In June, Lira Clinical launched its Health Restorative Hand Treatment, a repairing moisturizer designed to rejuvenate dry, aging hands. Within the topical treatment are lipopeptides, tranexamic acid and niacinamide to treat age spots, rebuild collagen and restore skin elasticity in the hand, with the fact in mind that women, especially, primarily show signs of aging in their hands and neck before anywhere else.
Within the topical hand treatment are lipopeptides, tranexamic acid and niacinamide.Courtesy of Lira Clinical
The fast acceleration and apparent aging of the hands is attributed to the thickness of the epidermis decreasing about 6.4% per decade on average, particularly in women’s face, neck, upper part of the chest, and the extensor surface of the hands and forearms [1]. These thinner dermal layers, as well as fewer sebaceous glands in this area, the hands retain less moisture, affecting collagen, elastin and subcutaneous fat, per the team.
“This makes these areas inherently more vulnerable to dryness, textural roughness and structural decline,” Lira’s educational team noted. “Both hands and neck often miss daily sunscreen application, unlike the face, which many protect consistently.”
Because the hands are more vulnerable due to these factors and the hands typically get less protection compared to the rest of the body, environmental stressors, especially UV rays, trigger enzymes that break down skin structure, visibly accelerating aging, the team added.
“The hands differ significantly from areas like the face or neck in terms of collagen structure, thickness, and exposure, influencing degradation,” the team said. “Hands are used more frequently in mechanical activities suffering increased trauma and sun exposure.”
The treatment is a concentrated formula, so a little goes a long way, the team said, and is best used at night to allow the skin to rebuild and repair at its most restorative hours. Within the formula are active brightening agents such as tranexamic acid and niacinamide, added to enhance healthy melanocyte activity preventing future age spots and evening the skin tone. The peptides, such as Matrixyl 300, on the other hand, assist with maintaining healthy barrier activity and firming fine lines and wrinkles.
The team said preliminary trial studies were performed with multiple prototypes for 18 months determining the optimal formulation and ideal results for this moisturizer. While clinical studies exist for the individual ingredients in this moisturizer, clinical studies for this specific product are currently active.
“Hands are one of the first spots on the body to show age,” the team said. “This concentrated product was designed for the unique moments and exposure our hands face on the daily.”
References:
1- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3840548/
