Skin, hair and nails supplement – AIM BioVivify™

Ingredients

Astaxanthin

AstaReal® astaxanthin is extracted from freshwater, green microalgae (Haematococcus pluvialis).

This microalgae is first handpicked by a  technician to prepare a fresh culture of quality cells. The algae grows in photobioreactors operating indoors, where the algae is given filtered air, triple-filtered water, quality nutrients and consistent light to help it grow. Once growth reaches a predetermined stage, the algae cells are exposed to high-illumination light, that changes the green chlorophyll to red astaxanthin. At the peak of astaxanthin content, the algae cells are harvested and the cellular walls are physically broken to extract the astaxanthin using all and 100% solvent-free method.

AstaReal astaxanthin very much studied all around the globe. Currently, they have six clinical studies using servings of 2 mg to 12 mg per day, demonstrating that it increases collagen protection and synthesis, helps for skin hydration and gives smoothness, plus helps with skin elasticity and reduces fine lines.

AIM BioVivify provides 6 mg of AstaReal astaxanthin in each daily serving.  In a study back in 2016, 20 healthy women (ages 30-49) were given with 3 mg of AstaReal astaxanthin per day for 8 weeks. The woman that has taken 3 mg of astaxanthin daily improved skin moisture by 3%, skin elasticity by 18%, and skin texture and erythema (redness) by 16% versus the control group.  Back 2002, a published double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that AstaReal astaxanthin improved skin hydration. 16 ladies (average age 40) with dry skin were studied for this one. Those that had taken 2 mg of AstaReal astaxanthin for 4 weeks showed an improvement in skin hydration that was 17 times greater than the placebo group.

Collagen

Our skin has within it specialized cells called fibroblasts that synthesize collagen. Collagen half-life in our bodies lasts only  few months, so we are always breaking down and creating new collagen. Within each fibroblast, amino acids are made by translation to create collagen alpha chains. The alpha chains are packed in the amino acids proline and glycine. Did you know every third position is glycine. These alpha chains are hydroxylated in the presence of vitamin C, which is important in providing structure to the collagen monomer. Once the chains hydroxylate, three chains can be associated together to create procollagen, which has a helical structure similar to the double helix of DNA. Once this procollagen is made, it can exit the fibroblast, at which point it is called a collagen monomer. These monomers can now create cross-linkages that give collagen its tensile strength using the amino acid lysine.

BioVivify has within it the amino acids glycine, L-lysine,  and L-proline. There is a vital link between astaxan-thin and vitamin C as it relates to collagen. Vitamin C is needed to hydroxylate the alpha chains to improve structure and strength. A study back in 2009 looked at the viability of human skin fibroblast cells when it was exposed to reactive oxygen species (ROS), a part of free radicals. When the fibroblast cell is exposed to ROS, the cell itself can actually die. In this study, when the cell was first inoculated with AstaReal astaxanthin, the survival rate had improved. If we look at other antioxidants, including vitamin C, did not improve survival rate. It is theorized that astaxanthin is able to access cell membranes, thereby providing better protection. If the cell was exposed to ROS, the cell died and thus it produced no collagen. Vitamin C alone could not protect the cell, so again no collagen could be produced. Only cells pre-inoculated with astaxanthin could survive ROS and allow collagen production at 80% of normal. However, when the cell was inoculated with both astax-anthin and vitamin C, the cell survived and produced 108% of normal collagen.3 BioVivify contains 90 mg of vitamin C, which is 100% of the daily value.

Keratin

Biotin, which is also called vitamin B7, assists to produce keratin. Your hair consists of 90% keratin and can be damaged by free radicals. This damage can cause rough cuticles, hair breakage, split ends, and color loss. Biotin can bulletproof your the hair follicle by improving keratin.

Did you know that AIM BioVivify (a Skin, hair and nails supplement) contains 90 mcg of biotin, which is 300% of the daily value.