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Your skin completely renews itself every 27 days and is a visible reflection of your complex inner cellular heath. To create healthy functioning cells, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids (EFA) must work together. These nutrients are all in abundance, perfectly balanced and bioavailable in AFA.

The amino acids proline, serine and glutamine that are in AFA stimulate collagen production. Vitamin A and beta carotene reduce skin thickening. Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is crucial for maintaining health and flexibility of cell membranes

Lecithin can assist in breaking down cholesterol bumps under the skin. Often enzyme deficiency causes skin lesions, red bumps or eczema. AFA filled with Omega 3’s or fish oils support this. Cysteine biosynthesized in the liver from methionine, which contains the mineral sulfur which is crucial for healthy glowing skin.

Biotin (Vitamin B7) is a water soluble vitamin that utilizes sulfur in the production of skin and hair cells. It is needed in very small amounts and is known as connected to skin and hair health.

AFA contains Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) which are water-soluble molecules that absorb UV-A and UV-B radiation and disperse the energy as heat. They are present as an evolutionary adaptation to intense sunlight acting as a sun screen protector.

Clinical Studies

Vitamin B12 in Health and Disease
O'Leary F, Samman S. Vitamin B12 in health and disease. Nutrients. 2010;2(3):299-316. doi:10.3390/nu2030299

Vitamin K Nutrition and Bone Health
Tsugawa N, Shiraki M. Vitamin K Nutrition and Bone Health. Nutrients. 2020;12(7):1909. Published 2020 Jun 27. doi:10.3390/nu12071909

Recent advances in the discovery of novel marine natural products and mycosporine-like amino acid UV-absorbing compounds Rosic NN. Recent advances in the discovery of novel marine natural products and mycosporine-like amino acid UV-absorbing compounds [published correction appears in Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021 Sep 22;:]. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021;105(19):7053-7067. doi:10.1007/s00253-021-11467-9

Mycosporine-like Amino Acids and Other Phytochemicals Directly Detected by High-Resolution NMR on Klamath (Aphanizomenon flos aquae) Blue-Green Algae
Mycosporine-like Amino Acids and Other Phytochemicals Directly Detected by High-Resolution NMR on Klamath (Aphanizomenon flos-aquae) Blue-Green Algae Valeria Righi, Francesca Parenti, Luisa Schenetti, and Adele Mucci Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2016 64 (35), 6708-6715 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02615

Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids: Potential Health and Beauty Ingredients
Chrapusta E, Kaminski A, Duchnik K, Bober B, Adamski M, Bialczyk J. Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids: Potential Health and Beauty Ingredients. Mar Drugs. 2017;15(10):326. Published 2017 Oct 21. doi:10.3390/md15100326

Naturally Occurring Tyrosinase Inhibitors: Mechanism and Applications in Skin Health, Cosmetics and Agriculture Industries
Parvez S, Kang M, Chung HS, Bae H. Naturally occurring tyrosinase inhibitors: mechanism and applications in skin health, cosmetics and agriculture industries. Phytother Res. 2007;21(9):805-816. doi:10.1002/ptr.2184

Mushroom tyrosinase: recent prospects
Seo SY, Sharma VK, Sharma N. Mushroom tyrosinase: recent prospects. J Agric Food Chem. 2003;51(10):2837-2853. doi:10.1021/jf020826f