Bicosome® Technology
The skin is a protective organ. The strength of the skin barrier is probably the skin’s best feature, it reflects health. As skin scientists we do not endorse cosmetic treatments that damage the skin barrier function in order to deliver substances into the skin. We believe and seek for strategies that respect the skin biological processes and work flowing through it, biomimetically. This is what inspires us to develop Bicosome products.
Bicosome® Technology
The skin is a protective organ. The strength of the skin barrier is probably the skin’s best feature, it reflects health. As skin scientists we do not endorse cosmetic treatments that damage the skin barrier function in order to deliver substances into the skin. We believe and seek for strategies that respect the skin biological processes and work flowing through it, biomimetically. This is what inspires us to develop Bicosome products.
Bicosomes® interact with the skin through an innovative biomimetic mechanism that imitates the skin’s own transportation system, the lamellar bodies.
When Bicosomes® are applied on the skin, its outer vesicle fuses on the skin surface and the smart disks penetrate selectively through the inter-corneocytes spaces reaching target skin layers.
Once the actives are delivered, Bicosome® ordered lipid structures get integrated in the skin matrix, reinforcing the barrier function.
DUAL STRUCTURE – HOW IT WORKS:
The external vesicle fuses
The smart discs penetrate
The active is target delivered
Bicosomes are integrated in the skin matrix
Bicosomes® interact with the skin through an innovative biomimetic mechanism that imitates the skin’s biological processes.
When Bicosomes® are applied on the skin, its outer vesicle fuses on the skin surface and the smart disks penetrate selectively through the inter-corneocytes spaces reaching target skin layers.
Once the actives are delivered, Bicosome structures get integrated in the skin matrix, reinforcing the barrier function.
DUAL STRUCTURE – HOW IT WORKS:
The external vesicle fuses
The smart discs penetrate
The active is target delivered
Bicosomes are integrated in the skin matrix
Main benefits
Gentle skin penetration
Target delivery
Reinforcement of skin matrix
Reduction of irritation
Stabilisation of molecules
From natural origin
Main benefits
Gentle skin penetration
Target delivery
Reinforcement of skin matrix
Reduction of irritation
Stabilisation of molecules
From natural origin
Target Delivery by design
Bicosome® structures are smart because they are able to interact and respond to the different skin environments in order to target deliver the actives in the right layers, where they should work. This explains the outstanding efficacy of our products.
The images below show skin explants treated with four different Bicosome prototypes, showing the different target delivery strategies. The molecule encapsulated is Sodium Fluorescein (FLU-Na), a hydrophilic fluorescent probe. The technique used is Fluorescence microscopy.
Target Delivery by design
Bicosome® structures are smart because they are able to interact and respond to the different skin environments in order to target deliver the actives in the right layers, where they should work. This explains the outstanding efficacy of our products. The images below show skin explants treated with four different Bicosome prototypes, showing the different target delivery strategies. The molecule encapsulated is Sodium Fluorescein (FLU-Na), a hydrophilic fluorescent probe. The technique used is Fluorescence microscopy.