With the number of skin products out on the market; and everyone promising to make you look beautiful and younger, it is hard to know what is really the product that will work for you.

As Skin Care Professionals, we do our extensive market research to find which product is going to support us in our mission to provide you with the best healthy functioning skin that will in turn give you a more radiant and youthful complexion.

We would like to share our knowledge and experience to help you make the product decision by providing information on what to look for and the reasons why we at Invigor8 Anti-Ageing Clinics have chosen the ranges we prescribe for your skin.

Firstly there are two categories of Skin Products - Cosmetic and Cosmeceautical (Pharmaceutical) Products.

Cosmetic Products are those that only deliver their ingredients at a very superficial level into the skin. They do not delay your skin’s ageing process because they work at the upper most layer of the Epidermis which is top most layer of the skin. Cosmetic products are available over the counter in department stores, through the internet and supermarkets as they are not as active as cosmeceutical products and therefore poses less risk of damage.

Cosmeceutical Products have pharmaceutical benefits to your skin. Cosmeceutical products contain active ingredients that act on the skin’s cellular structure through topical application.  They are more concentrated, purer and more effective.  They are only available from professional skin care clinics as skin analysis and consultation is essential before any cosmeceutical products can be prescribed to address skin concerns and conditions.

The delivery system of the active ingredients in cosmeceutical products are proficient and can penetrate into the deeper level of your skin and effect the natural cellular activity. When choosing your cosmeceutical product, they must:

• contain antioxidants,
• contain enzymatic exfoliants,
• be able to communicate with the cells,
• contain skin lightening ingredients, and
• contain intercellular substances that mimic skin structure and induce healing.

Invigor8 has chosen DMK, Cosmedix, and Medik8 because they contain all the necessary ingredients that support the skin structure.

Are skin care products available in supermarkets and online any good?

You may find the essential cosmeceutical ingredients in some off–the-shelf cosmetic products in supermarkets, online retailers, chemists or even some beauty salons.  Skin care product that are easily obtained without professional skin analyis and consultation are for general use and are less conctrated and less active delivering less results.

Cosmeceuticals are more active and concentrated; and must be used as instructed only after skin analysis and consultation by a professional and qualified skin care specialist like Invigor8 Paramedical Skin Practitioners.  If use correctly, these cosmeceuticals can deliver results beyond any off-the-shelf skin care products.  Guaranteed!The difference between the cosmetic product and the cosmeceutical product is not only the concentration of the ingredients, but more importantly, the synergies of ingredients and the delivery system to allow them to retain their active properties to  better support your skin that we at Invigor8 prescribe.

You do not have to spend a fortune getting the right products for your skin care.  Talk to your Invigor8 Skin Practitioner about starting on your cosmeceuatical skin range and making a difference to your skin and appearance.