Syn Ake. Just looking at the words might intimidate you from trying to say them aloud, but we have a sneaky little trick that will make you laugh and say it correctly at the same time. Just think of the word “snake” and you’re all set-if you run the words “sin” and “ache” together, you come up with SNAKE, and that’s pretty much how you say it. Even better, it’s made from snake venom, so you’ll never forget it!
Seriously, though, this is a cosmetic that’s worth remembering. Technically, it’s a small, synthetic peptide that is made from the venom of the Temple Viper. It targets neuromuscular activity which results in smoothing and anti-wrinkle properties that have proven very successful in clinical studies. While the actual venom works by paralyzing, this peptide contains only the portion of the venom that relaxes the muscles. Syn Ake acts similarly to another popular skin care product called Argireline by interfering with the transmission of nerve signals to the muscles directing them to contract. However, the company’s research also reveals that Syn Ake is more powerful than Argireline.
A Clinical trial using 45 subjects for 28 days with twice daily application of syn ake. Although that’s not a large study, it was still enough for interesting statistical results. One-third of the subjects used Syn Ake, one-third Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 (Argireline) and one-third a placebo. The results were presented using two measures: skin roughness and wrinkle depth. The first refers to the total of all wrinkle depths over a given area as a measure of skin smoothness, and the second is a measure of individual wrinkle depths.
The average smoothing for each group of fifteen subjects was 21% for syn ake and just 4% for Argireline. The average reduction in wrinkle depth was 20% for Syn Ake and 2% for Argireline! This is an incredible outcome for the skin care industry, and Skin Perfection is proud to sell our Expression Line Deep Wrinkle Serum that contains this ground-breaking ingredient!
