What is bladderwrack extract used for?

What is bladderwrack extract used for?

Bladderwrack extract is a mixture of active ingredients derived from the marine brown algae Fucus vesiculosus, including fucan, glutamic acid, alginic acid, minerals, vitamins, polyphenols and unsaturated fatty acids. This extract is rich in a variety of nutrients and active substances that are essential for human health.

The extract is a standardized and selective extraction from Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed that grows in the North Atlantic Ocean and forms a huge growth belt, surpassing the genus Laminaria. It is a versatile, naturally derived ingredient for health maintenance and skin care, with a wide range of health and beauty benefits, and is an essential natural nutrient that provides rapid skin regeneration and normal cell growth.

What are the effects of bladderwrack extract?

Improve immunity: It can improve the body's immune ability and promote the body's cellular immunity. There are many other foods that regulate immunity, and shiitake mushroom extract is one of them.

Assist in lowering blood lipids: It contains a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber, which can remove cholesterol attached to the blood vessel wall and regulate the stomach. The fiber components contained can also promote the excretion of bile acid and cholesterol.

Beauty, anti-aging, hair care: The combination of these two foods rich in calcium and iodine can not only beautify, but also delay aging. Among them, iodine is very rich. It is the main raw material for synthesizing thyroid hormone in the body, and the luster of hair is formed by the action of thyroid hormone in the body.

Improve thyroid health: Fucus vesiculosus contains rich iodine, which is an important substance for the synthesis of thyroid hormones and helps to increase the levels of thyroid hormones T3 and T4.

Lower cholesterol and blood sugar: The fiber and unsaturated fatty acids in Fucus vesiculosus help lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood sugar, and prevent and improve cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Improve immunity: It usually contains rich protein, minerals and trace elements, and also contains a variety of cellulose components. After intake, it helps to increase one's physical fitness and improve one's immunity.

Delay aging: Using Fucus vesiculosus to make a mask and apply it on the face can nourish the skin, making the skin more delicate and smooth, and at the same time it can nourish the skin and delay skin aging.

Benefits of bladderwrack extract in skin care

Polyphenol Treasures

Fucus is rich in brown algae polyphenols, a class of powerful antioxidants. The antioxidant properties help neutralize free radicals in the body, slow down oxidative damage, provide comprehensive skin care, and fight signs of aging.

Skin Moisturizing and Nourishing

The natural polysaccharides and amino acids in Fucus have good moisturizing properties, which help maintain the skin's moisture balance and reduce water loss. At the same time, its rich nutrients provide nourishment to the skin, making it smoother and more delicate.

Anti-inflammatory Skin Care

Fucus polysaccharides have anti-inflammatory properties that can reduce skin inflammation and soothe allergic reactions. This makes Fucus potentially beneficial in treating sensitive skin or redness caused by environmental irritation.

Whitening and Spot Conditioning

Some studies have shown that the ingredients in Fucus may have a certain effect on inhibiting melanin, which is believed to help regulate uneven skin tone, fade spots, and achieve the effect of whitening skin.

Promote Collagen Production

The active ingredients in Fucus can stimulate the production of collagen, which is an important protein that maintains skin elasticity and firmness. By boosting collagen synthesis, Fucus may help slow the appearance of sagging skin and wrinkles.

What is the effect on fat?

Fucoidan is the main polysaccharide in Fucus vesiculosus. Studies have shown that it can affect the decomposition and synthesis of fat by regulating the activity of fat metabolism enzymes. This can be achieved by inhibiting fat synthase and promoting the activity of lipoxygenase.

Fucus vesiculosus can also increase the sensitivity of cells to insulin and promote the utilization and storage of glucose. It helps to maintain blood sugar levels within the normal range. The fucoidan in Fucus vesiculosus can also affect the digestion rate of sugar in food, slowly releasing it into the blood, thereby slowing down the rise in blood sugar. Fucoidan helps slow down the oxidative damage of pancreatic cells and maintain their normal function. Stable blood sugar levels help control the secretion of insulin, thereby affecting the metabolism and storage of fat.

Fucoidan in Fucus vesiculosus has an antioxidant effect, which helps neutralize free radicals in the body and slow down the occurrence of oxidative stress. The antioxidant effect can reduce oxidative damage to cells and have a certain protective effect on fat metabolism.

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