Backed by Science

The active ingredient in Altar™ is SBD-4. SBD-4 is a patented extract from the root of the Angelica Sinensis plant which grows in the high altitudes of China, Japan, and Korea. SBD-4 was developed and clinically tested under a sponsored study with the National Institutes of Health. The NIH selectively funds research that will have groundbreaking potential to improve the public’s health.

From the NIH sponsored study, SBD-4 demonstrated to do some rather remarkable things:

Promotes healthy, radiant and resilient skin
Heals severely dry, damaged skin
Prolongs skin hydration
Improves micro-circulation and increases oxygenation
Increases skin elasticity
Stimulates collagen production
Relieves redness and roughness

SBD-4 stimulates your own, natural hyaluronic acid, which binds up to 100 times its weight in water, leaving the skin dramatically hydrated. SBD-4 is also extremely rich in arginine, the amino acid that’s very important in maintaining, protecting and repairing the skin barrier.

“The daily use of SBD-4 increases the oxygenation, healing of micro-wounds and moisturization of the skin. It also prevents skin thinning, which is a hallmark of natural and environmental aging.”

- Dr. Krys Bojanowski

Lead Scientist of the NIH study on SBD-4