Stem cells are famously used to develop new treatments, medical treatments, even recreate organs, treat injuries and their incredible power stands in their potential to develop into different cell types in the body as they divide, including a skin cell. Only recently has the stem cell become a popular subject when it comes to skincare products. However, the next question is how they can include embryonic stem cells in a lifeless product. The answer is they don't.
How specialists incorporate these in the products is in the form of peptides and enzymes or plant stem cells which help protect the skin from sun damage and deterioration and which can even stimulate the skin's stem cells.
There are two kinds of stem cells: embryonic cells and adult stem cells. The first ones are harvested in fertilized human eggs and then grow and are manipulated to generate different particular cell types while the adult ones are not from an exterior, new source but are found throughout the body. They serve the purpose of repairing the tissue that hosts them and they are latent until activated by injury or disease. The largest amount of adult stem cells is found in the skin, in the first layer of the epidermis.
In the field of skincare the method used to obtain benefits for the skin is by manipulating the daughter cell, which is the cell resulted from the division of a stem cell along with a similar one, into creating proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. These are useful in repairing fine lines, reducing wrinkles and leaving the skin firmer and more elastic. It is easy to see how this can be a revolutionary treatment but it has also attracted a lot of controversy and disapproval from many people. Some say using the stem cell in skincare trivializes the stem cell's power to do more than repair skin, which is to save lives and research should focus exclusively on that. Others say it is dangerous because the replication process can get out of control and can lead to mutation.
To avoid the ethical objection against using embryonic stem cells research in the field of skincare is being conducted today to find out how to source the key material from non-embryonic stem cells.
Despite all these debates, there is still a rich and varied offer of stem cell products on the market. The first were creams for helping scars, helping small injuries heal faster and to leave fewer marks. The potential for use in anti-aging and protection was soon too appealing not to be explored.
The first product to enter the market defying all oppositionists was ReVive's Peau Magnifique. This made miraculous claims to rejuvenate the skin in record time and to a record extent. At 1,050he price was almost equal to the claim. Other products have not failed to follow proving that there is a need, a market for such products. Other names you can look for are Amatokin by Voss Laboratories, Dior's Capture R60/80 XP and many others.