Pycnogenol: Therapy for Skin, Deadly for Free Radicals
Many trees and plants are rich sources of powerful botanical extracts with potential as medical and cosmetic treatments. One tree in particular, the French Maritime Pine, is on the cutting edge of this science. Extracts from the bark have been found to have potent anti-inflammatory properties.
French Martime Pine has proven useful in treating painful ailments such as arthritis, and it is playing a role in the battle against aging skin. This extract is called pycnogenol (a crucial part of an anti-inflammatory diet) and Perricone MD’s research has developed a series of skin care products that use pycnogenol to help treat skin’s loss of elasticity and pigment discoloration.
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Pycnogenol is among the most powerful free-radical blockers available today. Taken in pill form or applied topically to the skin, it is loaded with highly beneficial bioflavonoids. Bioflavonoids are semi-essential nutrients also found in fruits and vegetables that aid in the treatment and prevention of many health conditions.
Watch this video for more about the anti-inflammatory diet:
The Maritime Pine Tree is native to the millions of acres of forests on the southwestern coast of France, near the popular Bordeaux wine region. The bark has been used for its healing properties for centuries. It is believed that in the 1500s, French explorer Jacques Cartier and his crew were cured of scurvy when of the pine bark given to them by the Native Americans. The substance has become much more popular over the past 35 years because over 170 studies and published review articles have established its safety and efficacy.
Research has shown that pycnogenol can be an ally in the fight against free-radicals and aging, but how does it actually function within the body? As an antioxidant, pycnogenol works as a kind of mop with the ability to wipe away free-radicals that are trying to damage skin from the inside out. As a result, pycnogenol prevents irritation and skin redness caused by inflammation and helps keep skin looking fresh and healthy.
How pycnogenol helps both inside and out:
Internal Function
- Improves immune system function
- Strengthens blood vessel walls and capillaries
- Prevents artery constriction for better circulation
External Results
- Improves skin health and renews collagen, creating a face firming effect
- Provides potent antioxidants to brighten the skin
- Extracted from Maritime Pine trees, known for centuries old-healing properties, that grow in the South of France
Pycnogenol’s natural ability to reduce pain and stress-induced inflammation has interested researchers and skin care experts for decades. Dr. Perricone has made this ingredient readily available to his customers by adding it to his products and having a Perricone promo in order to help give aging skin back its youthful, smooth glow.
It also helps with Endometriosis.
I LOVE THIS PRODUCT BECAUSE IT HAS MADE MY SKIN FELL SO BABY SOFT AND SMOOTH. USUALLY WHEN I TRY NON DR PERRICONE CREAMS THEY IRRITATE MY SKIN AND I START TO BREAKOUT INSTANTLY AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES AWHILE FOR MY FACE TO CLEAR UP.
I LOVE THE PRODUCT
This product definitely sounds like something that would be beneficial to me. I have problem areas on my face, especially the under-eye area, that this product could possibly take care of. Thank you for the information!
I would live to try this product to see the great results that other posters are raving about!
LOVE , LOVE THE COMPLEXION CORRECTIVE!! ENHANCES THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE AMINE COMPLEX AND HIGH POTENECY EVENING TREATMENT! A MUST FOR MY SKIN CARE REGIME! HAVE BEEN USING PERRICONE FOR OVER 15 YEARS!! I LOOK 15 YRS YOUNGER THAN MY REAL AGE!
Kathy
Would love to try this product. I’m sure this would help my skin.
I have been using the new pigment corrective topical treatment for my hyperpigmented skin and it DOES work. Compared to prescription hydroquinone, this is much more effective because I don’t have to worry about my skin reverting back to it’s previous condition if I forget to use it for a day or two. Thanks Dr. Perricone!
I would love to try this product. I have problem skin that I cannot find the right product to help
Good Morning. I’m a fair skinned woman in her early thirties with a face full of sun damage & freckles. I’ve researched treatments for hyperpigmentation for many years & I’ve tried everything, including prescription strength 4% hydroquinone. One of my most pronounced areas of discoloration is a large sun spot on my lower check & my dermatologist has mentioned that, since all of our previous efforts with topical creams have failed, a last resort would be to ” freeze it off”. However, as much as I’d love to rid myself of this ugly marking, along with all the rest, I’m not so sure I want to potentially scar my face. Therefore, you can understand my excitement when, during some recent research, I came across your products containing Pycnogenol & became very interested after reading it’s great reviews regarding hyperpigmentation. However, as a stay at home mother of 2 toddlers, any extra money we make goes to our oldest’s extracurricular activities & such. Also, after investing, literally, 100’s & 100’s of dollars into past products that have failed, I am skeptical about spending more of our families hard earned money. Still, I’ve always loved Perricone MD products & I’d love to “product test” your Pycnogenol line to, once & for all, find the products that actually work & prove my dermatologist wrong. I have been signed up, for some time now, as a product tester, but I’ve never been picked. If I am chosen, I can only promise to give 100% honest & thorough reviews. Here’s to hoping we can work together to conquer “irregular pigmentation” in the near future.
The Pigment Corrective sytem worked on my skin better than any other Perricone product I have tried. It worked quickly, and I continue to see improvement with continued use. For me, there was an added benefit that it really reduced the number of skin tags I had.
I have been taking 50 mg of Pycnogenol orally for a few months now. I noticed it helped reduce the redness in my t-zone and lightened my sun discoloration. Recently, I have tried and purchased Dr Perricone’s High Potency Amine Complex Face Lift, which includes Pycnogenol, and absolutely love it! It further lightens the sun discolorations and tightens my skin beautifully. I have used Dr Perricone’s Amine Complex Face Lift for several years and I’m so glad that he recently developed the High Potency formula. I absolutely love the Perricone Line and would not ever think of using any other skin care line.
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I would dearly welcome the idea of being a tester for all sisters out there who suffer from melasma epidermal or dermal and obsess about getting rid of it. Having researched the subject of melasma Pycnogenol comes up time and time again as one of the components to reduce pigmentation but I have no idea in which form or what dosage to take and then I stumble upon this website. Maybe I’ll be the lucky one to try it out. If not, best of luck to those that are picked out.