing to use a buffering chemical.
If you're interested in knowing more, please check out the following website links.
Chemical & Engineering News CHIRAL DRUG TABLE
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/8118/8118chiraltable2.html
Chirality and the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/nobel/sharpless.html
A to Z nutrition for the skin
http://www.asaps.org/skincare/treatments_nutritionfortheskin.html
Epidermal Growth Factors
http://www.asaps.org/skincare/advancements_growthfactors.html
Fullerenes - LBL Scientists
http://www.slb.com/seed/en/watch/fullerenes/prize.htm
Intro to Liquid Crystals
http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/lc/research/introf.html
Sun protection...From the New Scientist Magazine (Oct. 7, 2000):
'Now there is evidence that a substance called octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC) used as a UVB filter in 90% of sunscreens worldwide may itself be toxic.' Sircuit Cosmeceuticals never formulates with OMC. We prefer physical sunscreens and blocks such as titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and zirconium oxide which deflect the damaging rays as opposed to chemical blocks (like OMC) which absorb the rays.
Additional Independent Research:
PRO-CELLULAR GROWTH AND ATTACHMENT
Vapor-Deposited Fullerene Surfaces as a Photodynamic Basement for Attached Cells and Biogenic Factors
By: Richmond, Gibson in Fullerenes: 1995
SPIN TRAP & FREE RADICAL SCAVENGER
Paradoxical Effects of Bleomycin and Heavy Water
by Gaeng, Geiser, Cruz, Larsen, Schaffner, Laissue, and Altermatt.
At: Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Switzerland. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER 1995, Sept.15.
PROTECTS FROM OXIDATIVE CELL INJURY
Characterization of the Radical Trapping Activity of a Novel Series of Cyclic Nitrone Spin Traps
By: Thomas, Ohlweiler, Carr, Nieduzak, Hay, Adams, Vaz, Bernotas
At: Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. Cincinatti, OH.
In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1996
LIQUID CRYSTALS & CELL MEMBRANE
Oscillation of Lipid Bi-Layer Membranes Induced by the Gel-Liquid Crystal Phase Transitions.
By: Yagisawa, Naito, Gondaira, Kambara.
At: Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo.
In: Biophysical Journal 1993 May.
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