At In-Cosmetics Latin America, Lonza will feature its new Bioactive Functional ingredient, ScreenLight Block, which helps protect skin against the visible effects of blue light, UV light and pollution. In-Cosmetics Latin America will take place 19-20 September in São Paulo (BR). Lonza will be at
Stand E30.

“ScreenLight Block provides a powerful defensive shield against the visible skin aging effects of blue light and more,” said Vanessa Arruda, PhD, Global Market Development Manager, Bioactives. “Consumers who use their cell phones and computers extensively can apply facial creams that not only mitigate the visible effects of the blue light emanating from their screens, but also help protect their skin against the effects of UV stress and pollution.”

Key Attributes
The recently launched ScreenLight Block helps protect skin against the visible effects of environmental stress factors in a number of ways. It:

• Helps reduce the appearance of dark spots, resulting in skin that appears more evenly toned (based on in vivo clinical data)
• Helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles (based on subjects’ perceptions of themselves)
• Helps prevent increased melanin production from exposure to visible light and pollution (based on ex vivo data)
• Helps protect skin against the visible effects of light exposure by reducing the negative impact on cellular antioxidant potential (measured by superoxide dismutase, or SOD, expression); elastin, fibrillin, microfibrillar-associated protein 4 (MFAP4) and metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1, based on ex vivo & in vitro data).