Juvecol®
If you’re formulating for beauty and anti-aging products, Juvecol® is an award-winning, sustainable, solution. Juvecol® is a natural proteoglycan for skin and joint health that is also offering manufacturers sustainability claims through upcycled production.Perhaps only those of us in the natural products industry know that the cartilage-rich parts of salmon, which were traditionally discarded by fishermen, are now finding new use for multiple beauty-from-within and anti-aging formulations. Juvecol®, is one of those ingredients that’s derived from the cartilage of wild-caught salmon.Proteoglycans are a component of connective tissues, such as bone, cartilage, and skin. Clinical research studies on salmon cartilage proteoglycans (sPGs) have been revealing benefits relating to both joint health and skin health. In a gold-standard study, researchers found that sPGs promoted collagen and hyaluronic acid synthesis-- both key components for skin beauty, as well as, joint health. Juvecol®* is dairy-free, gluten-free, non-GMO and NDI-exempt, and is available for beauty, joint-health support, and beauty-from-within applications.
Properties
- Pharma and Nutraceuticals Functions
- Skin Protectant
Product families
Applications
- Nutraceuticals & Supplements
- Sports Nutrition
Product Families
- Other Excipients
- Supplements & Functional Ingredients
- Functional Ingredients
- Seafood Products & Extracts
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Juvecol
- Functions
- Skin Protectant
- Ingredient Name
- Salmon Cartilage Extract
- Ingredient Origin
- Animal Origin
- Safety
In Japan, salmon cartilage is consumed as a traditional tonic for joint health and general health. Numerous animal studies on purified proteoglycan, including a 90-day repeated dose toxicity study in rats, have shown no adverse effects and found it is safe for human consumption.
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition
- Function
- Joint
- Beauty support
- Skin support
- Ingredient
- Salmon Cartilage Extract
- Technology
- Food Ingredients
- Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals
- Labeling Claims
- Dairy-free
- Halal
- Kosher
- Non-GMO
- Active Component
- Proteoglycan
- HIGHLIGHTS
Features proteoglycans, a key component of connective tissues such as cartilage, bones, and skin, which have been extensively researched in joint, skin, and immune system health.. Unique extraction technologies have made naturally-sourced proteoglycan effective at low dosage.
- Mechanism of Action
- There are several hypotheses regarding how sPG works.
- Skin
- sPG induces the production of collagen and hyaluronan and enhances the proliferation of keratinocytes (skin cells).
- Joints
- sPG spurs the production of chondrocytes (cartilage cells) by helping them proliferate and differentiate.
- Skin and joints
- sPG also stimulates immunity in the gut and lymphatic system, which helps maintain a balance of excitatory and inhibitory cytokines.
- Benefit Claims (Health)
- Anti-Aging
- Anti-Inflammatory
- Joint Support
- Certifications and Compliance
- Halal
- Kosher
- Food and Nutrition Applications
- Dietary Supplements
- Nutraceuticals
- Sports Nutrition
- Clinically Researched Benefits
Supporting joint comfort, mobility, and range of motion; Improvements in cartilage quality and composition; Helps improve skin conditions associated with aging and moisturization; Supports anti-inflammatory effects in the intestines that alter intestinal microbiota; Numerous safety studies with no adverse effects
