SEACRETS OF THE SEA
What is the main function of Eklonia Maxima seaweed in Algaeron ?
Ecklonia maxima Seaweed
Uniquely harvested only off the pristine Southwestern-coast of South Africa
Ecklonia Maxima seaweed belongs to the Laminaria species, which contain polysaccharides or alginates, which have nutritional properties that are clinically proven to have beneficial effects on the skin.
Found only off the Southwestern coast of South Africa, and harvested, by authority of a strictly controlled government concession, in Kommetjie, a Nature Conservancy on the shores of the Atlantic ocean.
Possibly the last pure kelp-beds in the world, South African West coast kelp, Ecklonia maxima, is fed by the clean Benguela cold water currents, which flow northwards up the West coast of southern Africa from the pristine ice continent of Antartica.
This current is not polluted by industrial waste coming from coastal towns and cities. It is not contaminated with heavy metals such as mercury cadmium or arsenic, and is not contaminated by oils spills.
It is processed by a unique cell burst technique. The process is patented, and uses a cold method of shattering the cells without heat or chemicals, and without drying the ingredients, resulting in no degradation of the properties within the seaweed.
The Sixth Continent - The sea, or the sixth continent, with its special biochemical properties, has the capacity to support cellular life because it contains all the principal elements necessary for cellular metabolism.
The first living cell appeared in the sea, millions of years ago. It was probably a unicellular microscopic seaweed or algae, (from which “Algaeron” is derived) of the chlorelles group. From the beginning of time, humankind’s links with the sea have remained essential and mysterious. The human organism is truly a marine aquarium, where its constituent cells continue to live in the aquatic condition of their origin (law of marine constancy of René Quinton).
One can conclude without knowing all the workings, details or secrets that the sea is our nourishment and also our healer, because it knows what we are made of and what we are lacking when the body is not functioning well.
SEAWEED AND BEAUTY
The Skin and Sea Water - The barrier between the interior and the exterior of our body is the skin. It is in direct contact with the interior through its excretory metabolic function, and it is the reflection of our internal metabolism. The skin also establishes contact with the exterior through thousands of nerve endings, which immediately transmit information about the surroundings to nerve centers. The skin acts as a regulator through its rhythmical function of respiration. The skin covers and shapes us and separates the moist interior from the dry exterior.
The Trace Elements - All sea water elements intervene at the metabolic level. Those present in large quantities have been known and in use for a long time in therapeutics. René Quinton and Gabriel Bertrand were the first to gear their research towards these substances thought to be impurities.
Since then, the knowledge of trace elements has progressed and their role has been more specified. They occur at the level of the enzyme-substrate reaction. We know that any reaction in the organism is the transformation of one molecule (substrate) into another molecule, creating a catalyst (or enzyme) which is intact at the end of the reaction. This enzyme cannot recognize its substrate unless it presents a certain special configuration. This is when the trace elements come in to activate the enzyme molecule, mechanically modifying its configuration in such a way that it can take in the substrate.
Similarity between Human Plasma and Sea Water - The human body is 70% water. In an individual weighing 110 lbs., the liquid portion is 9.2 gallons, of which 1.3 gallons are blood, ˝ gallon is lymphatic fluid and 7.3 gallons are intracellular fluid or plasma. Claude Bernard (1813-1878) discovered this in his research.
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Mythology regards the sea as the source from which all living things arise and to which they return. The connection between the sea and our own health has long been regarded as key.
The serum contained in seaweed and human plasma is almost identical in chemical composition. Ecklonia Maxima seaweed contains as much as 50 times more minerals than land grown plants …
Algaeron is a unique natural cosmeceutical range of skin-care products manufactured from the seaweed, Ecklonia Maxima. Harvested exclusively from the South African West Coast, widely considered to be the most pristine and unpolluted coastline in the world. The active ingredient Ecklonia Maxima seaweed uniquely tops the list for increased levels of nutrients such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron and iodine, components all fundamental in maintaining a healthy connective tissue. No fewer than 92 different mineral elements and 25 vitamins are found in Ecklonia Maxima Seaweed, including some elements which we require only in trace amounts, but whose presence are nonetheless vital to our complete well-being.
The active ingredient in the Algaeron range is also particularly high in a component that has recently been demanding the attention of dermatologists and skin care professionals the world over - namely: polysaccharides.
Polysaccharides are a complex chain of carbohydrates that boast the capacity to retain increased quantities of water. This serves to prevent the Ecklonia Maxima seaweed from drying out when exposed to the wind and sun at low tide, making them nature’s own moisturisers.
Once applied to the skin, these polysaccharides represent a nutritive, hydrative and energetic contribution. When combined with Ecklonia Maxima’s numerous vitamins the end product is an essential complex for overcoming the smallest deficiency. As for the various elements like enzymes, bacterial and antibiotic substances and vegetable hormones - they create and enhance many factors that act favorably on problematic skin.
The SEACRET
CONTAINS:
92 Minerals
25 Vitamins
17 Amino Acids
Polysaccharides
Enzymes
Natural Antibiotics
Vegetable Hormones
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