Food supplements

Food supplements 101: Part 1

In the post-lockdown world consumers have increasingly turned to supplementation and the food supplements market is blooming more than ever. The global market has in fact been thriving for decades now and it is consequently saturated with products that promise good health, wellbeing and beauty. They sell everywhere – from postal offices to online shops…

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Coenzyme Q10 and skin

In the skin, CoQ10 is found in both cells and skin surface lipids, where it acts with other substances as the skin’s outermost barrier. The human body biosynthesises CoQ10, but its skin levels, as well as its levels in other tissues, drop progressively with increasing age. CoQ10 is often added to cosmetic products, which are…

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Efficacy of Valens vitamin D formulations

Vitamin D plays a very important role in the human body as it contributes to the maintenance of normal bones and normal function of the immune system. Numerous reports showed high prevalence of low vitamin D intake and vitamin D deficiency in Europe – particularly during the winter season, indicating the importance of vitamin D supplementation. There is some confusion regarding the dosages,…

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New: Oral spray with ceramides and coenzyme Q10

Ceramides are, besides collagen supplements, one of the most sought-after ingredients for beautiful and healthier skin. In Valens, we therefore decided to expand our beauty line with an innovative oral spray Valens Premium Ceramides ! Why Premium? Because this unique oral spray not only contains Ceramosides™, one of the leading brands of ceramides, but also Q10Vital®,…

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