Pearl

                    Since the ancient times, pearl powder has been highly regarded in China as a beneficial health and remedy ingredient that has been widely used in expensive Chinese traditional medicines and health and nutritional preparations. It is believed that the utilization of the pearl can nourish the skin, strengthen the body; and slow down the aging process. More recently, scientists have extensively analyzed pearl powder and found that the most beneficial ingredients in pearl powder are the 14 -18 amino acids (including the eight that can not be synthesized by the human body), bezoar acid, and more than a dozen of minerals including germanium, selenium and strontium.

                    Pearl can be used as an additive to nutritional food, food supplements, beverage products, and cosmetics and personal care products. Apart from the continued use in the expansive traditional Chinese medicine, pearl has become more affordable that it has found many applications in health/nutritional food, food supplements and beverage products where it is used for its functions of tranquilizing, sleeping aid, stress reduction and fatigue elimination.

                    In recent years, pearl has been widely used as an additive in skin whitening products and other high-end cosmetics such as nourishing creams and lotions. Once absorbed into the skin, Pearl promotes the growth of new skin cells and replenishes the cells of the skin surface giving a smooth, fine, elastic and natural looking beautiful skin. Other functions of Pearl include promoting the activities of SOD (Super Oxide Dismutase) and preventing melanin formation. The functionalities of skin whitening and prevention of skin aging are achieved because the SOD enhancement has the function of clearing the skin of cellulite-like toxins. It is also suitable for use in creams and lotions designed to heal minor slow healing wounds, treatment of boils, pigmentation disorders, blemished etc. It also acts as an exfoliator with functions similar to alpha- and beta- hydroxyl acids without any irritation and harshness.