As the interest in moisturizing skincare ingredients is growing, Neolipyl, the new repairing natural active ingredient from Silabwas awarded the 2nd prize in the Skin Barrier Repair category, during the PCHi Fountain Awards evening on March 18, as part of the Chinese PCHi (Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients) exhibition held on March 18-20 in Hangzhou.

Neolipyl, which was launched last year, is a repairing natural active ingredient derived from cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) targeting lipid disorders of dry skin. It received the 2nd prize of the PCHi Fountain Awards, behind an ingredient from the Chinese company Shenzhen Dieckmann Biotechnology Co.

“We are very pleased to receive this award, which recognizes all the work we have done to decipher the characteristics of dry skin and offer an adapted solution. Indeed, to develop this active ingredient, we designed an unprecedented modeling study by leveraging our dual expertise in omics technologies, especially through lipidomic study, and optical biopsies. This enabled us to establish the lipid signature of dry skin for the first time: the results demonstrate weakened composition and structure of the lipid matrix,” commented Brigitte Closs-Gonthier, Chief Executive Officer at Silab.

Tested on this model, Neolipyl re-equilibrates this lipid matrix by acting on both its composition and structure, for hydrating and smoothing effects visible as of 14 days of application. In addition, combined with retinol on normal skin, it limits the adverse effects of this molecule and supports its cosmetic benefits.

“A genuine lipid restructuring agent and natural partner of retinol, Neolipyl is a patented active ingredient recommended in all cares intended for the skin barrier,” said Silab in a released.