The skin is the largest organ of the human body. Its main function is the protection from environmental pollutants, UV exposure, microorganisms and allergens. The lamellar lipid layer within the stratum corneum, the extracellular lipid matrix, plays a key role in this defense mechanism. When this protective barrier is compromised our skin becomes dry, sensitive and irritable. Damage of the skin barrier will mostly occur by removing essential skin lipids from the stratum corneum, which can easily take place if skin care products with classical surface-active emulsifiers are used. Our SLM Skin Lipid Matrix® technology offers a perfectly natural and completely irritation-free solution.
SLM Skin Lipid Matrix® technology helps to maintain and restore the skin‘s natural protective barrier. Firstly, SLM nourishes the skin with its unique combination of essential skin lipids. Then, thanks to its high content of highly purified phosphatidylcholine and a special manufacturing process, lamellar structures are present in SLM that resemble the structure of the lipid matrix of the stratum corneum. This lamellar arrangement of lipids effectively supports skin barrier recovery, and because of this three-dimensional lamellar network, the cream matrix is stable without the use of emulsifiers, and an unwanted wash-out of skin lipids is prevented. Finally, we have shown that hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine will accumulate in the upper layers of the stratum corneum and by this form a protective layer.
SLM 2026, produced with hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine from soybean, is widely used as a base for sophisticated cosmetic formulations.
SLM Eco® is a cream matrix based on hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine from sunflower. In addition to its beneficial effects on the skin, SLM Eco® is COSMOS approved and therefore perfectly suitable for natural cosmetics meeting the highest demands.
