Summer tips
Summer is finally here, the favourite season of the year for many people. Sun, beach, relaxation... It is the best time of the year to disconnect from routine and that is why we tend to forget about the impact it leaves on our skin: dehydration, sunburn, acne and, above all, the hated sun spots....
Effectively attenuate extrinsic skin aging
From the time we are born, aging occurs in all the organs of our body and there is no exception for our skin, which is the largest organ and shows the first and the most visible signs of aging. Cutaneous ageing is induced by external and intrinsic factors. Intrinsic aging is inevitable and results in...
WHAT IS THE EXPOSOME ?
On a tendance à penser que la peau vieillie avec le passage du temps. Mais savez vous que certains facteurs sont plus importants pour le vieillissement cutané que la simple chronologie ou la génétique ? Le génome n’est responsable que du 25% des maladies ou processus de vieillissement. Cela explique pourquoi deux jumelles, qui...
Skin and Pigmentation - How does it works ?
ALPHA BRIGHT SERUM 1. Reasons for skin pigmentation The pigmentation processes The melanin pigments (melanosomes) are produced at the basal layer of the skin by the melanocytes. They are transferred by the dendrites from the melanocytes to the keratinocytes which are the constituents of the superficial layer of the skin (epidermis). During...
Management of oxidative stress after aesthetic procedures in plastic surgery and dermatology
The most significant factors that affect cutaneous wound healing are oxygenation, infection, age and sex hormones, stress, diabetes, obesity, medications, alcoholism, smoking, and nutrition. Oxidative stress reflects an imbalance between the systemic manifestation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a biological system's ability to repair the resulting damage. It causes strand breaks in DNA. ...
Vitamin C - The most advanced technology to stabilize antioxidants
A UNIQUE AND STABLE MOLECULAR COMBINATION of 8% L-ASCORBIC ACID, 2% PHYTIC ACID, 0.2% TANNIC ACID. L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C in its natural form) is highly unstable in contact with air and water oxygen, especially with warm temperature. Different techniques are used to stabilize it with unequal results.
Pollution and skin
ORIGINS AND POTENTIAL TREATMENTS Atmospheric pollution: a danger for the health of your skin. The synergistic action of environmental pro-oxidants amplifies skin aging. The skin is the mean interface between our body and the external environment. It acts as a biological barrier against a range of chemicals and physical environmental pollutants. It is defined...
