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Nu Skin Future Serum… hmm. What’s in it? Where did it come from? Been wondering about that? You probably already know that it contains the proprietary ingredient ageLOC. That is the same active found in the ageLOC Galvanic Facial Gels used with the Galvanic Home Spa.

But what else? I found some great information regarding that. And I am going to share it with you, so here you go….

The technology is licensed to Nu Skin; skin serum on the market

• Deseret News

BYU research has identified a naturally occurring compound that improves skin health, and the university has licensed the technology to Provo-based Nu Skin Enterprises, the $1.3 billion global anti-aging personal care and nutritional products company.

The anti-aging skin product that features the BYU ingredient was launched in October as part of the company’s ageLOC(TM) skin care line. Nu Skin sold $28 million of ageLOC skin care products in the last quarter of 2009.

The little-known molecule, called equol, is derived from plants such as soybeans. Its benefits for skin grew out of earlier work by BYU Professor Edwin Lephart who was testing various compounds from plants for possible impacts on human health. Equol stood out. Read the rest of this entry »