Viablife Ceramide NP

High purity Ceramide powder for sale is the main lipid component of the lamellar lamellae present in the intercellular spaces of the stratum corneum. These lamellar lamellae are supposed to provide the barrier properties of the epidermis. The intercellular lipid domain is composed of approximately 45-50% ceramide, 25% cholesterol, 15% free fatty acids, and 2% phytosphingosine. The discovery of a lipid in the nervous tissue of the brain dates back to 1884, when Johann Thudichum identified it in his publication A Treatise on the Chemical Constitution of the Brain. Due to its complex and enigmatic biological function, the lipid was named "sphingolipid," derived from "Sphingo-," referencing the Sphinx of ancient Egyptian mythology. Sphingolipids were later classified into three main types: sphingomyelins, glycosphingolipids, and ceramides. Ceramides are structurally heterogeneous and complex sphingolipids that differ in chain length, type and degree of hydroxylation, and saturation level. They are formed through the covalent condensation of sphingosine and long-chain fatty acids with 12 to 30 carbon atoms. Different combinations of three sphingosine and four fatty acids are connected through amide to form different ceramides in the stratum corneum, mainly twelve types. Among these, Ceramide NP is the most abundant and functionally significant.

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