The increasing demands of skin whitening agents in the Asia Pacific markets over the past 3 years have created so much excitement and stimulation among the manufacturers of the cosmetic industry to come up with latest product development and innovation on this category of skin care. The explosion of skin whitening products, likewise, has led to the upsurge of research studies and the expansion of knowledge concerning skin care. Rapid growth rate on this product sector is expected to take the Asia Pacific, especially in developing countries, by storm.

Having pale whitened skin is beautiful and a sign of attractiveness. This is a common view among Asian women. For some women, it connotes being in a higher strata of society since most upper class women are observed to have fairer skin as they are not much exposed to sunlight and spend their time indoors. For some, it is the result of enticement from the fashion industry and just the feeling of being different, a fresh look, and a new transformation. Whatever may be the reasons, they resort to any ways and means, from the physical through the use of umbrellas to chemical through application of sunscreens and whitening agent, just to protect and shield the skin from the sun.

Available in the market today is 3 types of whitening products: those containing sunscreens; those containing light reflection ingredients; and those containing ingredients that actually produces a chemical change on the skin. Though the whitening effect of some agents is evident, some are also believed to damage skin, produce skin irritation and reddening. Hydroquinone, which became popular and the first product used widely, has the risk of irritation resulting in oedema, erythema and desquamation. Usages of these products were banned in many countries in Asia because of numerous of these side effects. The ramifications and diversity of the skin whiteners stirred up cosmetic analysts and researchers to investigate the nature of the active ingredients present on these products. Launching of the newly experimented and developed products has been a common trend in the Asia Pacific regions where the demand is very high. Many people are becoming more aware of products made from natural ingredients not only because of the abundance of these natural resources in their areas but people perceive the ingredients extracted out as good for them.

The development of products on this category has been geared towards the mechanism of action of the specific components. Recent formulations have resulted from considerable research and have been the outgrowth of innovative and thorough analysis of the biochemical pathways of the melanin synthesis and the biophysical considerations that affect its complex process. Promising developmental effort is on the area of sub-cellular action of whitening agents that affect the expression of the various melanogenic enzymes.

In line with the wide-range of Campo novel innovative products, Campo Research ventures into an exciting new functional active ingredients range (which are originally screened and evaluated for novel drug discovery program based on natural product chemistry) with consumer precievable immediate results,

These Campo novel ingredients that represents a 'step ahead' in the fast swelling product of skin tone lightening agents as these new novel cosmetic ingredients are well-known and accepted / identified with affulences and aristocracy; which were used empirically for many generations for skin-whitening in the Orient as dietary articles.

Campo Novel Skin-Whitening Active Ingredients for cosmetic formulations are:
Campo Pearl Powdered Extract-water-soluble, Campo Birds' Nest Extract, Campo Songyic acid complex^™ whitening ingredients, Campo Ganoderma lucidum, Campo Organic Germanium from Ginseng root, Campo Pearl Guanine, Campo Snow-white Coral Algae Extract, Campo Pearl Powdered Extract and Campo Songyi Gel Liquid 25% were selected based on their identical biosynthetic pathways in the active mode of whitening efficacies.

These new novel whitening ingredients acted individually in an adaptogenic manner as substrate(s), as enzymatic principles (enzymes), as unusual new active metabolites and without any undue interferences and inhibiting actions with tyrosine biosynthesis or inhibition and (its) inhibited tyrosine mediated clinical complications such as Tyrosinemia I, Tyrosinemia II, Tyrosinemia III Phenylketonuria (PKU) and Alkaptonuria; with the strong possibility of Parkinsons' diease due to inhibition of tyrosine and its importance in numerous biosynthetic reactions including tyrosine as a substrate for formation of dopamine.

Campo Novel Active Skin-Whitening Ingredients including Campo Songyi Gel Liquid 25% introduced are specific extracts dietary/food articles, which are often used as for skin-whitening and other cosmetic purposes by the very rich and aristocratic families of the Orient,

In this product brochure: Campo Songyi Gel Liquid 25% is discussed as a novel cosmetic ingredient that proves unique and effective as a skin whitener/ lightener because of its combined active components derived from tissue-cultured high yield Songyi mushroom mycelium. It contains (as in all cases of other Campo Skin-whitening active ingredients-see above) numerous adaptogenic specific enzymatic principles, specific bio-available trace elements and specific substrates which functions are adaptogenic and specific supplementation in biosynthetic metabolism pathways with skin-whitening activity without irritation or pigment cell-death, in a very novel manner.

The exceptional beauty transformation that manifests from Songyi Gel extract (its) usage and other Campo Skin-whitening ingredients; is a result of considerable research and innovation based on the empirical knowledge and uses of the Imperial courtesans of the Middle Kingdom (China) and Imperial Japan. The outstanding features of the ingredient's (Songyi Gel extract or its dilute versions) active components lends itself to its ability to act on the subcellular and molecular level in the regulation of melanogenesis through partial-inhibition, re-supplementation and supplementation of various melanogenic enzymes.

campo songyi gel liquid 25% :
new drug discovery | skin-whitening | pigment regulation | matsutake kuseki | photo results | toxicological profile |

chart :
tyrosine metabolism | phenylalanine metabolism |

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