What is corneotherapy ? What does it mean to your facials ?
Corneothetapy is the skin care concept of the future. It’s where science meets beauty. It provides the link between dermatology and cosmetics.
( Here’s the skin geek bit: Professor Albert Kligman widely regarded as the father of cosmeceuticals, well known for his pioneering work on corneotherapy, had a clever way of describing it as being like an “outside- in” therapy, where “outside” is the stratum corneum and “in” are the therapeutic effects starting in the stratum corneum and working their way into the deeper layers.)
So, preventative corneotherapy is aimed at supporting the maintenance of healthy skin and the prevention of skin conditions and disease.
Trained therapist will use customised, pure ingredients in their skin care products that can individually adapt to treat specific skin problems. Think of it as bespoke skin care.
Great advances in our knowledge of the structure and function of the stratum corneum, has led to the development of many innovative products that have not only improved the efficacy but have made them more convenient and easier to use. These include new delivery systems to enhance penetration such as sprays, foams, gels and encapsulation.
Using the principles of corneotherapy it is possible to achieve skin correction and effectively treat many skin disorders before being earmarked for dermatology.
One of the major advantages of corneotherapy is that it is largely free from side effects in comparison with pharmaceuticals.
As Dr Kligman once said: “Whenever you see inflamed skin, regardless of its cause, it means that the stratum corneum is leaky and permeable. But, if you repair the stratum corneum, that tells the underlying tissues that they don’t have to keep reacting like there’s danger in the environment.” At Sole Revival we have developed a unique and effective range of treatments and products to restore balance to the stratum corneum and promote ongoing healthy, balanced skin.
Recent clinical studies* have shown that not only barrier disorders like acne, rosacea and atopic dermatitis respond particularly well to corneotherapy, but cornification disorders may also be treated with success. An important precondition of a healthy stratum corneum seems to be the presence of Phosphatidylcholine. This substance plays a significant role as a natural component of the cellular membranes. Moreover in its native form, it provides the linoleic acid for the formation of ceramide 1.
Phosphatidylcholine is also an essential element for the transformation of ceramides into sphingomyelins. It is an interesting fact that the fluidity of the skin barrier layers may be increased with linoleic acid containing Phosphatidylcholine.
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