The key to skin rejuvenation is synergy. Skin Actives is skincare synergy

Why synergy?

“Synergy is an interaction or cooperation giving rise to a whole greater than the simple sum of its parts.” The term synergy comes from the Attic Greek word συνεργία synergia from synergos, συνεργός, meaning “working together.”

Most advertising for skincare products tells you about a (secret, new, magical) ingredient that will make all the difference. This is, scientifically speaking, rubbish! Let me explain. Suppose we are discussing one of the ingredients that approximate most a “miracle,” epidermal growth factor. Thousands of scientific articles describe many more experiments documenting how EGF influences the skin. Yet, EGF will do nothing unless the cell it influences has the wherewithal to follow the instructions. The cell will need, first of all, energy, in the form of ATP, plus amino acids required to make new proteins that will allow the cell to grow and multiply. It’s called “food”.

A good anti-aging skin product will be complex, not by using fragrances but by using ingredients that complement each other and allow the product, as a whole, to do its job.

Modern skincare should take advantage of complex proteins, like epidermal growth factor and antioxidant proteins, which facilitate skin healing and provide protection. These proteins are made using genetic engineering, a fancy name for biochemistry. These pure and super-active proteins can be used to formulate skincare products, but the formulator needs to understand how skin cells work.

To use ingredients to promote skin health, you need science. Remember: our tax dollars fund scientific research. It’s our right to use scientific research to do something good for our skin.

Hannah