Selected ingredients in GreenTec make-up

Rayshield-Gold Complex – The skin has a lot of excellent protective mechanisms to prevent sun damage. However, over the past few decades, our skin has become exposed to more artificial light and blue light coming from screens. This is a source of stress for the skin and can lead to various types of cell damage, a weakening of skin’s barrier and accelerated skin ageing.When exposed to light, the fresh water algae tetradesmus obliquus creates a kind of protective barrier from a group of carot- enoids. It prevents your DNA from becoming damaged and the hinders the creation of harmful free radicals. The Rayshield Gold Complex imitates this carotinoid protective barrier and therefore helps protect the skin against UV rays and blue light from screens.

• Used in radiance foundation and definition concealer

Prickly pear extract – The active substances that protect the prickly pear in its natural, dry dessert environment and extreme temperatures include water-binding polysachcharides, minerals, vitamins and trace-ele ments that preserve the skin’s vitality in all times of stress. The extract is calming and reduces cellular stress factors that are created due to urban pollution.

• Used in powder, shadow, blush, foundation, concealer, glossy lip finish

Liplift Complex – The Liplift Complex combines plant-based palmitic acid and the lipo amino acid hydroxyproline. Hydroxy- proline is used to stimulate collagen synthesis as well as fibre contraction thus having a firming effect on the skin’s 3D texture. Additionally, the complex protects the elastic fibres against enzymatic depletion. Skin physiology measurements have demon- strated that the use of Liplift Complex significantly reduces the depth of wrinkles. It is used here to prevent and minimise lines around the lips.

• Used in glossy lip finish

Hyaluronic acid – Hyaluronic acid occurs naturally in the skin, in joint fluid, in cartilage, in the vitreous body of the eye as well as in other bodily tissues. Up until the 1990s, hyaluronic acid was obtained from animal tissue such as cock’s combs. Nowadays, the cosmetic industry uses hyaluronic acid that has been produced from bio-technical bacterial strains. Hya- luronic acid has the fantastic ability to bind a very large amount of water relative to its size – up to six litres of water per gram. For example, the liquid in the vitreous body of the eye consists of 98% water that is bound to just 2% hyaluronic acid. In the skin, it is an important component of the intercellular substance in the dermis. Here it creates a gel-like buffer between the different fibres such as collagen and elastin. Thus, it contributes significantly to the firmness and smoothness of the skin.

• Used in radiance foundation and definition concealer

Vitamin E – This vitamin is mainly obtained from sunflower oil and is a multi-active organic cosmetic ingre- dient. In vitro testing on human fibroblasts demonstrated that tocopherol (vitamin E) prevents the age-related increase of collagenase MMP-1. This enzyme reduces the collagen in the dermis, which leads to a lack of elasticity and the appearance of wrinkles. Vitamin E also has an anti-oxidative effect against free radicals and also reduces UV-induced skin damage.