Tomato Lycopene Complex Benefits Skin

ORANGE, N.J.—A recently completed double blind, placebo-controlled study yielded surprising results, which have prompted a move by the Israeli firm LycoRed Ltd., to file for patent (“Method for reducing UV irradiation induced cellular changes in the skin”)protection on this new invention. The study demonstrated supplementation with LycoRed’s Lyc-O-Mato® tomato extract helped protect the skin against damage from UV radiation by reducing sunburn cell formation and protecting the skin immune system by slowing down the depletion of Langerhans cells, following exposure to UVB/UVA solar simulator.
“These findings are important on two counts,” reported Zohar Nir Ph.D., vice president of new product development for LycoRed Ltd. “First, sunburn cell formation is indicative of photo-damage to the skin; and second, depletion of Langerhans cells negatively affects the important immune function of the skin. The fact that oral supplementation with an antioxidant-rich, natural tomato extract can help protect the health and immune integrity of the skin, has significant ramifications for the way we look at skin care.”
Subjects in this study consumed their normal diet, supplemented with Lyc-O-Mato capsules (10mg/d of lycopene) or a placebo for 10 weeks. At the end of the study period, subjects were exposed to UV radiation from a solar simulator, following which, skin cells were sampled and assessed. The Lyc-O-Mato group showed a sunburn cell count six times lower than in the placebo group, and showed evidence of reduced depletion of Langerhans cells.
Lyc-O-Mato is a natural tomato extract containing a complex of powerful antioxidants, including lycopene, phytoene, phytofluene, beta-carotene and tocopherols. Suitable for soft gel encapsulation, Lyc-O-Mato is available from LycoRed Ltd., a nutrition industry innovator dedicated to the marketing of cutting-edge natural dietary ingredients with therapeutic benefits. LycoRed partners with customers in creating innovative nutrition.

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