Properties:
Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, boost of skin’s immune system. Gluconolactone is a natural antioxidant which is as effective as vitamin C and vitamin E.
Gluconolactone blocks the synthesis of pro-interleukin-1, which can cause increased inflammation. The interaction of gluconolactone with skin begins once it was applied, affecting the acid mantle, restoring the proper pH.
Recovery of skin barrier integrity is dependent on serine protease activity, which means that reduction of serine protease activity caused by lower pH level in the acid mantle can help to maintain cell junctions. Also activates lipid synthesis in keratinocytes providing moisture into horny layer of skin. Gluconolactone has the ability to transfer water molecules playing a central role in skin moisturizing.
As a chelating agent, gluconolactone has the ability to bind and remove free radicals from the body. The oxidation process, caused by overabundance of iron and UV-rays influence, occurs in skin pigmentation that is a typical sign of photo ageing. Gluconolactone helps to bind free iron ions preventing the oxidation process and consequences of UV-radiation.
Gluconolactone initiates processes that precede the production of hyaluronic acid in keratinocytes and fibroblasts, as well as synthesis in matrix metalloproteinase and collagen.