The secret of Spirularin®:
the deep power from the sea garden.
The Spiralin®-effect
ocean pharma has been researching microalgae for more than 10 years and has examined hundreds of different strains of algae and microalgae in research projects with universities and specialist institutes. The Spirularin® and skinicer® products contain the unique microalgae active ingredient Spiralin®which is extracted from the microalgae Spirulina platensis using a patented process. The extraordinary thing about this algae is the special defensive properties it has developed in the course of evolution against its natural enemies such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. Thanks to these antimicrobial properties, which are selectively targeted at bad germs2,3 the skin can be protected from pathogenic germs. The good germs are spared, however, as they pose no danger. The microbiome can thus be brought back into balance, which is the cornerstone for the regeneration of the skin’s protective barrier.Protection against cell-damaging influences /
Protection against UV damage
UV rays damage cells and cause the skin to age prematurely. Every child knows this by now. The Spiralin®-microalgae, which performs photosynthesis and is therefore constantly exposed to the sun, has developed protective mechanisms that we can use for our skin cells.
Experimental studies show that collagen-forming skin cells (fibroblasts) under the influence of the polysaccharides in Spiralin® lose little or no activity after strong UV irradiation, while skin cells irradiated with the same UV dose without the microalgae protection lose almost 50 % of their cell activity.1
Regeneration of damaged skin cells
The Spiralin®-microalgae has developed not only protective mechanisms but also regeneration mechanisms that we can use for our skin cells. Experimental studies show that collagen-forming skin cells (fibroblasts), which have lost almost 50 % of their cell activity due to UV radiation, can be regenerated under the influence of the polysaccharides in Spiralin® can regain approx. 50 % of the lost activity¹. These cell regenerative properties also come into their own when treated with Spiralin®-containing products in many problem skin situations.
Antimicrobial protective effect (against bacteria and fungi)
The inhibitory effect of Spiralin® and of all Spiralin® based finished products on potentially skin-damaging fungal strains and bacterial problem germs (such as Staphylococcus aureus and Propionibacterium acnes) is very pronounced. Analyses by the Kiel Active Ingredient Center (KIWIZ) show this impressively.2 Protective effects against drug-resistant germs (MRSA): Spiralin® shows antibacterial protective effects even with bacterial strains that have become resistant to one or more drugs (antibiotics) (MRSA).3Protective effects against viruses
Special sugar molecules (polysaccharides) in Spiralin® protect human skin cells from the penetration of viruses. Spiralin®-containing formulations, which have a particularly high content of these polysaccharides, can protect wart-sensitive cells from the penetration of the wart-causing human papilloma virus (HPV).1,41 Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Otto Pulz, Potsdam: OM & Nutrition, European Journal of Orthomolecular and Related Medicine, No. 131, 09/2010
2 Prof. Dr. med. Kristian Reich: Cosmetic Medicine, 32 Volume, 2011, Issue 2.11
3 Aesthetic Dermatology, Volume 2013, Issue 6 / 13, Product of the Year 2013
4 Mader et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2016; 137(1)197-2013