Anti-aging raw materials are released! Shilajit extract promotes skeletal muscle and collagen regeneration

Facial soft tissue can be divided into five layers from shallow to deep: skin, subcutaneous tissue, superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS), loose tissue layer, and periosteum. Facial aging not only occurs in the epidermis, but also in the aging of collagen in the dermis and deep muscle periosteum, which is often referred to as skin, flesh, and bone aging. Traditional anti-aging ingredients can only promote the production of collagen, but cannot solve the problem of skeletal muscle aging. In recent years, international scientific research has found that Shilajit extract solves this problem.

Shilajit is derived from the transliteration of the Indian name Shilajit, which means "essence of the mountain", because Shilajit is a natural substance existing in the Himalayas. It is formed by rare plants in high-altitude mountains after thousands of years of microbial decomposition and is rich in nutrients such as fulvic acid, amino acids, and minerals. For nearly a thousand years, Shilajit has been regarded as a rejuvenating agent ("Rasayana") by traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine, which can restore vitality and anti-aging. India traditionally believes that almost any health problem can be cured by Shilajit. Because of its powerful health benefits, Kazakhstan calls it "tasmayi" and it is hailed as a "magic drug".

In recent years, the anti-aging effect of shilajit has gradually been discovered internationally. More and more scientific studies have shown that shilajit has multiple unique anti-aging pathways, not only acting on collagen and elastin, but also improving skeletal muscle related to bone phase.

The Journal of the American Nutrition Association published a double-blind placebo-controlled trial on shilajit. The trial evaluated the effect of shilajit on skin rejuvenation by testing skin perfusion, blood flow and gene expression. The raw material used is the patented purified shilajit extract PrimaVie®. The study showed that after taking 250 mg of shilajit for 14 weeks, the skin blood perfusion of the test subjects in the shilajit group was significantly improved. Skin perfusion directly affects the delivery of nutrients to the skin. When microcirculation perfusion is impaired, it will lead to aggravation of skin aging problems, such as dull skin, dryness, sagging and loss of elasticity [1].

A study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food showed that oral shilajit supplementation upregulated multiple protein-related genes, especially the genes for type I collagen (COL1A2), type III collagen (COL3A1), ELN (elastin), FBN1 (fibrillin 1), and FN1 (fibronectin 1), significantly inducing the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) genes and promoting the repair and regeneration of skeletal muscle [2]. Other recent studies have shown that shilajit has powerful antioxidant and anti-glycation effects, can significantly inhibit the formation of glycation products AGE, and significantly increase the levels of SOD, vitamin E, and vitamin C in the blood [3].

The anti-aging pathway of shilajit runs through the three phases of the skin: skin phase, flesh phase, and bone phase, and has a precise market positioning. With the deepening of scientific research, it will release unlimited market potential in the future.

Literature source:

[1] Skin Transcriptome of Middle-Aged Women Supplemented With Natural Herbo-mineral Shilajit Shows Induction of Microvascular and Extracellular Matrix Mechanisms[J]. Journal of the American Nutrition Association, 2019, 38(6).

[2] The Human Skeletal Muscle Transcriptome in Response to Oral Shilajit Supplementation[J]. Journal of Medicinal Food, 2016, 19(7).

[3] SHILAJIT: EVALUTION OF ITS EFFECTS ON BLOOD CHEMISTRY OF NORMAL HUMAN SUBJECTS[J]. Ancient Science of Life, 2003, 23(2):114-9.