New products are showing up on the market that promise to “turn back the hands of time,” and “reset the aging process”. It’s important to be both: smart consumer and smart skin care professional and understand the latest and greatest changes in skin care formulations.
- Heparan sulfate—an essential glycosaminoglycan in skin health—has been studied for decades. An eight-week study of a cream based on herpan sulfate, involving 15 patients, published in the July 2015 Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, showed improvement in skin hydration, firmness, elasticity, barrier function, and global fine lines and wrinkles. Heparan sulfate has been called the master molecule” because it helps every part of our skin.
- Cannabinoids and CBD Cannabis beauty may seem like a little stretch to some but the increasing legislation of marijuana has allowed cannabinoids and CBD beauty products to thrive in the last year. This isn’t just a short-lived industry fad, you can expect these products from Gold Bee to become more and more popular each year.
- Move over coconut oil, kukui nut oil is here! This ingredient proves to be full of beneficial fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals but less greasy then it’s cousin coconut oil.
- Turmeric finds it’s way into skin care! It contains curcuminoids which have potent antioxidant and inflammatory properties, making this ingredient popular in acne, eczema, and anti-aging beauty products.
- Old and proven hyaluronic acid is now getting some competition from marula oil! Marula oil helps to hydrate, reduce redness, and reduces transepidermal water loss (dehydration on a cellular level) that leads to soft and smoother skin. It is also rich in fatty acids like omega 9-oleic and omega 6-linoleic.