Natural components of plant and animal origin are widely used by scientists to develop all kinds of cosmetics. A huge role is given to a unique substance called "allantoin". What is it, in what means does it contain? This information is especially useful for people who care about their beauty and he alth.
What is allantoin
For the first time, this cosmetic product was isolated from the embryonic shell of birds. The role of allantoin is associated with the correct formation of the embryo and the growth of tissue cells in a living organism.
In the course of research, it was found that humans do not produce this compound, and some animals and plants are considered its natural sources. Allantoin is a by-product of uric acid oxidation. What is it and where is the largest content?
How to receive
Plant sources are comfrey roots, wheat germ, sprouted beans and soybeans, as well as ricehusk. They have long been used to accelerate the healing of the wound surface and tissue repair.
The highest content of allantoin is found in the mucus extract of the grape snail and its southern European relative Helix Aspers Muller.
Obtaining a component from natural sources is considered an expensive process, so it is mainly mined synthetically. It has been established that organic and synthetic analogues practically do not differ in their characteristics.
Composition
Vegetable allantoin − what is it from a chemical point of view? It is a cleavage product of the purine base of uric acid. The vegetable form contains glucose, carotene, mucopolysaccharides, fructose, glucuronic acid, tannin, glucoside. Synthetic allantoin composition is identical to the natural counterpart. All these components determine the various characteristics of this substance.
Useful properties
Using the synthetic or natural form of allantoin is perfectly safe. It does not cause allergic reactions or toxic damage to the body.
Allantoin has a beneficial effect on the skin, because it has a variety of medicinal properties, and the absence of smell allows it to be used in all cosmetic forms.
The presence of antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory action makes it possible to fight a number of diseases that affect the skin.
Antioxidantproperties protect the body from the action of free radicals and premature aging, which is actively used to create anti-aging cosmetics.
Due to its exfoliating effect, allantoin eliminates dead cells from the surface of the skin, preventing clogging of pores and the formation of comedones.
The presence of moisturizing and emollient properties helps to care for dry and sensitive skin, relieves irritation and itching, which leads to an improvement in the protective functions of the skin. It is able to accelerate regeneration, heal damaged tissues and increase fluid content in cells. Due to these properties, burn lesions and cracked epithelium are successfully treated with drugs, including allantoin. What it is, it became clear. It remains to find out in what medicinal and cosmetic forms it is contained.
Where use
Many healing properties allow the use of allantoin molecules in a variety of skin care products for the whole body. Some are aimed at softening the skin and narrowing the pores, others are aimed at restoring weathered or sun-burnt epithelium.
Due to the multi-component composition, allantoin is added to the cream, shampoos for washing hair, antiperspirants, deodorants. Its presence in the last two means reduces the vital activity of bacterial cells due to antimicrobial activity.
The presence of anti-inflammatory properties, increased metabolic processes and accelerated cell regeneration allowsuse this substance as part of medicinal ointments for the treatment and prevention of diseases of the peripheral blood vessels.
Allantoin cream
This form is considered the most common. Allantoin is part of anti-aging, nourishing, moisturizing, sunscreen, shaving creams.
With their help, they restore the skin after exposure to ultraviolet radiation, smooth fine wrinkles, increase the tone and hydration of the skin, relieve irritation and dryness of the epithelium. Dermatological testing has established the effectiveness of allantoin, and consumer reviews indicate positive results after using such products.
Allantoin perfectly fights stretch marks on the skin, which is why it is added to the cream for stretch marks for pregnant women. After the birth of a child, many mothers continue to use it until the elasticity of the epithelium is fully restored. Positive reviews prove that allantoin acts on skin stretch marks and removes them.
The substance in children's creams is most effective. Reviews of pediatricians indicate that it perfectly eliminates diaper rash, has an anti-inflammatory effect and quickly soothes the delicate skin of a child.
Allantoin gel
Considered one of the most effective cosmetic forms. Allantoin gel usually contains other active ingredients, such as D-panthenol, plant extracts, essential oils. It is applied to the skin after shaving, to reduce sunburn, to sootheor moisturizing the epithelium, healing scars.
Camelox (gel with allantoin) manufactured by CJSC Vertex is considered a natural dermatological preparation. Due to the multicomponent composition, the gel is used to prevent the formation of scar tissue and epithelial stretch marks, as well as their treatment.
Allantoin has an exfoliating and regenerating effect, can reduce itching.
The presence of aloe juice extract has a regenerating, keratolytic, softening and anti-inflammatory effect.
The presence of onion extract and bromelain has a visible fibrinolytic, anti-inflammatory effect, improves the external condition of the tissue on the scar.
Due to rosemary essential oil, inflammation is reduced, blood microcirculation improves, and antioxidant action is carried out.
Instructions for using the gel
With a prophylactic purpose, as well as for the treatment of scars and stretch marks, the drug "Camelox" is applied 1 or 2 times a day to the affected areas with soft massage movements. For a single use, 2 to 5 ml of gel is sufficient.
The drug is not contraindicated during pregnancy.
