Proxylane™
Derived from beech wood through an environmentally-efficient process, Proxylane™ helps support the skin’s matrix and restores water to skin. Proxylane™ is easily biodegradable, accumulative, and non-eco-toxic.
Proxylane™
Ingredient Overview
- Proxylane™ is a patented sugar-protein derivative synthesized from xylose (found in birch and beech wood) that functions as a super-moisturizer to strengthen the skin’s extracellular matrix, improve elasticity, and counteract glycation (the stiffening of collagen that leads to wrinkles).
- For best results, use it daily to protect against dry climates and saggy skin, or pair it with professional firming therapies—such as microneedling, radiofrequency, and hyaluronic acid fillers—to intensively boost collagen and skin plumpness.
- You can find this advanced anti-glycation active in daily clinical formulas including SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Interrupter Advanced and SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Advanced Eye.
What is Proxylane™?
Moisture in your skin is essential to proper healing and reducing signs of aging like wrinkles or lines. Proxylane™ in skincare is a synthetic ingredient found in some of our formulas as a super moisturizer that helps to strengthen the skin’s extracellular matrix and increase skin elasticity and firmness. Synthesized from the sugar xylose found in birch and beech wood, Proxylane™ is an ingredient used to keep skin plump by reducing wrinkles, increasing elasticity, and improving hydration.
What is Glycation?
Skin glycation refers to the process of excess sugars binding to proteins such as collagen and reducing them into a brittle, stiff fiber called advanced glycation end-products (A.G.E.s). To help reduce the visible signs of aging associated with A.G.E.s, Proxylane™ for skin improves the structure of skin and helps skin appear brighter and more firm.
Proxylane™ Benefits
Skincare Products with Proxylane™
A.G.E. Interrupter Advanced Cream
Anti-wrinkle face cream
A.G.E. Advanced Eye Cream for Dark Circles
Eye cream for dark circles and wrinkles
A.G.E. Interrupter Ultra Serum
Skin tightening serum
Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier Multi-Glycan Serum
A hyaluronic acid multi-dimensional volumizing and plumping serum
Answers to your frequently asked Proxylane™ questions.
Proxylane™ References
Peer-reviewed, substantiated scientific research is used to assess ingredients in this glossary. Regulations regarding usage constraints, permitted concentration levels and availability vary by country and region.
1. https://inside-our-products.loreal.com/science-proxylane
2. https://www.skinceuticals.com/skincare-advice/what-is-skin-glycation.html
