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Tremella Fuciformis grows in Korea, China, Japan and tropical area and parasitic to dead brodleaf trees in summer and fall. Chinese peaple traditionally regard it as a mushroom that suppresses cancer and aging. Yang Guifei is said to have used it for washing her face and body to retain her beautiful and soft skin. The fruiting body is composed of semi-transparent glutineous substance, so it becomes limp when it meets water. Polysaccharides in the Tremella Fuciformis consists of saccharides such as α-mannose, β-glycoronic acid, very effective in retaining moisture in skin by attracting water as 500 times as much than its own weight.

Placenta is a structure where nutritional components, residues and gas are exchanged between mother and fetus. It plays an important role in immunological function and release of hormones, not to mention of substance exchange. Cytokines contained in placenta contribute to enhance immune function. Growth factors such as EGF, FGF, SCAF stimulate proliferation and rejuvitation of fibroblasts. In the meantime, GAG and chondroichins help the synthesis of collagen. Furthermore, placenta contains essential amino acids, anti-oxidative enzymes and nucleic acids, are helpful for improving skin elasticity and preventing skin aging.

Generally, wine means alcoholic drinks made from fresh grape. During the manufacturing of wine, water is not added compared to other alcoholic beverages. As a result, wine has less alcohol and more organic acids and minerals of grapes. Polyphenol, viniferine and anthocyanin are powerful anti-oxidant, so wine is helpful not only preventing skin aging but also removing facial blemishes.

Citron is a kind of mandarin cultivated in Northeast Asia and widely used for manufacturing beverage, food and cosmetics. It contains representative anti-oxidant substances like vitamin C, and flavonoids, so it is good for maintaing our beauty by preventing fatigue and aging. Pectin has anti-inflammatory effect, which is helpful for curing burns and skin disease and relieving pruritus. Furthermore, limonene blocks evaporation from epidermis and alleviating skin inflammatory disease such as acne and atopic dermatitis.

MC-Phytoplacenta is a vegetable placental substance derived from soybeans. Compared to animal placenta, it has no hazard as to BSE, HIV and allergy. Especially, it contains lots of phytoestrogen stimulating collagen synthesis, which results in increasing the elasticity of our skin. Genistein, one of the phytoestrogens, is a good anti-aging agent because it prevents the overoxidation of lipids.

Resveratrol is one of the polyphenols derived from some plants such as grape, mulberry and peanut. It is formed when plants are invaded by bacteria or fungi or damaged. By removing free radical, it has an anti-oxidant effect. At the same time, it supresses the biosynthesis of melanin, so it appears a whitening effect, too. Although it is somewhat hydrophobic and unstable, MC-resveratrol is improved form thanks to the microemulsion technology.

Damask rose is assumed that it is a hybrid between Rosa gallica and Rose Moschata in Asia and propagated through Syria, Fareastern Asia and to Europe. It has elegant scent, so it has been traditionally and widely used as ingredients for fragrance and cosmetic bath. Petals contain much more vitamin C than lemon or orange and also phenolic compouds such as quercetin and kaempferol. As a result, it effectively removes free radical and ROS. What's more, it is studied that damask rose also has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effect.

When snail's body is damaged, it cures for itself by secretng mucus substance. There is glycoprotein called 'Mucin' in the mucus, which is one of the components of skin, it helps skin tissues maintain the moisture. Furthermore, it has been observed that mucin has anti-bacteriial effect. We can guess that the protein part of Mucin has an anti-bacterial effect, because the effect disappears after treating protease. Also., Allantoin, another substance in the mucus of snail, plays an important role of soothing, tightening pore and Glycolic acid adjusts the pH of skin.

MC-DTOC, 'Anti-Pollution' material, has been developed to satisfy customers' needs - protecting their skin from environmental pollution. Based on detoxification soup (Haedoktang), the prescription for skin detoxification in Donguibogam (Donguibogam, Korean Traditional medicinal book, it is composed of 7 Korean medicinal herb extracts including licorice and peony root. When skin is irritated from heavy metals, air pollutants and UV, MC-DTOC activates skin-detox system by reducing oxidative stress, inflammatory reaction and gene expression related to aging. As a result, MC-DTOC prevents skin damage caused by pollution.

Acai is a species of palmtree in Amazon. Its effect on our body is superb, so Amazon peaple call it as 'the tree of life. Acai berry is as nutritious as milk because it contains plenty of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and essential fatty acids such as linoleic acid and oleic acid. Also, there are much amount of anthocyanin, flavonoids and resveratol in acai berry, so its ORAC(Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value is highest among that of crops known for good anti-oxidative ones. Acai berry removes free radical and ROS very effectively, which helps improve skin elasticity and prevent forming wrinkles

MC-Abios100 is a newly launched ‘100% natural preservative. This product is derived from 7 plants (magnolia, oregano and so on), each of which has a positive effect on eliminating Bacteria and Molds such as S.aureus, C.abicans and A,niger. By adding MC-Abios100 to cosmetic products, they can maintain fresh and clean condition and potential contamination is prevented. MC-Abios100 will satisfy consumers who are seeking for natural trend and safety in cosmetics.

Chaga mushroom is parasitic to black birch growing in Siberia or volcanic area of Russia. People in these areas have been traditionally used it to treat cancer, cardiovascular disease and tubercolosis as a folk remedy. According to recent studies, it has more excellent in removing ROS compared to other mushrooms, which is related to its anti-cancer effect already known to many people. Also, it supresses the expression of MMP-1 and wrinkle formation, so it is expected to prevent skin aging.

Kelp is brown algae usaully found near the coast the Pacific of Korea, Japan, Sakhalin. In Korea, it has been used for cooking very often from the Three Kingdom Period. Especially, glutamic acid of kelp tastes umami, so it is widely used in many kinds of soup dishes. In oriental medicine, kelp is called 'Gonpo'. According to 'Donguibogam', gonpo relieves labor pains and abscess and makes rigid cysts softened. Large amount of mucus polysaccharides like alginic acid and laminarin complement water to our skin and form a layer of moisture on the skin, which prevents wrinkles or fine lines. Also, diverse vitamins and minerals act as co-factors necessary for enzymes in cells to divide.

Hibiscus is usually cultivated in China, East India and Egypt. Its all parts have been traditionally used for a long time. Especially in Egypt, hibiscus was regarded as a sacred flower and used as a preservative for making mummy and natural dye. The flowers contain abudant anthocyanin and Hibiscus protocatechuic acid, which has relieving fatigue and anti-oxidative effect. As a result, it help prevent skin aging.

Camellia sinensis is an evergreen shrub whose leaves are used to produce tea. Tea is divided into several types according to how the leaves are treated. Green tea is non-fermented tea made from tea leaves treated by heating. Catechin, the representative polyphenol in green tea, is much more powerful anti-oxidant than vitamin C and E. If catechin affect with those vitamins and organic acids on our body, those substances create synergistic anti-oxidative effect. In the meantime, theanine, one of the amino acids only found in green tea, helps ease tention

Milk is excellent source of nutrition, and it is almost a super food because it contains lactic acid, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and minerals. Lactic acid in milk serum is one of the NMFs in our skin and it has the ability to retain large amount of water, so it is helpful for moisturizing our skin. Also, it controls keratinization, which results in enforcing flexibility of the epidermis.

Lotus is a plant native to India, propageted in Korea along with Buddhism. All parts of it have been versatile materials in our life. According to recent researches, there are much vitamin E, flavonoids, alkiloids and tannin in its leaves, so the leaves are good natural anti-oxidants. Its roots also contain several anti-oxidants like chlorogenic acid, vitamin C and tannin and helpful for preventing skin aging.

LEVERON-A is a cosmetic ingredient which contains concentrated acteocide-an hydrophillic active substance derived from lemonverbena leaves. This product prevents oxidative stress resulting from free radicals and accumulation of AGE(Advanced Glycation End-product) which stimulates aging. Through these functions, it shows superb anti-aging effect.

Morechem™ Fig Extract is known to be indigenous to the mediterranean. It doesn't bloom, but its flower are actually hiden in a sepal. Fig is very sweet, so people eat it as a fresh fruit. However, it has been also used for treating indigetion, constipation, dermatitis and gynecological disease in folk remedy. It contains lots of polyphenolic compounds removing ros, which helps prevent our skin from aging.

Portulaca Oleracea is often caalled 'Soebireum' and it is named after its shape of horse's teeth. According to 'Bonchogangmok', crushed Portulaca Oleracea's leaves are attached on abscess and wart or used to exterminate parasites. In relavant of this usage, Portulaca Oleracea had an effect on relieving inflammatory pain and damages in many recent studies.

Green tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Traditionally, it is known that it has a positive effect on quenching thirst, treating skin ulcer and detoxifying our body. Due to its excellent role as anti-oxidant resulting from polyphenols, green tea is widely used for cosmetic material. Grenn-GPT is glycoprotein coming from extracted and purifed green tea leaves. It protects our skin from UV damage by supressing the expression of MMP-1 . Also, it is powerfully anti-inflammatory as much as indomethacin, which is one of the anti-inflammatory drugs and needs to be prescribed.

Ginseng is one of the most improtant and effective medicinal plant in oriental medicine. Red ginseng refers to the boiled, dried ginseng. During the stage of manufacturing red ginseng, some kinds of gindenosides are formed. Each ginsenosides has its own effect and complements other type of them. It is being studied that it contributes to preventing cancer and aging and acts as an anti-oxidant agent. Red OL is hydrolyzed oligosaccharide derived from polysaccharide of red ginseng. By increasing the efficiency of ETC in mitochondria of keratinocytes, Red OL helps cell proliferation, increasing skin elasticity and finally has 'anti-aging' effect. Additionally, it alleviates cell damage caused by UV.

Lotus is a plant native to India, propageted in Korea along with Buddhism. All parts of it have been versatile materials in our life. The fruits and seeds contains flavonoids and alkaloids such as Nornuciferine showing anti-oxidative effect. According to recent studies, it had an effect on relieving the symptoms of atopic dermatitis.

Ginseng is one of the most improtant and effective medicinal plant in oriental medicine. Red ginseng refers to the boiled, dried ginseng. During the stage of manufacturing red ginseng, some kinds of gindenosides are formed. Each ginsenosides has its own effect and complements other type of them. It is being studied that it contributes to preventing cancer and aging and acts as an anti-oxidant agent.

Iceplant is originated from Namiv Desert in South Africa and grows in Africa, Southwestern Austrailia and dry area of Western America. It is often called 'medical herb' because it is used for treating skin damage and moisturizing. It forms a variety of phytochemicals and natural functional substances. It has an anti-aging effect because it contains anti-oxidants such as flavonoids and carotenoids. Also, it has been observed that the moisture contents in epidermis was increased by iceplant squeeze.

Blueberries are prostrate shrubs native to North America. Native Indians called them as 'star-shaped berries' and ate fresh or stored ones. Nowadays, there are many kinds of product using blueberries; juice, squeeze, baked goods, jam and so on. Blueberries are commonly famous for 'fruits for eyes' due to anthocyanin, but it has anti-aging as a powerful anti-oxidative substance as well as protecting eyesight. Also, they contain flavonoids and carotenoids, another types of anti-oxidant.

Lingzhi is introduced as a elixir in '神農本草經', one of the medicinal book of China written about 2000 years ago. It explains that Lingzhi delays aging, makes people feel refreshed and extends life. In oriental medicine, it is widely used because it is beneficial for robusting, relaxing and relieving fatigue. Also, it contains many kinds of nutrients such as proteins, polysaccharides, minerals, etc. Lingzhi is commonly known as a good anti-oxidant and anti-carcinogenic ingredient, but it has other physiological effects. It is reported that its triterpene helps alleviate inflammatory reaction and polysaccharides have a positive effect on reducing allergic reation and contact dermatitis.

Aronia, called the Red chokeberry, belongs to the rose family and is indigenous to North America. In the Middle Age, Easten European regarded it as a versatile medicine. It is called 'King's berry' because novel people usually used it at that time period. It contains plentiful catechin and anthocyanin. Especially, the content of anthocyanin is 80 times more than that of grape and even 4 times more than that of Acai berry, so aronia is very powerful anti-oxidant. Also, it prevents wrinkles on skin by supressing the activation of MMP-1.

Magnolia's Chinese is name, 木蓮, which means 'a tree having lotus-like flowers'. Dried buds called '辛夷' is a oriental medicinal ingredient effective in alleviating pain and inflammation. According to several studies reported that magnolia flowers have positive effect in soothing, relieving inflammation and suppressing the propagation of dermatomyces and staphylococcus. Also, they contain a large amount of flavonoids and polyphenols, protecting cells by removing free radicals. Due to its physiological benefits, magnolia is a potential functional material for various industry including cosmetics as a natural anti-oxidant.

Angelica gigas has been used as a an analgesic and anti-fungal agent for a long time in Korean medicine. Traditionally, it comes from the meaning of household medicine that the bride has to take care for female disorders. Decursin, one of the coumarine derivatives, is only extracted from Angelica gigias Nakai. It supresses the expression of MMP-1 and 2 in fibroblast, blocking collagen decomposition and preventing skin aging. ADE-20 is an valuable cosmetic ingredient in anti-aging, because it contains more decursin and decursiol but less heavy odor.

Tomato is originated from the western plateau area in South America. People eat them as a fresh ones, but food industry uses them to produce juice, can, many kinds of sauces, and so on. Tomato contains vitamin A, B, C, E, and lots of red pigment lycopene, β-carotene-. These red phytochemicals are powerful anti-oxidants, preventing skin aging. Also, they coworks with vitamin E, which supress the expression of MMP-1. Vitamin C and E lessen the skin damage from UV and prevent photoaging.

Apple is originated from Western Asia and many kinds of apple such as Golden Delicious, Gala, Fuji are cultivated around the world. Its pulp contains organic acids - citric acid, malic acid, etc-, which are effective in removing dead skin cells. In its peel and leaves are quercetin, chlorogenic acid and epicatechin, which are anti-oxidant and prevent skin aging. Also, it has been reported that pulp and peel of apple interfere with the activation of elastase, resulting in anti-wrinkle effect.

Green tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Traditionally, it is known that it has a positive effect on quenching thirst, treating skin ulcer and detoxifying our body. Due to its excellent role as anti-oxidant resulting from polyphenols, green tea is widely used for cosmetic material. 

Collagen is a fiber protein filing the space between cells of animal. A large amount of collagen exists in skin, catilage, bone, blood vessel wall and muscle. Especially, the connective tissue of skin is full of collagen and elastin fibers. 70% of dermis components is collagen fibers. As we get older, collagen synthesis is slower and exising collagens are decomposed, which results in skin aging. Collagen having small molecular weight invades skin more efficiently and helps rejuvinate damaged skin. As a result, the elasticity of skin is recovered and finally skin aging can be prevented.

Ginseng is one of the most improtant and effective medicinal plant in oriental medicine. Red ginseng refers to the boiled, dried ginseng. During the stage of manufacturing red ginseng, some kinds of gindenosides are formed. Each ginsenosides has its own effect and complements other type of them. It is being studied that it contributes to preventing cancer and aging and acts as an anti-oxidant agent. Red GP is solubilized and stabilized polysaccharide extracted from red ginseng. It has a positive effect on keeping moisture in skin by increasing expression of PPAR-γ. In addition, it reduces oxidative stress in cell derived from UV.

Aloe vera is a perennial tropical plant originated from Africa. According to old medical books of Korea and China, it is described as 蘆薈 - a traditional medicine for curing skin diseases, abscess, ulcers and detoxification. Greek medicinal book introduced aloe as following : Spreading out aloe powder on damaged skin helps it cured and treating abscess and other skin disease. Monosaccharide, polysaccharide, amino acids(His, Arg, Ser, Gly etc) in aloe vera leaf are helpful for skin moisturizing. Especially, when applying leaf juice on the burned skin, the damaged skin gets moisture from it and recovers quickly .