Age-Defying Info

Here's a breakdown of how Peptides and Stem Cells improve our skin's functionality.

Why do you need to add anti-aging serums to your skincare routine? Why isn’t a moisturizer enough? I’m so glad you asked. Moisturizers and night creams do contain an array of ingredients that improve skin condition, but they also contain traditional thickeners and emollients. These are necessary to get that creamy texture. Creams can also contain sunscreens.  All this takes up valuable ‘room’ in the product that serums use to pack in the latest superstar ingredients discovered to fight the ‘war on aging.’  Anti-aging serums won’t replace your day or night creams. Think of them as bonus ingredients designed to target specific problems. The longer you use them, the better your skin gets! Think layers. Layering serums under your moisturizer is like wearing a bra and camisole under your blouse. You need them all to get the perfect look. Using serums will also get you the perfect look!  Think ‘beauty in a bottle.’ These beauties will help you see the signs of aging fade, and your skin will look younger, firmer, healthier, brighter- and did I say younger, oops I did. That’s why we created specific serums with incredible ingredients targeting the signs of aging: DROOPY, SPLOTCHY, THINNING SKIN Everyone needs our Collagen C Complex. It contains Soluble Collagen, which easily penetrates the skin with amino acids that help firm and strengthen skin tissues. We use a more stable form of C called Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, which does not oxidize and go bad in a few months like the old C serums. SAP is a powerful antioxidant that fights hyperpigmentation and brightens the skin. Swiss Apple extract stimulates new cell growth to prevent skin thinning. Along with Hyaluronic Acid, Sinorhizobium Melilote Ferment adds the icing on the cake. This fabulous ingredient not only increases hydration, but it also stimulates elastin synthesis! This is a must-have for aging skin and is probably why I don’t have wrinkly skin with age spots. DULL, WRINKLING AGING SKIN Skin will dramatically improve with our new Probiotic Stem Cell Serum. Lactococcus Ferment Lysate increases essential proteins and enzymes in the skin, cell cohesion improves, and skin renewal is accelerated. New skin cells are generated with two incredible stem cell actives. The Argan Tree has been around since the dinosaurs roamed the earth because they are resistant to death, and the Swiss Apple Uttwiler Spatlauder also contains long-living cells. One hundred percent of participants saw a significant reduction in wrinkle depth. In vitro tests showed a delay in cellular death, improved DNA repair, and protection from oxidative stress. Believe me, this is a good one to add under your night cream.  CROWS FEET, UNDER EYE WRINKLES, CREPY EYELIDS Need our Alpha Lipoic A&E Oil? Oil glands around the eyes begin to diminish at puberty. At 30, oil production is slowing, and the signs of aging are beginning to be seen. By 50, the skin's fat layer thins, limiting its ability to repair itself, and wrinkles become obvious as skin collapses due to lack of elastin and collagen. I created this lipid serum with Squalane (which comes from olives) as the base, as your skin should be around 25% Squalane. This is the lipid or oil in the skin that keeps it supple and flexible. Squalane is a potent antioxidant to also quench free radicals from damaging skin cells so that they do not function properly!!  I also added more antioxidants to prevent cellular aging like Alpha Lipoic Acid, A, E, and D. Believe me, this can save that delicate tissue around the eyes and keep them young for decades.  EYE BAGS AND DARK CIRCLES Need Cucumber Eye Relief? I have done all the work for you by adding anti-inflammatory and astringent botanicals like cucumber, eyebright, and chamomile into a base of 200% Aloe Vera to create a light serum to place under your eye in the morning to reduce puffiness and swelling. I’ve also added a new tetrapeptide, Eyeseryl, which dramatically reduces edema around the eyes by improving blood circulation and lymphatic flow. Banana Leaf, ginseng, marshmallow root, fennel, coltsfoot, bladderwrack, and other exotic extracts correct fluid retention in facial areas and dramatically reduce the degradation of collagen. A whopping 75% of the volunteers who tested this ingredient saw improvement in only 15 days. This fabulous serum reduces puffiness, improves skin elasticity, enhances skin texture and smoothness, and lightens under-eye darkness. I love this stuff and you will too!!!! Simply apply a thick layer of serum under your eye and on eyelids (if needed) and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse and apply Alpha Lipoic A&E Oil. SHRINKING LIPS Need our Peptide Lip Plumper? Unfortunately, as we age, our lips shrink! If you don’t want injections, try our new lip plumper. Palmitoyl Oligopeptide stimulates collagen and glycosaminoglycan synthesis to transform those shrinking lips. Volunteers found their lip volume improved 40%, hydration improved up to 60%, and vertical folds from dehydration minimized 29%. Natural peptides from the Portulaca Pilosa Extract combined with Palmitoyl Tripeptide 38 mimic hyaluronic injections by doubling its synthesis level and strongly stimulate the synthesis of matrix and dermal-epidermal junction molecules. What does this mean? Improved lip volume! Coconut oil, Sodium PCA, and Soluble Collagen also rescue your lips and reduce the wrinkles in the skin around the lips. Simply rub on the lips and the skin around the lips every morning and night! SUN DAMAGED AND AGING SKIN needs our Q10 Booster. As we age, our ability to make CoEnzyme Q10, also known as Ubiquinone, diminishes. Q10 is imperative for proper cell functioning and cellular development. Topical Q10 is a free radical scavenger because it is a potent antioxidant which defends cellular integrity. Probably most importantly, it helps to protect skin from DNA damage and repairs skin cells damaged by UV exposure, which are major contributors to skin aging. It penetrates the skin easily, especially with our famous Aloe Vera Base, and encourages the development of collagen and elastin, helping to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and sagging. Along with Q10, I have added MSM, which is a potent anti-inflammatory, and Grape Seed Extract, Vitamins A and E, which are more antioxidants. Copper, Hyaluronic Acid, and Linolenic Acid provide more aid to reverse the damage to photo-aged skin. You will love this one! BOTOX ALTERNATIVE is our Phyto-Tox Serum. If you don’t want to get Botox injections, you should get this great serum. Even if you do get them, this can help stretch the time between them. Why? I’ve added a great hexapeptide-8, Argireline, that inhibits cellular signals relaxing the skin surface. The result is reduced depth of wrinkles caused by constriction of muscles of facial expression, thereby preventing skin aging by repeated facial movements. Clinical studies show a 27% reduction of eye wrinkles in 30 days! I also found an extract from South America and Africa known as Acmella Oleracea that has a smoothing effect without injections. After only one day, 75% noticed these rapid results. Use during the day, under your moisturizer on your forehead, crow's feet, and around the mouth area. DEHYDRATED, SHRIVELED, SCALY, WRINKLED SKIN As we age, we really need Hyaluronic Booster with CBD! Hyaluronic Acid, also known as HA, is the fluid inside cells that provides a moisture-like lubricant in skin and joints. It is a humectant, the only biological (naturally occurring) substance that can attract and bind up to a 1000 times its weight in water. HA reduces wrinkle volume, improves elasticity, increases smoothness, reduces scaliness, and protects fibroblasts (a type of biological cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen, which produces the structural framework). I also added 300mg per bottle of full-spectrum water-soluble CBD. It is rich in Vitamins A, C, and E, which block free radical damage that causes age spots, collagen collapse, and uneven skin texture. Cannabinoids are chemical messengers that activate a class of cell membrane receptors located throughout the body. These chemical messengers serve a myriad of purposes, especially anti-inflammation, which slows down cellular damage and stimulates collagen renewal. Aging begins at the cellular level.

OK! No one is looking forward to death, but there is something that you do want to die because it is programmed that way. In order to have HEALTHY, YOUTHFUL-LOOKING SKIN, dermal cells must be born, move their way up to the epidermis, die, and slough off. The body content of your post goes here. To edit this text, click on it and delete this default text and start typing your own or paste your own from a different source. A healthy epidermis (surface skin cells) undergoes remodeling about once a month until you get older and the process slows down. Unfortunately, as you age, those old skin cells like to "hang" around! When new cells move their way to the surface, die, and slough off: this is called desquamation. When I began my journey into the beauty business over 30 years ago, squam cells were the new cells born in the dermis, but today we refer to them as stem cells. Your mission, if you choose to do it, is to remove the surface dead skin so new cells can move upward and take their rightful place on your face!! This is not impossible if you know what to do! As I said earlier, as you age, the dead skin likes to hang around! Not only does this hinder new cell development, making the skin texture look dry and rough, but it also prevents nutrients from reaching the dermis where all the ‘stem cell’ action should be occurring! If you can afford it, you can have your face resurfaced with lasers, dermabrasion, and deep peels performed by your favorite plastic surgeon or dermatologist. Or you can focus on regular "at home" strategies that might be more affordable and, with consistency, work just as well without permanently thinning the epidermis. Masks, scrubs, Alpha and Beta Acid Serums (AHA’s and BHA’s), light peels, and microdermabrasion really do work. It’s all about daily, weekly, and monthly EXFOLIATION!! Remember Marie Antoinette and her milk baths, raw sugar cane rituals by Polynesian women, red wine skin regimens of the English aristocracy, or even grandma’s advice about rubbing a lemon on your elbows and knees? This is nothing new; today it’s just wrapped up into prettier packaging. I want to focus on Alpha and Beta Hydroxy Acids and Enzyme Exfoliates. Lactic acid comes from milk, tartaric acid from grapes, citric acid from lemons, malic acid from apples, and glycolic acid from sugar cane, and are known as AHA’s. Salicylic acid comes from the bark of a willow tree and is a BHA. These acids dissolve the glue between the cells that keep HOLDING ON too long. As skin cells are exfoliated and leave the skin’s surface, new cells are triggered to be born to take their place. Papain, bromelain, and other exfoliating enzymes come from pineapple, papaya, pumpkin, mushrooms, grapefruit, green tea, and lemon. These enzymes gently dissolve dead skin cells and are more tolerated for sensitive skin types. HELLO GORGEOUS, TO THE RESCUE for this mission impossible home care solutions to exfoliate and renew your skin’s surface. TRIPLE ACTION YOUTH SERUM – A strong blend of glycolic and lactic acid to slough surface debris and hyaluronic acid for plumping and hydrating. Apply 1 or 2 coats over the face and neck area and leave on overnight, 1 to 2 nights in place of PM cream, or apply for a couple of hours in the morning, then exfoliate with Honey Jojoba Scrub, followed by serums and AM cream. ALPHA BETA ACID SERUM - Combines glycolic and salicylic acids along with hyaluronic acid for superb exfoliation and renewal. Apply two coats all over the face and neck for 1 to 2 hours, then exfoliate with the Honey Jojoba Scrub. Follow with serums and AM or PM creams. PUMPKIN ENZYME EXFOLIATOR – An incredible blend of enzymes that include all of the above-mentioned, to remove dead skin gently to promote skin renewal. Use daily to enhance exfoliation with our Honey Jojoba Scrub or use in place of your PM cream one night a week. HONEY JOJOBA SCRUB – Honey, aloe, and dissolving jojoba beads make this a safe but effective daily exfoliator. Each morning remove dead skin cells for a smoother skin’s surface. Apply serums and moisturizer, then makeup if needed. The skin cells in the epidermis are programmed to die, but sometimes need a little help to be removed. When you are young, your skin’s renewal cycle is around 28 days, usually without a hitch. As you age, 10 to 20 days are added to that cycle, and they just want to stay!!!