AFA provides a wide spectrum micronutrient foundation for healthy cellular skin growth with crucial amino acid and omega 3’s supporting collagen production as well as all the essential vitamins A,C,E and minerals zinc, copper, and selenium needed for healthy skin { link to skin health beauty AFA for full story} AFA is loaded with antioxidant beta carotene and vitamin A supporting your own melanin production. AFA also contains a special amino acid that absorbs UV light and protects your skin cells called Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) and is a powerful cellular skin protector.
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
It is a true survivor in nature and passes on to us a hoist potent antioxidant and anti inflammatory agents. Chaga mushroom is an antioxidant powerhouse containing unique compounds triterpenes polyphenols, polysaccharides that target healthy skin cell defense. Chaga also contains melanin. This pigment is manufactured by us but chaga is rare in that it contains melanin in its dark colored bark like skin. Chaga responds during UVB- induced dna damage to allow skin cells to reproduce in a healthy way by eliminating any oxidative stress that may be rampant in the skin creating your beast defense against the onset of wrinkles, discoloration, and acne
Clinical Studies
1. Antimutagenic effects of subfractions of Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) extract
Rosic NN. [published correction appears in Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021 Sep 22;:]. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021;105(19):7053-7067. doi:10.1007/s00253-021-11467-9
Mycosporine-like Amino Acids and Other Phytochemicals Directly Detected by High-Resolution NMR on Klamath (Aphanizomenon flos aquae) Blue-Green Algae
Valeria Righi, Francesca Parenti, Luisa Schenetti, and Adele Mucci Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2016 64 (35), 6708-6715 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02615
Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids: Potential Health and Beauty Ingredients
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