How Does Kinerase Work?

What is the active ingredient in Kinerase?

The prime ingredient in the Valeant product Kinerase is kinetin. Kinetin is a plant hormone which increases the division of cells. Kinetin works in plant cells to cause division as long as another hormone, called auxin, is also present. It was originally isolated from the DNA of herring sperm. It is called kinetin because of its ability to enhance or initiate cell division. In plants it is often used to help with wound healing or to promote the formation of new plant shoots.

How does kinetin work?

Kinetin was originally thought to be an incidental finding from the analysis of cells and did not occur naturally. Later it was found to be present in all cells and to have a distinct biological role. Kinetin is found to be present in the DNA of almost all forms of life in response to a compound called furfural. Furfural is created by DNA damage, and it is thought that kinetin works to repair this damage by converting furfural into N6-Furfuryladenine, which is not harmful to the cell. As a result, kinetin has become one of the most widely used compounds for slowing and reversing the aging process in skin cells and other systems.

What can Kinerase do?

One of the main causes of skin aging is DNA damage. While the surface skin cells are constantly being replaced, damage to the layer of cells underneath that create these new skin cells can cause symptoms of aging. As a result, these cells either day or have altered production of certain critical compounds. This can manifest in lines or in skin that appears to be older and damaged. While moisturizers can help counteract some of these effects, the best way to slow the symptoms of skin aging is to help repair and prevent the DNA damages that can cause it. Products using kinetin, including Kinerase, can help with that.