Gastropod Spawn Extract Activates Skin Stem Cells
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cosmetic and dermatological compositions do not effectively activate and mobilize skin stem cells, nor prevent their loss due to aging, despite the known benefits of snail secretions, no product derived from snail spawn has been disclosed for this purpose.
Innovation Solution
A product from gastropod spawn of the Helicidae family, containing organic molecules like polysaccharides, proteins, and inorganic ions, is used in dermo-cosmetic compositions to activate and mobilize skin stem cells, preventing their loss and addressing skin aging caused by both endogenous and exogenous factors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional cosmetic compositions containing plant extracts and animal extracts are used, then skin moisturizing and basic care are achieved, but skin stem cells are not activated and mobilized, and stem cell loss due to aging cannot be prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and isolates specific active components from gastropod secretions, particularly focusing on unique proteins and peptides that are not present in conventional plant or animal extracts. This extraction of specific bioactive molecules enables targeted stem cell activation while maintaining the moisturizing benefits of broader extract compositions.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite composition that combines gastropod-derived active ingredients with conventional cosmetic base materials. This composite approach integrates the stem cell-activating properties of gastropod extracts with the moisturizing and protective functions of traditional cosmetic ingredients, achieving both stem cell mobilization and comprehensive skin care.
2Reliability
If gastropod secretions are used in cosmetic compositions, then moisturizing action on the epidermal surface is achieved, but activation and mobilization of skin stem cells and prevention of stem cell loss has not been demonstrated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the concentration parameters of gastropod-derived active ingredients in cosmetic compositions, establishing effective ranges that maximize stem cell activation while maintaining skin compatibility. This involves determining optimal concentrations of specific proteins and peptides from gastropod secretions to achieve therapeutic effects without causing irritation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention enhances the local quality of cosmetic compositions by incorporating specific high-molecular-weight proteins and peptides from gastropod secretions that target stem cell niches in the skin. These localized active components concentrate their effect on stem cell activation and protection at specific skin depths and locations, rather than providing only surface-level moisturizing.
3Strength
If skin stem cells are not activated and mobilized, then conventional cosmetic treatments maintain current skin condition, but prevention and correction of skin aging and loss of tissue elasticity cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies gastropod-derived active ingredients that preliminarily activate and mobilize skin stem cells before aging damage becomes severe. This preliminary stimulation of stem cell activity prepares the skin's regenerative systems in advance, enabling faster response to aging stressors and maintaining tissue elasticity proactively rather than reactively.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses specific proteins and peptides from gastropod secretions as intermediary substances that mediate between the cosmetic composition and skin stem cells. These intermediary molecules bind to and activate stem cell receptors, triggering regenerative pathways that improve tissue elasticity and counteract aging without requiring complex formulation approaches.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a product obtained from gastropod spawn, to be used to prepare dermatological, cosmetic or cosmeceutical compositions designed for skin care; said product has the capacity to activate and mobilize skin stem cells, as well as prevent the loss thereof that takes place as a consequence of chronological and premature ageing. The present invention also relates to the process followed in order to obtain said product.