Plant-based Polypeptides

Commonly known as:   Plant-based polypeptides.

I.N.C.I. list name:   Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 sh-Polypeptide-76.

Extraction process:   Synthetic human gene cloned into an expression vector, transcribed in vitro into mRNA, and inserted through the leaves into the cytoplasm of plant cells, leaving the nuclei intact.

Source:   Biotechnological and plant-based.

Botanical name:   Nicotiana benthamiana.

Family:   Solanaceae.

Extracted part of the plant:   Leaves.

Origin, provenance:   Australia.

Chemical properties:   Between 50 and 380 amino acids; Soluble in water.

Properties:   Emulsion, true aqueous solution.

Required dosage in cosmetic products:   Between 1.5 and 2%.

Function:   Skin maintenance agent, hair conditioner.

Specificities:   Hydrating, regenerating, restructuring, toning, stimulating, astringent, densifying, brightening.

Benefits:   All skin types, particularly mature and blemished skin.