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Ozone

How Ozone is produced

Ozone, also called active oxygen, is an unstable gas made up of three oxygen atoms. The ozone molecule is generated following a process of high electric voltage, according to the reaction: 3O2  →  2O3
More specifically in two ways:
  • Naturally: it is produced naturally through certain types of chemical reactions. With electrical discharges or by the photochemical effect of the sun’s ultraviolet rays, in the presence of humidity and especially at dawn and dusk, and in higher doses on the sea and in the mountains. In thunderstorms, it forms as a result of the high voltages involved, and lightning is a large producer of ozone. The characteristic fresh scent that is felt after a thunderstorm is caused by the formation of this gas.
  • Artificially: Ozone can be produced artificially by replicating the same phenomenon that occurs in nature. The “ozone generators” are machines that produce the gas by means of extremely high electrical voltages, through radiation with UV rays. In both methods the connection between the oxygen molecules is broken. Both ambient air and pure oxygen can be used for the power supply in the ozonizers, even if a greater quantity of ozone can be produced by using the latter.

Why Ozone

Ozone has important therapeutic properties, which are used in the so-called ozone therapy. The scientifically proven properties are:

Healing and regenerating of the mucous membranes

Ozone promotes the healing process and stimulating tissue formation.

Antibacterial

Ozone is a bactericide that works with a direct mechanism through peroxidation reactions (oxygenation thanks to molecular oxygen) of its phospholipids and proteins, and with an indirect mechanism through the activation of endogenous defense mechanisms, increasing the metabolic activity of phagocytes, i.e. cells that ingest extracellular material such as bacterial material.

Antiviral

Ozone interacts with the "envelope" of some types of viruses inducing an altered electronic configuration of the binding site. In this way the virus cannot replicate itself and therefore infect

Anti-inflammatory

Ozone induces a decreased synthesis of prostaglandins, an acid that promotes inflammation, with a consequent decrease in the release of biogenic amines in the inflammatory focus.

Analgesic or analgesic

Analgesic or analgesic, it is obtained thanks to the greater flow of oxygen in the site of inflammation, the inflamed part, and to the oxidation of the chemical mediators which determine the painful stimulus.

Immunomodulatory

Ozone exerts a cytokine-inducing effect (cytokines play a fundamental role in regulating the immune system) thus promoting the development of the immune defences.

Ozonated oil

The relatively short life of ozone in the air and its instability mean that it cannot be stored in large quantities, and this characteristic, in some cases, can impose limits on its applications, so researchers have looked for the conditions for being able to store this gas in a biological tank, so that it can be used at the right time.

 

The affinity of ozone towards unsaturated fatty acids was therefore used by making ozone bind to vegetable oils, under suitable reaction conditions, giving rise to the so-called ozonides, compounds capable of storing oxygen in a readily transferable form, for then release it on our skin.

 

In sunflower, olive, flax, hemp and jojoba oils, thanks to their high content of essential fatty acids, ozone is microencapsulated in the molecular structure of the oil itself, in the form of compound ozonide. In this way it stabilizes and amplifies its duration, allowing the ozone to remain in an active “nascent” state for a long period of time, provided it is kept at a low temperature.

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When we talk about ozonated oil, we are therefore talking about the biological action of the ozonides which, in contact with the skin and with the underlying tissues, quickly come into action, creating a series of verifiable effects:

  • High germicidal activity on fungi, yeasts, viruses and bacteria.
  • Reactivation of the blood microcirculation.
  • Stimulation of granulation and tissue growth.
  • Anti-inflammatory and analgesic action.
  • Revitalization of epithelial tissues.

The local application of ozonated oils produces results comparable to gaseous ozone therapy treatments in many pathologies, even if sometimes the treatment times are longer.

Cosmetic treatment with ozonated oil

Our ozonized oil, obtained according to a patented method, contains a high concentration of lipohydroperoxides per ml., for which its characteristics and effectiveness are of a much higher quality.

 

A complete cosmetic treatment allows the treated subject to have concrete and tangible results, without having to resort to applications of products of a different nature.

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