| The secrets to healthy looking skin may surprise | | | | has shown that wakame does in fact have healing |
| you. They aren't much different from those | | | | powers. It originated in the Sea of Japan, but has |
| things that keep the inside of your body in good | | | | spread around the world. It was introduced into |
| health. | | | | the culinary world of the US as a nutraceutical. |
| We tend to forget that the skin is an organ of | | | | Nutraceuticals are foods and nutrients with |
| the body. It is a complex organ, because of its | | | | medicinal value. They have never been a part of |
| natural rejuvenating powers and because of all of | | | | the mainstream medical community in the US, but |
| the functions it performs. | | | | they are beneficial just the same. |
| It is the organ that protects the inside of the | | | | Compounds present in wakame have been shown |
| body from the elements and holds everything | | | | to inhibit enzymatic activity that reduces the skin's |
| together. It is responsible for producing the body's | | | | hyaluronic acid levels. |
| vitamin D. It has pigment producing cells that | | | | So, this is one of the ancient secrets to healthy |
| cause a tan. It has stem cells that produce new | | | | looking skin that has been proven correct by |
| cells on a daily basis. It contains elastic collagen | | | | modern scientists. |
| fibers and various proteins, as well as a compound | | | | Grape seed oil, Babassu palm wax, jojoba and |
| called hyaluronic acid. | | | | many other botanical ingredients have also been |
| If the skin's hyaluronic acid content becomes too | | | | proven effective. People used to like to keep |
| low, you will start to see sagging and dark circles | | | | them secret so they would look better than their |
| under your eyes. The level present in the skin's | | | | contemporaries. Celebrities used to be secretive |
| layers naturally becomes lower as we age, which | | | | about the ingredients they used to reduce bags, |
| is why older people are more likely to have dark | | | | puffiness and dark circles under the eyes. |
| circles and most experience some degree of | | | | But, we have more of a sharing attitude today. |
| sagging. | | | | Just because lots of people use these secrets to |
| One of the age old secrets to healthy looking skin | | | | healthy looking skin doesn't mean we'll run out of |
| was the use of masks made from a kind of | | | | them. There's plenty to go around. |
| seaweed called wakame. Modern day research | | | | |