Sedona Spa's lead chemist, Dr. Shyam Gupta, describes this
technology and why it is critical for an aging population.
"Visible signs of aging become most evident from its
effects on the skin. The passage of time is reflected in the
appearance of wrinkles and fine lines by a slackening of
tissue, loss of cutaneous elasticity, a leathery or dry
appearance, the yellowing of skin which becomes duller and
loses its radiance and the appearance of age spots."
"Skin that has been consistently exposed to sunlight
throughout life may show pigmentation marks and a loss of
elasticity. The aging process also results in thinning and
deterioration of the skin. Copper, Manganese, and Zinc are
very important for the control of the aging process."
"There are over 30 essential body enzymes that require
copper. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is one such copper
dependent enzyme that is most important from the viewpoint of
skin aging and inflammation. As the production of SOD slows
down with age, the process of aging accelerates. The
activation and accelerated production of SOD is critical in
the control of the aging process and maintenance of youthful
skin. Although copper is the heart of the SOD enzyme and
essential for its activity, SOD and other copper-dependent
enzymes also require manganese and zinc in trace levels as
promoter/accelerator factors."
"Our patent-pending technology provides a complete answer
to anti-aging, anti-wrinkle, age spot reduction and skin
elasticity enhancement needs of the modern consumer in one
complete package. For the next generation products, trace
metal (Copper, Manganese and Zinc) derivatives of certain
nucleotides and glycosides have been developed. Nucleotides
and Glycosides function as transporters of such metals from
the surface layers of skin into the deeper layers of skin."
"In addition, ingredients to provide storage of copper in a
harmless bound state (once copper has reached upper layers of
skin and entered the living cells), and the ingredients to
help transport of bound copper from storage area to the center
of the SOD enzyme are also included. It must be mentioned here
that copper, manganese, and zinc must be in certain specific
proportions relative to each other. Just adding some copper,
manganese, and zinc to a formulation in wrong proportions does
not provide full benefits. Our patent pending formula provides
these trace metals in their correct ratio for maximum
benefits."
"It is clearly evident that our technology reaches well
beyond copper peptides and manganese gluconate based products
popular in the marketplace today to provide anti-aging,
anti-oxidant and superoxide dismutase (SOD) promoting
benefits," concludes Dr. Gupta.