The Power of Skin Care Products
Powerhouse ingredients, like azelaic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, salicylic acid and retinol, are well-known and well-proven. They are the raison d’être for the whole “anti-aging” skin care category because of their ability to make skin look younger and healthier. The higher concentration of these active ingredients, the more beneficial and effective they can be. They can reverse or stop skin aging, making skin look and feel better, smoother, firmer and younger.
Azelaic Acid
Role Anti-inflammatory, skin brightening, anti-bacterial
Mechanism of Action Strengthens capillary walls, inhibits melanin production and bacterial proliferation.
Benefits of Higher Concentrations With concentrations of ≥20%, inhibits melanin production. Provides anti-bacterial protection at ≥10%.
Glycolic Acid
Role Acne, anti-aging
Mechanism of Action Exfoliates the dull, dry superficial layers of skin, repairs sun damage and reduces excess pigment.
Benefits of Higher Concentrations With concentrations of ≥10% refreshes and rejuvenates the skin.
Lactic Acid
Role Anti-Aging
Mechanism of Action Exfoliates superficial dead skin cells so new, healthy skin cells can emerge.
Benefits of Higher Concentrations With concentrations of ≥10% can contribute to epidermal cellular turnover.
Salicylic Acid
Role Anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, keratolytic
Mechanism of Action Exfoliates superficial dead skin cells, reduces activity of capillaries and defends against bacterial contamination.
Benefits of Higher Concentrations With concentrations of ≥2%, treats blackheads and fights acne, rosacea and seborrhea.
Too much of a good thing
These acids are especially irritating for inflammatory skin conditions, hyperpigmentation and darker skin tones. High concentrations of these active ingredients can trigger neurogenic inflammation, which is caused by nerve endings that create an inflammatory reaction in the skin and cause irritation, redness, itching, swelling and pose a risk of photosensitivity, inflammation and hyperpigmentation. All skin types–not just sensitive skin and dark skin tones–can experience problems.
The result: skin care companies reduce the concentration of these active ingredients. The lower the concentration, the weaker the formula, and the less effective the result.
The challenge is a balancing act. It’s what everyone wants. Results, without side effects.
Over the past 50 years dozens of dermatologists or chemists–many of them men–developed potent formulas with a high acid concentration. And it took one woman to develop a formula that works without irritation. Masha Minkin developed DermShield™ so that NOON skincare products can deliver promises. Not compromises.
Dermshield™
DermShield™ reduces the intensity of the electrical impulse of the C-Fiber, thereby suppressing adverse side effects. Proprietary to NOON Aesthetics, DermShield™ belies the ‘no pain, no gain’ myth, enabling users to:
- Enjoy healthier, smoother, younger-looking skin, without adverse side effects.
- Reduce downtime following cosmetic procedures
- Prolong the results of professional treatments
A study in the December 2021 issue of The Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, a respected and peer-reviewed medical journal, evaluated the safety and effectiveness of DermShield™. It was determined that patients experienced faster recovery and better tolerance and concluded that DermShield™ is a “highly effective, safe modality in the reduction of erythema, pain and itching” following superficial chemical peels.
High concentrations of active ingredients are the power of NOON Aesthetics™. DermShield™ is the gentle.
