Extra-Firming

Organically-certified Green Banana extract is a new, active ingredient specially developed for Clarins. It plays a key role in maintaining the firmness of skin and helps strengthen the skin's structure by:
- Stimulating the synthesis of collagen—most abundant in the dermis
- Improving the strength of collagen fibers
- Anchoring the connections between collagen fibers and skin cells

Until now, anti-aging products have largely focused on collagen fibers and, to a lesser extent, on elastin fibers.
After three decades of research, Clarins has made a scientific breakthrough that will revolutionize anti-aging products. Because skin is a mobile structure—in which all elements must work together to maintain a healthy, youthful appearance—Clarins new Extra-Firming formulas target not only collagen fibers, elastin fibers and fibroblasts (dermis cells), but the connections that strengthen the bonds between them.

The skin on the face is constantly being stressed by the environment, daily aggressors and even facial expressions. To help prevent wrinkles, the dermis relies on a stretchable and compressible network capable of following the movements of the face without permanently stretching the skin.
Hence, the importance of the connections which anchor these fibers and cells, and give the skin's structure its mobility and long-term firmness.