- INCI Name:Elastin
- Functions:Anti-Aging Agent
- Benefit Claims:Stress Reducing, Anti-Aging
Elastin consists of long polypeptide chains linked to each other by means of desmosine. Structural elements of the polypeptide chains are alanine, valine, proline, glycocoll, leucine and isoleucine. Elastin is the main component of the connective tissue.