Hormonal imbalances, stress, bad eating habits and concurrent pathologies can alter the scalp health status and the wellbeing of our hair and our eyebrows. A vitamins, minerals and amino acid proteins deficiency, an excessive production of free radicals and recurrent chemicals treatments can directly damage the hair follicle. This may cause a weakening of the hair fiber, that by becoming more fragile and vulnerable could trigger up a gradual situation of hair thinning. HAIR LOSS 10 POSSIBLE REASONS BEHIND HAIR LOSS 2. INFECTIONS 4. STRESS 6. AGING 8. TREATMENTS 9. PREGNANCY 1. HEREDITARINESS 3. TRAUMAS 5. ANEMIA 7. HORMONAL IMBALANCES 9. NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES The hair products line Tricogen embodies an innovative system to keep hair loss and eyebrows loss under control. Building on the Belfatto Lab experience in the field, we wanted to create the right mix between technology and active ingredients, combining them in an appropriate way, in order to fight the excessive loss of hair caused by the Androgenetic Alopecia and/or the Telogen Effluvium, in males and females. The Tricogen system is a safe, new treatment with no relevant side effects, it is also recommended in long term treatment. 1
It is based on the synergistic action of 3 innovative elements: 1. the Micropigmentation treatment, which grants immediate results 2. the Microneedling action of RigenRoller 3. the use of the natural elements contained in Rigen+, elements able to reestablish the normal cycle of hair and eyebrows growth 0,55 mm Tricopigmentation needles length 0,20 mm Rigen Roller needles length EPIDERMIS DERMIS 2
Nowadays, there is a growing demand of alternative treatments from clients currently unhappy with the conventional therapies. The reasons of such unhappiness are the poor results and the high costs but also the several side effects of conventional therapies, such as hypertrichosis, dermatitis, periphery edema, headache and negative effects over sexual life. Building on this observation, we aimed to create a combined system between hair therapy techniques and the use of natural products able to satisfy the client s needs while ensuring aesthetic efficiency and high tolerability. The perfect combination of the Tricopigmentation action, RigenRoller microneedling and the systematic use of Rigen+, RigenShampoo and RigenCream represents an effective therapy against the AGA (Androgenetic Alopecia) and the Telogen Effluvium. It is a safe therapy, a minimally invasive treatment and it works for both males and females. RigenRoller action is based over the microneedling of the skin, an action of micro-perforations carried out by hundreds of small, thin needles (0,20 mm), in order to minimize any possible skin damage. Microneedling is an innovative treatment meant to stimulate the scalp, micro-invasive and most of important, painless. Initially used for the production of collagen, it proved capable of aiding the penetration of Rigen+ active substances into the skin and of indirectly influencing the hair follicle and the dermal papilla. The systematic use of RigenRoller (equipped with steel inox needles as pursuant to the CE regulations) allows the creation of micro-holes in the stratum corneum, facilitating the penetration and the transcutaneous absorption of Rigen+ active ingredients. 3 ROMA MILANO LATINA CASOLI (CH) Viale Avignone, 76/78 e-mail: roma@belfattolab.it Viale Coni Zugna, 4 e-mail: milano@belfattolab.it Via Ufente, 20 e-mail: latina@belfattolab.it Vico Montaniera, 42/ bis e-mail: casoli@belfattolab.it
The micro-holes appearing after the use of RigenRoller close completely after a couple of hours, leaving the outer skin untouched and preventing any possible infection. The main goal of this treatment is to stimulate hair growth, to increase hair thickness and to protect the hair from the oxidative stress caused to the organism by internal and external factors. RigenRoller, slows down the loss of hair by facilitating the transcutaneous absorption of active ingredients able to stimulate several growth factors. Such results, obtained by using the Tricogen Line for a minimum of 12 weeks, are supported by the latest scientific literature findings, that demonstrate how the joint use of a microneedling treatment and the application of active ingredients over the skin has proven to be more efficient than the sole use of products. Below, some references from the above-mentioned literature: All the patients of the joint therapy had an increase of hair thickness during the treatment first month. After 3 months the presence of new hair over the scalp was recorded and after 6 months there was a significant increase of hair covering the scalp. The patients were all quite happy with the results. If we were to perform a detailed analysis of the micro-perforations obtained through the Tricopigmentation treatment and the RigenRoller action, we could state from the very beginning that the factors potentially involved in the restoration of the hair follicle are more than a few. The Tricopigmentation treatment and RigenRoll microneedling take advantage of the capacity of the dermis to regenerate itself after having substained a 4
wound. The combined action of RigenRoller micro-needles and the Tricopigmentation needles causes the formation of micro-pores, through which Rigen+ active ingredients spread over. It also causes the formation of shallow micro-wounds that brings forth a flood of positive reactions, favoring the reparation and the healing processes of the wounds through the production of specifics growth factors. By taking advantage of the scalp features, the different growth factors involved exercise their action directly over the bulb cells, the dermal papilla, the stem cells and the fibroblasts, (capable of producing new collagen). By doing so, the optimal conditions of support and/or hair and eyebrows regrowth are recreated. The growth factors involved in the process are several, but we will only name a few: PDGF (piastrinic derivated growth factor), acting directly over the production of new fibroblasts, they stimulate the production of new tissues (this is also the principle at the basis of the PRP therapy) EGF (epidermal growth factor) FGF (fibroblast growth factor) VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) As we were saying, all this together with other factors, brings a change in the micro-environment of the follicles, by stimulating the papilla stem cells that are at the basis of the formation of new hair. In conclusion, the opening of channels over the scalp surface, the activation of the growth factors, the induction of fibroblasts and of the stem cells determine the production of new collagen and hyaluronic acid, which in turns creates a natural and physiological space of the tissue underneath. 5
The synergy of actions between the Tricopigmentation activity and the action of Rigen- Roller and Rigen+ allows for the creation of a tight control system over the hair life cycle by recreating favorable conditions for hair growth and by slowing down hair loss. Method of use: Be sure to wash your hair and your eyebrows with RigenShapoo before using RigenRoller. Use RigenRoller over the area to be treated, having care to always disinfect the area with a Betadine solution or a similar product before applying Rigen+. Perform a series of vertical, horizontal and diagonal movements without putting too much pressure on the device. The vascular stimulation may cause a slight reddening of the scalp, this is a normal occurrence as long as there is no bleeding. Apply a vial of Rigen+ immediately after and let it work. In order to let the scalp, react by facilitating the production of the factors mentioned above, we recommend the following frequency of use: during the first four week, apply RigenRoller two times a week, allowing a resting time of 72h between the applications (e.g. Monday and Thursday). from the fifth week until the conclusion of the sixth month, we recommend a single application per week, having care of always following the same methods of preparation. To comply with the condition of hygiene recommended and for the prevention of possible infections, we suggest to substitute the roller every 2/3 applications. The use of RigenRoller is contraindicated in the following cases: patients of anticoagulant therapies or with hematic problems in the events of dermatological pathologies psoriasis and eczema patients undergoing chemio therapies In any case, avoid direct exposition to sunlight in the days following the treatment. 6
LOTION: INGREDIENTI / INGREDIENTS: Aqua (Water), Alcohol (denatured), Malus domestica cell culture extract, Propylene glycol, Metoxy isopropanol, Serenoa repens, Humulus lupulum extract, Salvia officinalis extract, Urtica diooca extract, Betula alba extract, Panax ginseng extract, Aesculus hippocastanum seed extract, Curcuma longa root extract, Panthenol, Retinyl palmitate, Tocopheryl acetate, Ethyl linoleate, Ascorbic acid, Hydrolized keratin protein, Pvp va copolymer, Alkyldimetylbenzylammonium chloride, Alkyldimetylethylbenzylammonium chloride allantoin, Tallow trimonium chloride, Citric acid, Imidazolidinyl urea, Peg 40 hydrogenated castor oil, Isopropyl alcohol, Sodium chloride, Biotin, C.I. 42051. A genetic predisposition, an altered hormonal situation and seasonal changes are predisposing factors to hair loss and eyebrows loss. The direct action of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT), an excessive production of free radicals and poor blood circulation over the scalp may reduce the supply of nutrients and the production of energy in the bulb, causing the formation of thinner delicate hair, that fall prematurely. Because of the above, the necessity to create Rigen+ was born. Rigen+ is an adjuvant treatment that uses natural components, in order to fight and modulate the factors behind hair loss, and to reinstate the natural bulbar trophism and the physiological hair growth cycle. The anti-hair loss lotion Rigen+ is an amalgamation of natural active ingredients that by acting in synergy manage to: fight the action of the 5-alpha-reductase and of the DHT improve the vascular micro cycle of the scalp and of the supraciliary arch improve the metabolism of the hair bulb and of the papilla Rigen+ formula was created to deal especially with the initial phase and the most intense phase of hair and eyebrows loss. 7
Rigen+ is characterized by the presence of a stem cells biocompatible vegetal extract taken from the Malus Domestica apple. Scientific findings have proved that the hair bulb together with the basal lamina constitute a form of stem cells reserve. From this reserve, the stem cells periodically travel toward the follicle matrix, the sebaceous gland and the basal lamina of the intrafollicular dermis. Once they reach their destination, the stem cells transform into the progenitor cells of the follicle, of the sebaceous glad and of the basal lamina. Over the years, because of external environmental factors or genetic predisposition, these cells lose their replicating ability and slip into a sleeping state, however even so they maintain their regenerative potential. We can state that the stem cells are quite interesting from a biological perspective, because by being still unspecialized they are able to change and to create new tissues. Even the plants have totipotent stem cells with the ability of substituting damaged tissues. The vegetal stem cells are the beating heart of the plants, a precious source of natural active ingredients capable of giving the ability of self-protection, self-regeneration and reparation of the damages caused by the environment. 8 ROMA MILANO LATINA CASOLI (CH) Viale Avignone, 76/78 e-mail: roma@belfattolab.it Viale Coni Zugna, 4 e-mail: milano@belfattolab.it Via Ufente, 20 e-mail: latina@belfattolab.it Vico Montaniera, 42/ bis e-mail: casoli@belfattolab.it
As far as the cosmetic field is involved, because of obvious ethical reasons, the stem cells used are of vegetal origin, (particularly useful are those derived from the apple as they present the best characteristics). Rigen+ is characterized by the presence of a biocompatible stem cells extract of Malus Domestica originally coming from a variety of Swiss apples (Uttwiler Spatlauber) capable of undergoing the whole winter season without rotting. By interacting with the dermis human cells, the vegetal stem cells are able to slow down the dermis cells aging process and are able to increase the duration of the cell life, by doing so they also reactivate the growth of hair. A characteristic of the apple cell is its ability to interact with the dermis cells. The Malus Domestica stem cells are capable of penetrating into the dermis where they: interact with the dermis cells, stimulating the fibroblasts and reactivating the biochemical processes responsible for the skin regeneration process stimulate the production of collagen and elastin exercise a strong regenerative and reactivating action over the hair follicle, stimulate the regrowth of hair and slow down hair loss. The phisiological aging of the hair follicles and their following scheduled deaths demand a constant cellular turnover, that can only the achieved through the direct intervention of the stem cells 9
Some scientific findings have proved that the Malus Domestica stem cells are able to protect the aging follicles by penetrating through the dermis and interacting with the cells of the dermis basal layer. The Malus Domestica stem cells provide for important nutrients and biological factors, increasing the availability and the vitality of the human stem cells, by slowing down the follicles physiological aging process and most important by acting over the genetic and environmental reasons that may cause the follicles to be destroyed before the expected time. And so, the presence of an extract of the biocompatible stem cells of Malus Domestica in Regen+ promotes: hair bulb regeneration hair growing phase extension hair loss decline However, Rigen+ formula makes it possible to benefit from the specific properties of other active naturals ingredients that act in synergy over the hair health status. The Curcuma longa, a spice used all over the world, has proven to have important anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial agents. In recent years, a constantly increasing number of scientific findings has brought to the fore an active component of the Curcuma, the curcumin. The curcumin has been tested in the treatment of a variety of dermatological diseases with great results. In several studies of different dermatological pathologies, the symptoms connected with the Androgenetic Alopecia improved after a topical treatment with the curcumin was employed. 10 ROMA MILANO LATINA CASOLI (CH) Viale Avignone, 76/78 e-mail: roma@belfattolab.it Viale Coni Zugna, 4 e-mail: milano@belfattolab.it Via Ufente, 20 e-mail: latina@belfattolab.it Vico Montaniera, 42/ bis e-mail: casoli@belfattolab.it
The presence of Curcuma Longa and of one of its active ingredient, the curcumin, allows Rigel+ to perform a strong anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant action against the free radicals, which produced under specific environmental conditions (pollution, UVA/UVB rays, the use of chemical products) attack the bulb functionality. In a recent scientific publication yet another property of the Curcuma was discovered, the one that enables the Curcuma to inhibit the 5-alpha-reductase enzyme. Such enzyme plays a prominent role in transforming testosterone to its active form, the DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which is involved in some dermatological diseases connected to androgenic hormones such as the Alopecia Androgenetic. By way of example and not limited to, the table below offer a scheme meant to clarify the hormones role, the receptors role and the enzymes role as far as their involvement with the Alopecia pathology are concerned. In this table we analyze the targets hit by the different Rigel+ components. Hair loss is a clinical manifestation that involves the scalp, it is clearly tied with the androgenic hormones synthesized from cholesterol by the testicles, the ovaries and the adrenal glands. TESTOSTERONE - 5 A REDUCTASE DIIHYDROTESTOSTERONE 11
Among these hormones, the DHT was identified as one of the primary causes of hair loss. As we stated above, the DHT is synthesized from testosterone by the enzyme 5-Alpha-Reductase. When the DHT binds itself with the receptors specifically present in the hair follicle, it causes a miniaturization of the follicle, ensuring hair loss and a shortening of the anagen phase. Building on these scientific facts concerning the DHT role, when coming up with Rigel+ we focused our attention, over the natural ingredients able to perform a significant blocking activity in relation of the DHT or of the specific enzyme used in the treatment of the Alopecia and the Androgenetic Alopecia especially. Among the active ingredients used in Rigen+, we wish to highlight the presence and the activity of the Serenoa repens. The substance extracted from the Saw Palmetto seeds is composed by a mix of unsaturated fatty acid and phytosterols, (sitosterol beta, campesterol, stigma sterol) that are responsible of the DHT inhibition through its specific receptor. 12 ROMA MILANO LATINA CASOLI (CH) Viale Avignone, 76/78 e-mail: roma@belfattolab.it Viale Coni Zugna, 4 e-mail: milano@belfattolab.it Via Ufente, 20 e-mail: latina@belfattolab.it Vico Montaniera, 42/ bis e-mail: casoli@belfattolab.it
There are various scientific findings encouraging the use of topic preparations containing the Serenoa repens to treat the Androgenetic Alopecia. Because of that we can state that the use of topic preparations containing the Serenoa repens in any hair loss treatments is a valid alternative to the use of medicines, especially for people sensitive to the medications side effects. Among the natural remedies contained within Rigen+ to treat hair loss and to favor hair growth we must mention, a most important one, the Panax Ginseng. Ginseng, as it is usually called, is famous for having various pharmacological effect such as the ability to act as an anti-inflammatory and an anti-oxidant. It contains many chemical compounds such as, ginsenoids, polysaccharides, peptidoglycans, steroids, fatty acids, carbs, amino acids, terpenes and essential oils. Scientific findings have proved how the Ginseng Panax is able to act as a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, which stimulates the growth of new hair. Other recent findings have revealed the existence of other possible activities performed by Ginseng, apparently it doesn t just act as an inhibitor but also as a follicle stem cells stimulant through the production of VEFG (Vascular endothelial growth factor). By this point, it would be useful to recall Rigen+ three action points. 13
The anti-hair loss Rigen+ lotion is an amalgamation of active ingredients, that by acting in synergy can: fight off the 5-alpha-reductase and the DHT damaging action improve the vascular micro-circulation of the scalp and the supraciliary arch improve the metabolic processes of the hair bulb and the papilla After having examined the elements involved in the first point, we will try to provide a brief overview of the active ingredients that are involved in the improvement of the scalp vascular micro-circulation system. The Aeusculu shoppocastanum is a medicinal plant holding notable properties. Among its properties there is the ability to increase the vascular perfusion of the scalp, thus allowing for an increase of the hair bulb nutritional contribution. The presence of nettle and hops natural extracts gives to Rigen+ the ability to improve the scalp circulation, by facilitating the direct flowing of nutritional ingredients and oxygen to the weakened hair follicles and by stimulating the metabolic functions of the bulb outer tissues. The A, E, B5, B8 and C Vitaminic Group thanks to their specifically anti-oxidant, nutritive and stimulating action improve the bulb functionality bringing forth hair revitalization. 14 ROMA MILANO LATINA CASOLI (CH) Viale Avignone, 76/78 e-mail: roma@belfattolab.it Viale Coni Zugna, 4 e-mail: milano@belfattolab.it Via Ufente, 20 e-mail: latina@belfattolab.it Vico Montaniera, 42/ bis e-mail: casoli@belfattolab.it
Method of use: After washing your hair with RigenShampoo apply a vial of Rigen+ over your wet hair and your scalp. Massage delicately, then proceed to dry your hair off. During the days coinciding with the use of RigenRoller, after shampooing your hair, disinfecting the interested areas properly, apply a vial of Rigen+. In order to obtain the best result concerning the slowing down of hair loss and the stimulation of hair regrowth, we advise to use the Rigen+ plus treatment for at least 12 weeks and to plan it accordingly to the following suggestion: SHOCK TREATMENT: apply a vial of Rigen+ every day for a period of 2 weeks. MAINTENANCE THERAPY: apply two vials every week for a period of two months. 15
The presence of active ingredients, especially selected and mixed to create a complex compound of natural substances, proteins and vitamins makes it possible for RigenShampoo to prevent the weakening of the hair bulb, and grants to RigenShampoo nutritional, stimulating and strengthening properties. RigenShampoo, used as Rigen+ treatment natural complement, combines the action of essential oils, natural active ingredients and proteins into restoring the physiological functioning balance of the hair bulb and the scalp. The presence of Alpha Bisabol and other natural elements gives Rigen+ anti-inflammatory, decongestant and sebum-regulator properties, greatly minimizing the unwanted effects of the external agents. Therefore, we can state that a regular use of RigenShampoo gives results from the very first stages such as: an improvement of the scalp health status hair loss decline follicle stimulation, normalization of the gland functions enhanced hair mass, hair elasticity and hair brilliance elimination of possible processes of excessive desquamation Method of use: apply a sufficient amount of RigenShampoo over wet hair and eyebrows. Delicately massage your hair and your eyebrows for a couple of minutes in order to give the active ingredients time to perform their actions, rinse with abundant water. The shampoo action is enhanced by the concurrent use of the anti-hair loss lotion Rigen + applied directly over the wet hair. 16
The synergy of action established between RigenCream, Rigen+ and RigenShampoo brings forth a quick recovery of the defibrated and exploited hair. The protective action of the elements contained within RigenCream perform greatly on a bast fibers and cuticle level. All the while, the hyaluronan acid contained within RigenCream delivers natural hydration and enhance the typical elasticity of the scalp and the skin. The nutritive action granted by the protein content of the product manages to develop a great full-bodied effect and brilliance about the hair. Method of use: after using RigenShampoo, apply an amount of cream directly proportioned to the length and the amount of hair possessed. Massage the hair delicately before letting it rest for some minutes, after that rinse with abundant water. Proceed to apply RigenRoller and Rigen+, always careful to follow the box application instruction. 17