Blog — ageless skin

I-resQ: Help for Puffy Eyes

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I-resQ: Help for Puffy Eyes

Puffy, swollen eyes became my new normal, thanks to an unseasonably warm PNW summer, hellish pollen counts, and my inability to lose the COVID 15. Our new I-resQ is specifically designed to help improve puffy eyes.

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Focus: Saccharide Isomerate

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Focus: Saccharide Isomerate

Saccharide Isomerate is a polysaccharide that mimics a carbohydrate complex found in outermost layer of human skin. Topically, it improves moisture levels up to 72 hours with a single application.

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Mind your Collagen

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Mind your Collagen

The obsession with collagen is hard to miss. It’s everywhere - in our coffee, smoothies, candy, and skincare. Thrilled by the zeal to nurture collagen, I am equally troubled by the volume of misinformation. Let’s look beyond the hype, at what works, what doesn’t, and why.

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Focus: Matrixyl (3000 & synthe'6)

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Focus: Matrixyl (3000 & synthe'6)

Matrixyl®, a trademark of Sederma, represents a range of synthetic, signaling peptides that boosts the skin’s production of collagen, the protein responsible for providing strength and structure. Signaling peptides, or Matrikines, are chemical messengers instructing the cell to perform a specific function, stimulating the skin’s natural process. Derived from the amino acids paired with a fatty acid Palmitic Acid, each form of Matrixyl® delivers distinct benefits, in addition to accelerating collagen production. 

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Ingredient Spotlight: Retinol

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Ingredient Spotlight: Retinol

Vitamin A is an oil-soluble vitamin critical to healthy immune function, vision, reproduction, and cellular communication.  The human body is incapable of synthesizing Vitamin A, relying instead on dietary and/or supplemental replenishment. Applied topically, it speeds cellular turnover, inhibits collagen breakdown, and normalizes keratinization.  Multi-faceted skin benefits make it ideal over-the-counter solution for both aging and acne-prone skin.

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