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What is SF-VII®

Proven, Potent and Proprietary.

SF-VII® is our silk ingredient, created by a leading scientist in cell tissue repair and wound healing to support the skin’s own renewal and regenerative processes. 
In a clinical study commissioned for THIS IS SILK, SF-VII® was tested in in-vitro skin cell tests against a market-leading peptide known for its ability to improve skin health and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. In that study, SF-VII® showed a significantly increased proliferation of fibroblasts, keratinocytes and collagen, leading to new skin cells. 

In vitro skin cell test results

SF-VII® OUT PERFORMS A MARKET LEADING PEPTIDE FOR COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS

Market Leading Peptide

SF-VII®

Market Leading Peptide

SF-VII®

Market Leading Peptide

SF-VII®

Protect, Heal, Renew

The Science Of Silk

Silk has been desired for over 8,000 years but more recently, doctors and scientists have proven its ability to protect and regenerate skin within the fields of wound healing and tissue repair. Silk has the ability to dramatically improve skin on a cellular level.

Silk is the one ingredient that is most like our skin in every respect. We even share 90% of our amino acids with Silk. Our skin is a miracle of nature, which protects us and has the ability to heal and renew itself. Silk does precisely this for our skin, stimulating these processes as our skin ages. The amino acids in Silk activate cells and tissue to protect, heal and renew our skin.

Protect

In nature, the Silk cocoon is a protective barrier, like our skin. Silk is a film-former that maintains a barrier to protect our skin from oxidative stress and pollution, enabling renewal and regenerative processes to take place. 

When our skin barrier is damaged or compromised, we begin to see skin that is dry, dull, lacking in suppleness and firmness. It is also more prone to inflammation and breakouts.

How does Silk work on our skin?

Silk forms a Highly Protective, ‘Intelligent’ Film over our skin.

This protective film is sometimes referred to as a second skin, because the complexity of the protective and reparative work it does mirrors what our own skin does. 

Silk Fibroin forms a thin film over the top layer of our skin (the stratum corneum) which acts as a barrier to environmental irritants, harmful light radiation and toxins but permits water and oxygen in. 

This film is elastic and ‘intelligent’, in that it decreases trans-epidermal water loss, retains the hydration within, with the result that skin is softer, plumper and the depth of fine lines is reduced.

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