cosmeceutical skin care
“Cosmeceutical skin care is the
most significant trend in professional skin care today”
- Sharon Cass, Cosmeceuticals Ltd.
As a skin specialist, you will no doubt have heard the term or be familiar with Cosmeceuticals, one of the hottest developments in professional skin care. If you’re not offering treatments to your clients then you’re missing out on a great opportunity to share some of the most progressive product developments and scientific advances.
Cosmeceutical skin care enables you to treat a wide variety of skin concerns, such as premature ageing, acne, sensitivity, pigmentation and Rosacea, whilst utilising the best that nature and science combined can offer us. The term Cosmeceutical was coined by DrAlbertM. Kligman in the 1970s to define the marriage between cosmetic products and therapeutic pharmaceuticals; these can also sometimes be referred to as Functional Cosmetics, Dermaceuticals or Performance Cosmetics, however the term Cosmeceutical is probably the most widely used today.
“Cosmeceutical skin care is the most significant trend in professional skin care today,” explains Sharon Cass, Brand and EducationManager at Cosmeceuticals. “As consumers get more discerning they are demanding better results that go beyond the normal temporary effects of cosmetics.”
“The cosmetics industry is an ingredients minefield.What consumers seek is serious skin care results and an understanding of the effects of ingredients used within products,” adds Tracy Tamaris, training director at iiaa, distributor of Environ Skin Care.
“Cosmeceutical skin care products contain ingredients that influence the biological function of the skin which in turn improve appearance by delivering nutrients necessary for healthy skin. Cosmeceuticals can help to improve skin tone, texture, and radiance,” explains Crystal Clear founder Sharon Hilditch.
“They usually contain more advanced ingredients such as peptides which are highly effective at penetrating into the skin to help stimulate the production of new collagen and elastin. Peptides can also help turn on the Fibroblast cells which in turn triggers the chain reaction of building and repairing the dermis,” she continues.
“As we age, communication diminishes within the skin, resulting in decreased collagen production and an accumulation of degraded elastin fibres. Cosmeceutical ingredients such as peptides function as a natural trigger to help accelerate newer cells to the surface, allowing the epidermis and dermis to communicate more efficiently.”
Sharon Cass explains how Cosmeceutical skin products differ from cosmetics: “Cosmetic skin care - which surprisingly is the majority of professional skin care products - have beneficial effects on the skin but these are somewhat temporary, such as cleansing, hydration or anti- inflammatory effects. Cosmeceutical products will effect more profound changes in the skin - such as stimulation of dermal proteins, increased cell renewal or improved repair abilities - and therefore results will remain evident for longer.”
choosing a cosmeceutical range
Sharon Cass advises: “When selecting products you should still consider the core principles of your business as there are now a wide range of Cosmeceutical products to choose from making them compatible with a wider range of business profiles.”
For example, Priori™offer an all-natural Cosmeceutical range that meets with the ethos of many holistic clinics or Spas.
Sharon continues: “Cosmeceutical ingredients usually have good clinical studies and they generally have applications for more serious skin conditions such as photo-damage and acne. This means that as a professional you can be surer of the results you can offer people than the normal ambiguous claims products often offer.”
So what kinds of treatments will introducing Cosmeceutical skin care enable you to offer? “Peels and the associated homecare products are the most commonly used Cosmeceutical ranges and these can transform your business as they treat a wide range of conditions and give instant, safe results,” Sharon Cass says.
“There are anti-ageing ingredients which work and improve the skin far beyond the capabilities of a simple moisturiser,” adds Tracy. “VitaminA is the most important anti-ageing ingredient and is scientifically valued for its effect at molecular
level.VitaminA not only slows down ageing, but may even reverse some signs of ageing. The other major anti-ageing ingredient isVitamin C, which has both protective antioxidant and collagen producing properties.
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