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Bifida Ferment Filtrate is an ingredient made from Bificobacteria. After fermenting them using biotechnology and crush the output, we get Bifida Ferment Filtrate. It contains not only metabolites, cytoplasma fractions and cell wall constituents but also effective substance such as polysaccharide complexes. These components protect our cells from UV-induced damage, which makes them anti-oxidants.

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.

Yam is a perennial climbing plant growing in the mountains of Korea, Japan and China. When we cut yam, sticky liquid containing mucin is emitted. Mucin is one of the components of skin and is helpful for retaining moisture on skin, which results in making our skin moisturized and glossy. Plus, it is reported that mucin has anti-bacterial and anti-oxidant effect. There are more mucin and less water in wild yam than normal one, so nutritions are more concentrated in wild yam. For this reason, wild yam is valuable as an ingredient of food and cosmetics.

Deep sea water maintains its temperature under 2℃ and located 200m below the sea level, which sunlight seldom reaches. The temperature of sea water goes down when it passes nearby glaciers in the North Atlantic. At that time, the specific gravity of sea water increases because minerals and salts are eluted to the sea water. Finally the sea water sinks deeply. Compared to surface water, deep sea water almost doesn't contain microbials, impurities. Also, there are much amount of essential minor elements and minerals. Due to its cleaness and nutrition, it is widely used as cosmetics, pharmacy, food and so on.

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.

γ-PGA is polymer material converted from L-glutamate by Bacillus subtilis of Cheonggukjang. Anions of PGA attract water molecules , which results in activating NMF of our skin as well as blocking evaporation of moisture from skin. In the meantime, it deactivates hyaluronidase and has an effect on reducing itch and inflammation.

Malt, the main ingredient for manufacturing beer, refers to germinated barley. It has a strong activity of amylase-hydrolyzing carbohydrates-, so it is also used for producing sweet rice drink and starch syrup. Protease, another enzyme in malt, decomposes protein in barley, which makes beer have magnificent flavor and good head on. In the mean while, malt is known as a oriental medicine for treating indigestion and stimulating secretion of milk.

Baobab tree, appearing in the famous novel 'The Little Prince', is one of the biggest tree species in the world. It usually grows in Africa, whose seeds and leaves have been used for alleviating a fever and a diarrhea as a traditional remedy. Also, it is reported that people in Africa have used its bark to relieve a pain and inflammation and healing wounds. The fruit of baobab contains especially much amount of calcium and phosphorus, and helpful for removing ROS thanks to lots of vitamin C

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

Birch is a deciduous tree and an ingredient of firewood, furniture or a garden plant. Almost all parts - sap, dried bark(bakhwapi), timber and so on- has been widely used, so it is often called 'Queen of Forest.' Birch emits water in the afternoon which is absorbed at night. We can get this water, sap, by scratching its stem. Sap contains fructose and glucose, so it tastes sweet. Also, there are magnesium, calcium and amino acids in the sap. Its anti-bacterial effect helps relieve the symptomes of acne. In the mean time, it is benificial for treating atopic dermatitis by lowering the level of IgE.

Mugwort is common perennial plant on mountain, field and along the road. Versatile ingredient for food, it is also used for the medicinal purpose. It is prescribed as moxa cautery, pain killer and styptic in oriental medicine. As a folk remedy, people relieved eczema, pruritis or dermatitis by applying cool extract of mugwort. In the mean time, Western people used it for exterminating and killing insects. It is reported that mugwart extract not only removes free radical and ROS(Reactive Oxyzen Species) and has an anti-bacterial effect against the skin flora.

Chrysanthemum has the longest history as an ornamental plant in the Orient. It is one of the Four Gracious Plants, it survives cold weather in fall and blooms, so it means free and quiet life. 'Gamguk' or 'Goui' refers to dried chrysanthemum picked in fall, used as food or medicine. In oriental medicine, it is prescribed to detoxify, alleviate fever and pain and make our body warm. Phenolic compounds such as chlorogenic acid and luteolin in flowers remove ROS, so it have an effect on preventing photoaging caused by UV.

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.

Papaya is native to tropical America, from southern Mexico to the Andes in South America. It is brought to Caribbean, Pacific Islands and Europe by Spanish explorers in the middle of 17th century. Papaya skin, pulp and seeds contain various kinds of nutritients such as carotenoids, vitamin C, minerals and polyphenols. When unripe fruit is cut, white liquid containing papain, a kind of protease, is smeared. The powder refined from this liquid has an excellent detergency and it is known that it helps alleviate acnes. According to a recent study, polysaccharides from papaya fruit has the ability to remove DPPH and superoxide and to retain mosture as strongly as that of hyaluronic acid and glycerol. These characteristic makes papaya valuable as a natural moisturizer with anti-oxidative effect.

Chia is originated from Southeastern Mexico and Guatemala and its seeds are important food ingredient in Latin America. Chia seeds contain lots of vitamin B, especially thiamine and niacin, and plentiful of minerals such as Ca, Mg, Mn, Zn, P, etc. Outer layer of chia seeds are covered by hydrophilic fiber and it becomes gel when it meets water. Glycoprotein from it shows not only good moisturizing effect on skin and hair but also anti-oxidant effect. Unsaturated fatty acids also give moisture to skin by blocking evaporation from epidermis.

Rosemary is an evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean. It has strong but fresh scent, so it is very popular ingredient for fragrance and deodorant. Also, it was traditionally used as a anti-dandruff hair tonic and its floral water was good for washing eyes. It is reported that rosemary not only supresses the propagation of microbials and inflammation but also removes free radical as an anti-oxidant.

Ginger is one of the popular spice for its unique scent and pungency. It contains essential oils such as gingerol. zingiberol and zingiberene. Gingerol, a representitive active substance in fresh ginger, shows anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and sterilizing effect. 10-shagol helps keratinocytes and fibroblasts proliferate and move to damaged area of skin, accelerating skin recovery.

Dandelion is a herbaceous perennial plant used for both medicine and food for a long time. In oriental medicine, ointment made from crushed dandelion was for relieving fever, and treating abscess and other inflammatory disease. According to studies, dandelion extract showed anti-bacterial effect against S.aureus, S.epidermis and P.acne. Tts leaves and flowers contain vitamin C, E and hydroxycinnamic acid. Also, there are chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and taraxasterol in roots, all of which are anti-oxidative substance.

Marshmallow is a perennial plant originated from Asia and Europe. As its name, Althaea', came from 'altho : to cure', it is known that it is the most powerful medicinal mallow. The leaves help reduce swelling from a bee sting. The extract of dried leaves, flowers and roots alleviates stomatitis and gastritis. Especailly, roots have been used for treating burns, bites and skin inflammatory disease, which is related to the fact that it helps phagocytosis and supresses the propagation of microbial.

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.

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.

Peach has come from China and been used for both food and medicine. According to 'Donguibogam', its flowers and fruits make complexion better and shiny. Leaves are prescribed to reduce pain and inflammation. In leaves exist tannin which has acerbity, and it acts as an anti-inflammatory agent and protect inflammatory lesion by making film. Also, it has an vasconstrictive effect, which results in supressing perspiration, sebum secretion and loosen pores.

Poria cocos is a kind of parasitic mushroom growing at the stump of 3~4-year-old pin trees and its size and shape are different from one another. In oriental medicine, the outer part are removed and the remaining inner part of it is cut and dried. And then, it is used as a medicine, which is known that it is good for being diuretic and relieving swelling, nervousness and insomnia. β-pachyman, a type of polysaccharide consisting of more than 90% of Poria cocos, help reduce the inflammatory symptoms. Terpenoids supresses the formation of free radical, resulting in anti-oxidant effect.

Lily is a perennial plant belonging to liliaceae and there are many varieties of lily; some of them have white petal, others have dark purple petals with black dots. It is used for food and garden, especailly its scalelike and spheral roots of it 'Baekhap' is one of a medicinal ingredients. It had been written in Donguibogam that it has a positive effect on treating swelling. In folk remedy, people cured abscess or bites by applying meshed flower and sesame on damaged skin. Chinese and Japanese doctors traditionally prescibed Baekhap for reducing inflammation as well. Accoring to several studies, chemicals separated from lily flower have an anti-inflammatory effect and steroidal saponins from roots are anti-carcinogenic.

Rooibos is a needleleaf tree growing in South Africa. The main characteristic is its red leaves, which gave it the name - 'Red shrub.' Rooibos tea is made from dried leaves and contains no caffeine compared to other teas. However, there are plenty of minerals in the tea. Also, it is an excellent anti-oxidant due to its quercetin and isoorientin, preventing photoaging by lessen the UV-induced stimulation on skin.

Morringa is a perennial herb growing in tropical and subtropical region in India and Africa. Its almost all parts -roots, bark, seeds and petals- are used for both medicinal and food, so it is called 'tree of miracle', and 'pharmacy in nature.' Its leaves contain lots of anti-oxidative substance such as β-carotene, vitamin C and flavonoids. Seeds not only have anti-inflammatory effec but also supress the propagation of microbials like S.aureus and P.aeruginosa.

The orange had been cultivated since B.C.2500 in China, introduced to Europe. Usaually it is eaten as a fresh fruit or juice, but we have benefitted from it for the purpose of relieving fatigue and digestive agent. Nowadays, it is used in preventing cold, cosmetic and fragrance. Vitamin C in oranges is known for having anti-oxidant and whitening effect. Flavonoids and carotenoids, phytochemicals showing yellow or orange color, also remove free radicals, so they prevent skin damage.

Lotus is a plant native to India, propageted in Korea along with Buddhism. All parts of it have been versatile materials in our life. Lotus, its flower, have been used for helping blood circulation smoother, and believed to treat blood congestion coming from bruise.

It is assumed that mung beans had been already cultivated since the Bronze Age in Korea. The main component is starch, but it is good nutritious food because it contains more than 25% of proteins, too. According to 'Donguibogam', mung bean positively affects on relieving fever and abscess, curing skin disease and detoxifying. What's more, vitexin and isovitexin in mung bean peel helps remove free radicals.

Flax is an annual plants originated from Central Asia and mostly cultivated for producing linen, a type of textile. After the fruits are ripen in fall, seed are collected. Flaxseeds are used for reducing the symptoms accompanied by Hansen's disease, pruritis and loosing hair. It is known that ancient Egyptian doctors possessed flaxseeds all the time in readiness for treating unexpected diseases or food. Also, Hippocrates is also known to use them for relieving inflammation. Early European applied flaxseed oil to reduce aches in muscle, and the word 'Liniment' came from here.

Devil`s claw, which is also called '天授根', is a rare plant growing in Kalahari Desert of South Africa. Thorns of it has hooks like a fich hook, which resulting in seriously hurting animal. Together with the thorns, its shape seems like a strange claw, so it had gotten the name, 'Devil's claw.' South African natives used the chopped and dried roots of it in the deep ground as a tea or traditional medicine. Nowadays, there have already been a medicine for treating arthritis using Devil's claw. Also, it is being used as an anti-inflammatory or anti-ulcer agent or pain killer.

Shea butter is vegetable fat and oil from African Shea tree and it has been used as folk remedies and moisturizer for a long time. Unlike other types of oil, shea butter is not saponized. For this reason, effective components such as vitamin E can function on the skin much better. Enriched vitamin E plays a role not only as a natural anti-oxidant but also anti-elastase helpful for thining stretchmarks. In addition, shea butter has a excellent moisturizing effect, so it is used to maintain moisture of our skin and hair.

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 .

Caffeine had been firstly isolated from coffee bean by German chemist, Ferdinand Runge, in 1820. It is named after the fact that it is substance in coffee (coffee+in). Nowadays, it has been reported that not only coffee but also about 60 species of plants contain caffeine in leaves and fruits. Green tea, cocoa, mate are the example of caffeine-containing plants. If the caffeine is absorbed in our body, it makes neurons more active and has arousal effect. In the mean while, it is studied that caffeine protects keratinocytes from UV on our skin, which lower the possibility of skin carcinogenesis.

Cinnamon grows in Southern China, and Gyepi or Yukgye is inner bark of cinnamon tree. It has been widely used in Europe, Egypt, China and many other countries. It has effects in relieving paralysis and arthritis as well as astringent, anti-bacterial agent and digestive medicine. Cinnamon has strong and peculiar scent originated from cinnamic aldehyde and cinnamic acid. These substances show anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effect.

Olive is fruit tree raised near the Mediterranean and its oil extracted from fruit is widely used for many purpose. Oleuropein in olive fruit has anti-bacterial effect, which is helpful for soothing acne or other skin troubles and protecting skin cells. Oleic acid and Linolic acid aid the effects of vitamin A and E on skin, making barrier of our epidermis recovered.