Besides hyaluronic acid, what other oral moisturizing ingredients are popular?

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More moisturizing materials are used in the Japanese market

1. Ceramide

In 2020, a total of 27 functional foods with ceramide as the main functional ingredient were approved in Japan, mainly from pineapple, rice and konjac.

Ceramide is a complex lipid composed of sheath amino alcohol base, fatty acid and sugar. Human skin tissue is composed of four layers: stratum corneum, granular layer, spinous layer and basal layer. The main component of intercellular fat body in the surface stratum corneum is ceramide, accounting for about 40% of intercellular fat body. It plays a role in preventing skin moisture evaporation, protecting the dermis from external damage, promoting collagen production, and collagen Hyaluronic acid is an important cosmetic raw material. In addition, the research of ceramide in antibacterial, immune, inhibiting cholesterol absorption, relieving allergy and brain health is also advancing.

Ceramide gold launched by AFC contains 1.2mg pineapple derived ceramide per serving.