Bye-bye, zombie cells! Restore youthful skin!

When was the last time you seriously thought about your skin or examined it closely? The skin is an amazing organ—our body’s largest and perhaps most important organ, protecting us from external factors, regulating body temperature, storing water and fats, helping to prevent water loss, and keeping bacteria out. Beautiful and healthy skin has always been a symbol of youthfulness. Young skin is like a perfect ecosystem in constant renewal. Unfortunately, over time and through exposure to various stressors, the skin’s natural renewal process slows down, leading to damage at the cellular level, which manifests as an unhealthy appearance.

We all get older. Unfortunately, we cannot stop time or the passing of years, but we can slow down, halt, and even reverse the biological aging of the skin by addressing the root causes. Often, factors such as stress, moisture loss, poor sleep, environmental impacts, and unhealthy lifestyle choices accelerate the aging process. What can be done about this? How can we make 40 the new 30 and 50 the new 40? Or why not even make 50 the new 30?

The answer lies in cellular skincare, which combats signs of aging caused by stress or environmental damage, while effectively stimulating collagen and elastin production in the skin.

What are zombie cells, and how can we fight them?

You may have heard of the mysterious zombie cells, also known as senescent or aging cells. These are cells in our body that no longer divide – essentially half-dead cells that sit in our tissues, doing nothing useful, but not fully dying either. These cells accumulate in tissues and contribute to aging. Research has shown that eliminating zombie cells can help slow down the signs of aging.

In the pharmaceutical world, there has been significant effort to develop senolytic drugs designed to destroy zombie cells. A whole field of science—senolytics—is dedicated to combating aging. It’s not impossible that in the future, we may have an anti-aging vaccine that teaches the immune system to seek out and destroy aging cells.

When it comes to our skin, zombie cells lose their functionality and ability to produce essential compounds like collagen and elastin. At the same time, these cells accumulate in our skin, weakening their environment, damaging nearby healthy cells, and triggering a cycle of premature aging as they cause even healthy cells to age.

• Source of inflammation: Zombie cells release substances that cause chronic inflammation, making the skin more sensitive and accelerating signs of aging, such as redness and wrinkles.
• Weakening of skin structure: These cells release enzymes that break down collagen and elastin, reducing the skin’s elasticity.
• Causing oxidative stress: Zombie cells produce harmful free radicals that damage cells and accelerate the aging process.
• Threatening healthy cells: In addition, zombie cells also damage surrounding healthy cells, altering their behavior and speeding up skin aging.

In the epidermis, zombie cells—aged and damaged cells—can remain active because they can no longer undergo the natural process of cell death, called apoptosis. However, it is possible to use senolytic ingredients that target and destroy these aged cells, triggering their programmed cell death. Once the zombie cells are eliminated, the skin’s natural renewal process begins.

Dead cells in the epidermis are regularly removed through the process of exfoliation. This is the skin’s natural mechanism, in which dead cells on the surface of the epidermis, including destroyed zombie cells, gradually slough off and are replaced by new, healthy cells that rise from beneath. Regular exfoliation helps remove dead cells that can accumulate on the surface, allowing healthy and vital cells to emerge, restoring the skin’s youthful appearance and elasticity.

Therefore, eliminating zombie cells can be extremely effective in reducing the signs of skin aging. In other words, by destroying zombie cells, healthy and vibrant cells can rise and shine.

Senolytic Cellular Cosmetics

While an anti-aging vaccine may still be a thing of the future, fortunately, today we can already put these zombie-destroyers to work in our skincare products. Ingredient manufacturers have made significant advances in capturing senolytic capabilities in a bottle. Although cellular cosmetics are not as much talked about in Europe, they are undoubtedly the future of the cosmetics world. Well, that’s why we are talking about them today. And not only talking, but we have also incorporated these miraculous ingredients into our new products.

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How do senolytic active ingredients work in cosmetic products?

• They help aging cells reach self-destruction and deactivate their survival mode.
• They work at the cellular level and are effective regardless of skin type, gender, or ethnicity.
• They help reverse the skin damage caused by zombie cells.
• They effectively stimulate collagen production in the skin.
• They provide a potent anti-aging effect in all skin layers, improving skin elasticity, structure, reducing wrinkle depth, and resulting in smoother, more radiant skin.
• Regular use of a product containing senolytic ingredients can significantly improve the appearance of the skin in a short time and provide even more striking results with long-term use, as confirmed by in-vivo and in-vitro tests conducted by the raw material manufacturer.

Where do senolytic ingredients come from?

In three new products from our new JOIK Organic Re-boost Collagen product line (day cream, eye cream, and night treatment), we use innovative ingredients from two renowned European raw material manufacturers. Both have received high recognition in the innovative ingredients category at the largest professional trade fair for the cosmetics industry, In-Cosmetics. These powerful and potent plant extracts are synthesized from the stem cells of Althaea rosea (hollyhock) in one case, and Epilobium fleischeri (Alpine willowherb) in the other. The efficacy of both raw materials has been tested through scientific studies lasting 3 months.

We place great emphasis on ensuring that the raw materials we use are sourced sustainably. Both plant extracts used in the products, are obtained through a 100% controlled, environmentally friendly biotechnological process.

The entire new JOIK Organic facial care line is certified by Ecocert according to the Cosmos Standard, ensuring the highest quality in skincare products.

Senolytic active ingredients can be found in the following products in the JOIK Organic product range:

1. Re-Boost Collagen Skin Revive day cream

2. Re-Boost Collagen Face, Neck & Decollete night treatment

3. Re-Boost Collagen Smooth & Bright eye cream

All new facial care products are available at an introductory price until the end of September HERE

Used sources:

• Senolytic vaccination: a new mandate for cardiovascular health?

• Vananemisvastane vaktsiin töötas esimestel katsejänestel tõhusalt

• Senolytics to Stop Zombie Cells and the SASP Aging Cycle

• Summaries of scientific studies from the raw material producer

Zombie cells are also a trending topic on TikTok. Here are a couple of videos: