Anti-inflammatory arsenal: which ingredients really work for couperose

Due to the influence of adverse factors (sharp temperature changes, ultraviolet radiation, nervous stress, genetic predisposition, liver disease, etc.), the tone of the capillaries of the dermis decreases, their permeability increases, the elasticity of the vascular wall decreases, which generally worsens microcirculation and metabolism.

Microcirculation is the transport of biological fluids at the level of body tissues, the movement of blood through capillary-type microvessels (capillary blood circulation), the movement of intercellular fluid, substances and lymph through lymphatic vessels. Violation of microcirculation is externally manifested in the formation of vascular asterisks, meshes, which give the skin a pink and even red color - a phenomenon that we call couperose. As a rule, it is most noticeably manifested in the central part of the face - the nose, wings of the nose, chin, near the mouth. Therefore, based on the above, the main task in the fight against couperose is to strengthen the walls of blood vessels, regulate the pressure in them and improve the microcirculation of the skin.

When developing and producing preparations for skin prone to couperose, special attention is paid to the selection of active ingredients for an effective, but gentle and careful effect. The active ingredients included in such preparations can be conditionally divided into several functional groups.

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