Doctor D. Schwab's Advanced Peptide Technology and Alphasomes™ Nanotechnology Delivery System

Doctor D. Schwab skincare products use advanced proprietary Peptide Technology for superior product performance and Alphasomes™ Nanotechnology for targeted delivery of the active ingredients to where they matter most to your skin.

What is a Peptide?

Peptides are the cornerstones of a wide range of processes in the human body and occur naturally in every living cell. Peptides themselves are constructed from various combinations of the 22 unique amino acids (AAs) found in the body. Depending on the number of amino acids involved, these peptide structures go by different names: oligopeptides (2-20 AAs), peptides (fewer than 50 AAs), and proteins (50 or more AAs). With such a diverse set of structural combinations, peptides can serve as hormones, enzymes, and a variety of biological receptors and mediators, all crucial components for a healthy, functioning body.

Why Peptides in Skin Care?

Peptides play a key role in skin health and appearance. Everything from wound healing to skin regeneration and maintenance starts with peptides. Depending on their specific amino acid compositions, peptides can stimulate collagen synthesis, prevent inflammation, and regulate elastin and hyaluronic acid synthesis. Robust collagen production, inflammation reduction, and the maintenance of elastic, hydrated skin all correlate to a healthy and youthful appearance. Peptides have also been shown to interact with catecholamine, a natural neurotransmitter, to relax facial muscles and create smoother skin with reduced wrinkles. Try Doctor D. Schwab G.S. Ginkgosome to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and hide lines, while maintaining skin moisture.

What makes Doctor D. Schwab' peptides unique?

Doctor D. Schwab products utilize the most recent advances in peptide chemistry in the cosmetics industry. Their unique formulations employ bioactive peptides along with ultra-pure botanicals in critical combinations to synergistically promote skin healing and rejuvenation. These factors coupled with Doctor D. Schwab’s Alphasomes™ nanotechnology delivery system ensure maximum penetration of high-quality peptides for healthy, youthful skin.

Peptides are the building blocks of proteins. Built from amino acids, peptides provide many of the structures on the body--including hair, skin, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. They form the hemoglobin in the blood, carrying oxygen throughout the body to muscles and organs. Peptides are also the main building blocks for enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions for cell functions, and they provide the signals on the outer surface of cells so your body can communicate systemically. Peptides have many uses, and most of them are necessary for life.

While there are a variety of different peptide complexes, a couple of ways they work for your skin are:

Produce Collagen - Collagen, made up of long strands of amino acids, is really the main building block of skin, giving the skin its smooth, and youthful appearance.

Strengthen Capillaries & Increase Microcirculation — Peptides
themselves are constructed from various combinations of the 22 unique amino
acids (AAs) found in the body.  Depending on the number of amino acids involved, these peptide structures go by different names: oligopeptides (2-20 AAs), peptides (fewer than 50 AAs), and proteins (50 or more AAs). When it comes to caring for delicate skin, peptides help by protecting the integrity of elastin & collagen bundles (two essential elements of the skin), and minimizing the impact of free radical damage, these powerful peptides work to improve skin firmness and elasticity.

Results include: improved skin compactness, reduced wrinkles, increased skin tonicity and increased skin firmness.

What makes Dr. Schwab products unique?
Dr. Schwab products utilize unique formulations and employ bioactive peptides along with ultra-pure botanicals in critical combinations to synergistically promote skin healing and rejuvenation, resulting in Doctor D. Schwab's innovative Anti-Aging products.

To learn more about Dr. Schwab’s Alphasome^TM nanotechnology delivery system that ensures maximum penetration of high-quality peptides for healthy, youthful skin go here.

Aromatherapy sounds mysterious. At first, you wonder if it’s some new-fangled way to treat people seeing a psychologist. Then you think about the first word, aroma, which refers to the sense of smell.

Many people give up at this point in sheer confusion, shaking their heads and refusing to investigate any further. Still others think that aroma therapy is just a tool for selling plug-in scentsitizers and candles. But if you really take a good look at this lost art, you may find more uses for aroma therapy than you realized.

Aromatherapy is a type of holistic medicine that uses essential plant oils and other aromatic compounds in order to alter a person’s mind, mood, or health. It is a natural way to reduce ailments or promote relaxation — depending on which essential oil you are dealing with. Those who practice this craft are called aromatherapists, and study all the effects of each essential oil to learn its benefits and possible negative effects.

For instance, you may already know that lemon oil is an uplifting and energizing scent. Some research studies, however, have found that lemon oil has been shown to reduce stress, and other research studies have shown that lemon oil may also help with relaxation. So if you're having a rough day, a little lemon oil can go a long way in soothing your mood.

Peppermint oil is also an energizing oil, and its scent is often used as an upset-stomach tamer — as well as a way of deterring ants and can be a sanitizer.

Another note-worthy oil is lavender. Lavender is an oil that is promoted as a sleep and relaxation aid, and you can often find it in room sprays, sleep masks, and candles.

However, not all oils can be used freely. For example, peppermint oil cannot be used to treat ailments felt by a pregnant woman as peppermint oil may cause the woman to go into labor. Rosemary extract is another essential oil you need to be careful with when working with pregnant women, as this too can induce labor.

You also need to be careful if you use drops of essential oils on your tongue, as they can cause a bad interaction with conventional medicine.

This is why aromatherapy is much more involved and complex than just buying a plug-in scentsitizer with artificially-scented oils. If it's done properly, it can have some health benefits that help you relax, stay calm, and have a positive effect on your health. View Ambrosia Aromatherapy products.

Masks are an advanced part of anyone's beauty regime. Often overlooked by novices or the time-strapped, masks can be viewed as a "booster shot" for your skin - especially during the times where you are stressed and the skin pumps out extra oil and increases skin cell turnover to compensate.

Masks can perform a variety of services that benefit your skin. For instance, some masks might be used to exfoliate the layer of dead skin to clear your pores, and then will attach itself to any blackheads underneath that you may already have. Once you roll the gel off your face, it will help pull these blackheads out of your pores and voila! Your blackheads have been dissolved, leaving you with clear, smooth skin.

These kinds of masks clean deeper than just a regular facial cleanser would normally go, which is merely scrubbing the top surface layer of the skin - fine for some purposes, but when you're talking about a deep clean that scrubs out the pore impurities that cause blackheads, a surface cleanser just won't do. Tea tree is an important element in these masks because it helps to liquify the waxy buildup that can leads to the formation of a blackhead.

Masks can also come in a clay base. Once applied, the mask dries on the skin, and once washed off, removes all of the dry skin cells with it. This enables your skin to "breathe" again.

Masks should be applied on a consistent weekly or bi-weekly (twice a week) basis in order to keep your skin clear of the daily impurities that can build up in your pores. If you have sensitive skin, however you need to be wary of using a mask too often, as it can irritate skin that is prone to irritation. Mask users must also take note if they see an increase in oil production, as over-usage of a mask can over-stimulate pores into producing more oil.

We carry masks like our SRG Super Removal Gel which has tea tree oil infused in it, and our clay-based Controlling Mask.

Oftentimes, a health condition can be directly linked to certain foods that we eat. For example: Those who have Celiac Disease cannot eat products containing gluten. Those who suffer from lactose intolerance cannot tolerate ingesting foods made with dairy. Another common food-related condition is acne.

This superficial condition can be linked to the ingestion of deep-fried foods and oily foods; this will include foods such as: fried chicken, doughnuts, tempura, and those deep-fried Twinkies you can get at the Fair.

Another cause of acne is stress. Pimples can form and grow when we place our bodies and minds under extreme stress. Teenagers seem to have the most acne – for good reason! The stress of school, the pressure of fitting in certain social groups, compounded by the physical and mental stress of becoming an adult can make any teen’s face look like, well, a teenager's face.

Teenagers at this age also, for the most part, have a very unhealthy diet. Who hasn’t taken a good, hard look at a school lunch only to recoil in distaste? It’s no wonder that there has been such an outcry for healthier school meals. Perhaps if kids understood that eating these foods lead to an unhealthy complexion, they would join the fight. When we become stressed, or eat a poor diet, our oil glands begin to secrete more oil than we need. This over-production of oil can lead to a waxy clogging of the pores, leading to an infection, which causes acne to form.

If you look at people who are in their twenties, after graduation, acne outbreaks seems to fade. You can choose your own foods, pressures begin to lighten, and consequently, your face begins to clear. Outbreaks are still possible, however, whenever a stressful event arises – even after you graduate from being a teenager.

Things are fine and well until—BAM!—You hit your 40s and 50s and develop adult acne. Most adult acne is caused by stress. We are more stressed now than ever before, in every way you can imagine. There is pressure to raise a family, keep up with the Joneses, and a general unrest about the economy. The best way to reduce this kind of acne is to revamp your diet to make sure you are not eating these deep-fried, oily foods, and to put the brakes on any repeated stress you may be experiencing.