In the wide world of skin health and beauty products, it’s agreed upon that Korean skin care is always one step ahead. From proprietary ingredients to innovative formulas, the K-beauty market is often at the cutting edge of glow-enhancing, skin-clearing, anti-aging skin-care products. Recently, one of the up-and-coming ingredients taking over the Korean skin-care world is that of naringenin.
Naringenin is likely not an ingredient that rings a bell, as its use in skin-care products is still fairly new, but the effects of the polyphenol ingredient on the skin is already wildly promising. One US-based brand that is getting a jump on the world of naringenin skin care is anti-inflammaging brand DEINDE—who just launched a brand new naringenin-based product, their Barrier-Building Moisture ($64). Ahead, read what DEINDE’s ingredient expert has to say about the latest skin-care ingredient.
What is naringenin? How does it work in skin care?
DEINDE Skincare is leading a skin-care revolution with its first-of-its-kind biotech naringenin, explains Taylor Oswald, the director of ingredient and product development at DEINDE. “Our proprietary biotech naringenin is a polyphenol—a molecule typically found in plants like citrus or bergamot. External clinical studies have begun to examine its potential efficacy for skin care, like its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-aging properties, but plant-based naringenin is difficult to extract as well as difficult to stabilize in formulations. More limiting for inclusion in skin-care formulations, plant-based naringenin comes at varying levels per batch produced, disrupting its active level and clinical efficacy.”
But, DEINDE was able to use high-tech scientific manufacturing procedures to harness the power of naringenin in skin care effectively and sustainably. “With our patented pharma-like biotech manufacturing process, we are able to produce a biotech version of naringenin at 99 percent purity per batch, distilling a stable, reliable and highly potent skin-care active,” says Oswald, “Our in-house pre-clinical testing team found that our potent biotech naringenin is 15 times more effective than niacinamide at preserving skin health and protecting collagen by reducing the effects of inflammaging.“
How does naringenin work in DEINDE products?
In the skin-care industry, buzzy ingredients seem to pop on the daily. So, what makes naringenin so different? As Oswald explains, “We found biotech naringenin to quench inflammaging by 96 percent when applied to stressed skin cells at the recommended active level. Specifically, biotech naringenin significantly reduced core inflammatory markers IL-6 and TNF-α by 96 percent and 78 percent respectively, effectively helping reset skin’s inflammatory levels almost back to pre-stressed levels. Biotech naringenin is also scientifically proven to inhibit elastase activity to protect skin elastin and inhibit glycation to help prevent loss of skin elasticity. Our custom 8-week placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study found that 100 percent of participants had a measured improvement in moisturization and 100 percent had a measured improvement in elasticity, along with 97 percent of participants demonstrating reduction in deep wrinkles and fine lines, at both four weeks and eight weeks, with twice daily application.”
What is the most effective way to integrate naringenin into your skin-care routine?
It’s important to understand the safest and most effective way to start folding any ingredient into your daily skin-care regimen. “Biotech naringenin is patented and currently exclusively found only in the DEINDE skin-care line. DEINDE Skin-Strengthening Serum ($88) with biotech naringenin is a 5-in-1 multi-benefit treatment serum and is an easy upgrade to a single-benefit antioxidant serum. DEINDE Skin-Strengthening Serum targets all five signs of inflammaging in a vitality-boosting, milky lightweight serum. Combining biotech naringenin with biomimetic tripeptides, biotech squalane and biotech four-weight hyaluronic acid, along with niacinamide to refine uneven skin texture and an upcycled active to help with skin discoloration the product is clinically proven upon using twice a day to reduce the appearance of fine lines, improve elasticity and moisture levels and improve the appearance of uneven skin tone.”
“DEINDE’s Moisture-Locking Face Stick ($36), designed to target inflammaging on-the-go, offers a portable compact lightweight formulation to have biotech naringenin help protect your skin from exposome stressors as you commute and travel. The Moisture-Locking Face Stick is a compact face balm that glides effortlessly across skin to lock in essential moisture while helping protect against damage from daily environmental stressors like pollution. With potent ingredients biotech-derived naringenin and skin-identical lipids ceramides and squalane, this lightweight and nourishing face stick is clinically proven to boost moisture instantly, and over time, and reduce redness for soothed, more comforted skin.”
