The Skin’s Healing Intelligence System

Your skin isn’t just a barrier—it’s an intelligent organ equipped with a regulatory network called the Endocannabinoid System (ECS). This system includes two powerful receptors, CB1 and CB2, located on the surface of skin cells and even within their mitochondria.

When activated, these receptors:

  • Calm inflammation
  • Accelerate wound healing
  • Direct collagen production
  • Rebuild the skin barrier
     

 

 

Illustration of CB1 and CB2 receptors throughout the skin—key components of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) that regulate inflammation, healing, and cellular renewal.

⚡ Mitochondria: Powering Skin Repair From Within

If the ECS is the skin’s control system, the mitochondria are its power source.

These tiny organelles inside every skin cell produce ATP, the energy required for healing, collagen synthesis, and barrier regeneration.

After any procedure—laser, microneedling, chemical peels—the demand on your skin’s energy system skyrockets.

But here’s the challenge: mitochondrial function declines with age, UV exposure, and inflammation.

That’s where Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) comes in.

Topically applied CoQ10:

  • Fuels fibroblasts for collagen and elastin production
  • Supports keratinocytes in barrier repair
  • Reduces oxidative stress at the cellular level
  • Restores mitochondrial performance in aging and stressed skin

At bo-sci, we don’t just activate the system. We energize it.

By pairing ECS activation with mitochondrial support, we create the ideal internal environment for skin that heals better—and stays younger, longer.