By Amy Chalmers | December 2011
Imagine if you could speak to your skin and tell it exactly what you want it do. Would you tell it to fill in those wrinkles? Lose the dark circles, the pigment and the acne? Or would you simply ask it to stay plump, firm and radiant for life?
Whatever your skin concerns, you don’t have to settle for an imagined conversation, because direct communication with your skin is now entirely possible; provided, of course, that you speak to your cells in the one language they understand—the biochemical language of cell signalling.
Don’t worry, you won’t have to sign up for night classes or buy an English-to-chemical dictionary to participate in this kind of dialogue. Microbiologists have already done all the hard work deciphering how cells communicate with each other and their environment and—more to the point—how we can interact with cells to send our own messages and provoke specific responses.
The answer is to contact a qualified dermal therapist —part of the new generation of skincare professionals. These highly educated practitioners take what microbiologists know about cell communication and apply it to skin care, essentially acting as ‘cell whisperers’, delivering messages between you and your skin.
Common skin concerns like wrinkles, sagging, sensitivity, texture and pigment problems all result from distortions and disruptions in normal cell communication. These disruptions are due to damage—either to the cell body itself or to the DNA and mitochondria inside the cell. Damage from things like pollution, UV exposure, free radicals, stress, diet and other lifestyle factors accumulates over time, effectively distorting vital cell signals. A qualified dermal therapist can assess where the communication has broken down and devise a tailored treatment plan to clear the static off the lines and ensure proper delivery of the instructions that your cells need for optimal growth and repair.
Dermal therapists work to improve three aspects of cell communication:
Signal Clarity - using DNA repair factors and peptides to get the source of the signals in working order so that the right commands are being sent out to improve wound healing, lighten pigmentation, reduce visible capillaries and stimulate new collagen production.
Signal Boosting – flooding the tissue with growth factors so that important messages are delivered in a loud and clear voice to all of the cells involved. Stem cell-derived growth factors improve all aspects of aging and skin damage, gently restoring the repair process and stimulating new cells to build collagen and elastin as well as healing hyper pigmentation and working to reverse aging.
Signal Feeding – providing the right cell nutrition at every stage in tissue repair and production to produce the maximum number of healthy new cells. Replenishing the skin’s nutrients—including lipids, amino acids, antioxidants, zinc fingers, growth factors and mineral co-factors—will allow the skin to perform optimally and respond to your request to reverse damage and aging.
Restoring the skin and participating in cell communication is done using combinations of manual treatments such as medical skin needling and vitamin infusions and the topical application of highly potent bioactives, including stem cell growth factors, DNA repair and protection agents and carefully selected cell-specific nutrients, enzymes and peptides.
So what can you do to get your cell conversation started?
Whether you’re looking for minor dermal improvements or a dramatic transformation, your qualified dermal therapist has everything you need to get your skin talking—and to get everyone else talking about your skin!
