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BCN OCULARE - PEPTIDES
Advanced Eye Contour Cocktail

Active Ingredients: Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-7, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
The BCN Oculare formula is specifically developed to directly address the main unaesthetic manifestations of the eye contour: bags, dark circles, and expression lines (crow's feet).

BCN Oculare is specially designed to be a complete treatment for the eye contour, thanks to the combined and synergistic action of two types of advanced active ingredients in its formula: new generation peptides and classic non-peptide ingredients from Institute BCN.

BCN Oculare achieves spectacular results in this delicate area of the face, restoring a fresh, rested, healthy, and luminous appearance to the eyes, reflecting smooth, firm, and hydrated skin.

The skin around the eye contour is one of the most delicate areas of the body, which is why it can accumulate various unaesthetic manifestations.

BCN Oculare aims, with its triple orbicular action, to correct the so-called BOA effect:

-Bags
-Dark Circles
-Expression Lines

Thanks to new generation peptides, BCN Oculare achieves:

• Preparing the skin to defend itself against external aggressions.
• Restoring skin homeostasis.
• Improving elasticity and muscle contraction to help eliminate expression lines.
• Optimizing circulation, resulting in an anti-dark circle effect and restoring skin tone.
• Enhancing the anti-aging action of other components, such as hyaluronic acid, silicon compound, plant extracts, chrysin, and N-hydroxysuccinimide, focusing on: Eliminating sagging and increasing firmness for the treatment of bags and providing moisture to the periorbital area, fully hydrating it.

The thin layer of skin around the eyes is one of the most delicate and vulnerable areas of the body because the average thickness of this dermal layer is five times thinner than the rest of the face, which in turn is five times thinner than the body. Additionally, it is an area subjected to constant activity (blinking, expressions, and gestures performed almost unconsciously), so it tends to stretch over time. Moreover, the orbicular area lacks muscles to support it and sebaceous and sweat glands to provide hydration to prevent wrinkles. Furthermore, due to the low number of hormonal receptors and capillaries present, collagen synthesis and skin repair processes are slower, favoring the accumulation of toxins and fats.

For all these reasons, this area combines different unaesthetic manifestations due to age, exposure to external environmental factors, and other internal factors such as fatigue, diet, or the presence of certain health disorders.

The three main manifestations are those that constitute the BOA effect: bags, dark circles, and expression lines or crow's feet.

Bags form due to a loss of tone in the muscle and skin of the lower eyelid. The skin becomes flaccid, allowing the natural adipose tissue around the eyes to move downward and accumulate as deposits (fatty bags). They are also the result of fluid retention caused by climate changes, hormonal factors, excessive salt intake, lack of sleep and rest, allergies, dermatitis, and hereditary factors (watery bags).

Dark circles occur due to blood stagnation caused by slowed circulation and are visibly manifested due to the low density of the skin in the orbicular area. The reduced elasticity and increased fragility of the capillaries in this area lead to increased vascular congestion, facilitating blood leakage and thus its main component, hemoglobin. Dark circles are nothing more than an accumulation of hemoglobin and its degradation products, released from blood corpuscles that escape from small capillaries and burst in the skin. In this degradation process, hemoglobin breaks down into its two main components, the heme group and iron. The degradation of the heme group results in biliverdin (a dark green-violet pigment) and bilirubin and iron, which give rise to a dark brown to orange-red pigment. The consequence is an accumulation of iron and poorly soluble pigments and the resulting coloration of the area.

Expression lines are due to internal factors such as age, skin type, and external factors such as exposure to cold or sun. With age, the body's collagen production, responsible for maintaining skin shape and firmness, decreases. Another mechanism leading to the production of these wrinkles is the global disorganization of the skin that occurs with age due to the loss of cellular communication among keratinocytes, which can promote fibroblast proliferation and thus increase collagen production and fiber contraction capacity. Silicon is involved in this mechanism as it stimulates keratinocyte metabolism.

The main components of BCN Oculare are new generation peptides, which act synergistically with the different classic active ingredients in the formulation to address the main unaesthetic manifestations of the eye contour.

Palmitoyl Oligopeptides, such as palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 and palmitoyl tripeptide-1, promote collagen and hyaluronic acid production in the deeper layers of the skin. They also help protect the skin from the sun's ultraviolet rays, adding another layer of protection to the delicate skin around the eyes. Additionally, they are related to Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a hormone that reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines Interleukin-6 (IL-6). They consist of a chain of amino acids along with palmitic acid, a fatty acid that allows peptides to penetrate the skin. They are useful against inflammation, one of the main factors responsible for the loss of elasticity and development of skin wrinkles due to age. Their mechanism of action is based not only on reducing the production of inflammatory substances but also on stimulating skin regeneration. Thus, their main action is reducing expression lines, which according to several studies improve by around 60%, and preparing the skin to defend itself against external aggressions. They are also called pro-collagen peptides as they have the ability to send signals to collagen-producing cells to increase their production and that of hyaluronic acid, reversing the wrinkle formation process, increasing skin firmness and shape.

Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5 has decongestant properties and reduces fluid retention due to its draining effect and inhibition of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE). These effects, along with its ability to increase skin elasticity and smoothness, result in an improvement in bags that appear in the periorbital area due to muscle weakening, flaccidity, or fluid accumulation due to increased capillary permeability.

In addition to peptides, BCN Oculare features the synergistic action of other advanced active ingredients such as:

• Hyaluronic Acid (in sodium salt form), which functions in cell growth regulation and repair, resulting in a filling and hydrating action for the skin. It improves texture and radiance, providing intense hydration and balance. It also has anti-aging properties that reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Additionally, it increases firmness.
• To treat dark circles, apart from palmitoyl peptides, BCN Oculare's formulation contains N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) and chrysin. NHS has been shown in vitro to form a complex with iron and facilitate its elimination. Additionally, NHS accelerates the degradation rate of hemoglobin, causing dark pigmentation to fade as blood drains. Chrysin does the same with bilirubin by stimulating the expression of an enzyme, UGT, involved in bilirubin elimination. The synergy with the two palmitoyl peptides includes an anti-inflammatory effect by reducing prostaglandin PGE2 and strengthening skin capillaries, helping to prevent blood leakage from capillaries, reducing vasodilation and capillary bursts, and thus preventing dark circles.
• Organic Silicon, as a complex molecule called methylsilanol manuronate, which separates into two parts upon contact with the skin, leaving silicon free to exert its action. It restructures the dermis as it is part of the connective tissue structure, filling small depressions in the skin (wrinkles, scars, stretch marks). Silicon is an essential component of the skin and ensures its optimal organization and structure by interacting with structural and elastic proteins in the dermis such as collagen, elastin, and proteoglycans. Additionally, it stimulates keratinocyte metabolism, promoting fibroblast proliferation. With age, silicon deposits decrease, leading to the opposite process that results in global skin disorganization and wrinkle formation. Another function of this component is to stimulate lipolysis, enhancing adipocytes' ability to get rid of fat, clearly reducing eye bags. This last action is enhanced by the following two plant extracts, strategically included in BCN Oculare's formulation:
• Artichoke Extract (Cynara Scolymus) helps stimulate the lymphatic drainage system: it improves circulation and has an anti-edema effect due to its diuretic and vasoconstrictive action, directly improving bags.
• Ginkgo Biloba Extract is the compound par excellence with a clear effect on capillary circulation and, therefore, directly improves microcirculation in the periorbital area. The flavonoids in this plant's leaves directly dilate microcapillaries, strengthen vessels, and reduce capillary permeability. This helps prevent vessel leakage and hemoglobin degradation, achieving an anti-edema effect. It is a venotonic. Additionally, its eutrophic action on connective tissue increases collagen synthesis.
• Troxerutin is a bioflavonoid found in horse chestnut. It has venotonic and vascular protective action. It reduces capillary fragility and permeability, resulting in an anti-dark circle effect, additive to that of Ginkgo Biloba.
• Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, sometimes referred to as MAP, has been used as a substitute for vitamin C in cases of intolerance to ascorbic acid. Topically, it improves wrinkles, corrects dark circle coloration, and helps maintain a generally healthy skin appearance. It is also believed that this process helps promote the generation of