PLT Health’s ceramide dietary supplement for skin care gets approved in Korea

11 May 2021 --- PLT Health Solutions’ ceramide-rich natural ingredient for dietary supplements and cosmetics, Ceratiq Phytoceramides, has been approved for sale in the Republic of Korea. 

It offers a range of benefits that are associated with youthful skin, including improved overall skin health, reduced appearance of wrinkles, increased elasticity, suppleness and a more radiant appearance. 

The move is the result of a multi-year effort involving scientific and regulatory collaboration between PLT Health Solutions, The Robertet Group and Korean distributor Novarex Co.

“The approval is a significant step forward for Robertet and PLT Health, in the effort to help consumers and product formulators connect with Ceratiq’s science and benefits,” says Jay Martin, managing director, global sales at PLT Health.

“The South Korean – K-Beauty – market is one of the most demanding in the world and one of the most influential. As a beauty-from-within ingredient, Ceratiq Phytoceramides is perfect for the proactive ‘skin first’ philosophy central to the market,” he adds.

PLT Health Solutions’ Ceratiq Phytoceramides is a ceramide-rich natural ingredient for dietary supplements and cosmetics.Applications in functional foods
In its Certificate of Functional Ingredient for Functional Health Foods, Ceratiq can now allow the claim “May help to maintain skin moisturizing.” 

Most recently, a double-blind, placebo-controlled study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of Ceratiq on skin hydration and on reduction of wrinkle appearance. 

The subjects received either 350 mg of Ceratiq or placebo for 12 weeks. In the Ceratiq group, wrinkles were significantly and visibly reduced from eight weeks (p < 0.001), compared to the placebo. The wrinkle reduction was visible for 88 percent of women after 12 weeks. 

The results demonstrated that skin was better hydrated by as early as just four weeks. The persistence of gains in hydration and wrinkle reduction was demonstrated for two additional months after supplementation had concluded. 

Compared to the placebo, Ceratiq was shown to offer three times the improvement in wrinkle visibility, 2.75 times the improvement in facial hydration and five times the improvement of radiance.

Growth in new markets
According to Irene Lamour, business development director at the Robertet Health and Beauty division of the Robertet Group, the recent successes of Ceratiq in global markets further validates the company’s vision for a high-quality beauty-from-within ingredient. 

“When we set out to create Ceratiq, we wanted to have a sustainably sourced, premium quality plant-based ingredient backed by a strong body of clinical science.”

“We believed that a nutrition-based solution could be the ‘new cosmetics’ and that it makes sense for consumers that nutrition impacts the skin health and beauty.”

The age demographic for a product containing Ceratiq runs from Millennials to seniors, which can mean a lifetime relationship with consumers,” she concludes.

Previously, PLT Health Solutions introduced a propolis ingredient to its North American immune health portfolio. Manufactured by Italy-based B Natural, Promunel Ultra Performance Propolis is touted for supporting upper respiratory tract health. 

Moreover, it launched a low-dose, botanically-based ingredient for sports and active nutrition. The Ayurvedic-inspired blend called RipFactor Muscle Accelerator is made from flower heads (Sphaeranthus indicus) and tree bark (Mangifera indica).

Edited by Kristiana Lalou