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.

When it comes to natural acne treatments, you will see a common thread of natural ingredients and things you can do to help naturally treat your acne. I know you've heard of them once or twice. Here are the top four natural acne treatments I think of.

Tea tree oil. In the treatment of moderate common acne, topical application of 5% tea tree oil has shown an effect comparable to 5% benzoyl peroxide. Albeit with slower onset of action, patients who use tea tree oil experience fewer side effects than those that use benzoyl peroxide treatments.

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Vitamin C. According to Acne.org, Vitamin C for topical applications only, brightens complexion, lessens red acne scars, slowly fills in pitted acne scars.  The only catch is it takes a while to have visual results.  Mixing a Vitamin C mask at home can be tasking, because the oxidation lessens the effectiveness, so it’s highly recommended to use a professional product line that controls the vitamin C exposure through packaging and complementary formulas with other natural ingredients.

Doctor D. Schwab C.S. Citrusome

Drink water – Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones. For healthy skin, you should be drinking at least 8 glasses of water every day. In fact, just adding more water to diet alone may be enough to give you the edge over acne. Hydrated skin cells are more supple and less prone to damage and irritation, but there's more to the benefits of water than just preventing dry skin.

Blemish skincare

Eat right – Fresh fruit doesn't just taste great, it's also one of the cornerstones of an acne-free diet. So cut down on those troublesome problem foods and replace them with fruits that will give your skin a natural, healthy glow. Some of my favorite fruits are vitamin-rich apples and berries packed with powerful antioxidants. Veggies are great too, like carrots and edamame.

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There are many options of essential oils that you are find in products or pure form.  Here's a quick and easy guide to some of the more common essential oils for skin and what they are good for.

Essential Oils for Dry Skin
As we all know dry skin lacks moisture. The best essential oils for dry skin include rose, lavender, geranium and sandalwood. Rosewood possess calming and moisturizing properties that hydrate the skin. Lavender is probably the gentlest choice for dry skin care. According to The A-Z Guide to Healing with Essential Oils: Aromatherapy, rose oil is the most popular essential oil for dry skin. like Ambrosia Aromatherapy Aromatic Oil Sensitive/Calming Blend.

Essential oils to help protect your skin

Essential Oils for Oily Skin
Oily skin can be caused by many factors including unbalanced pH level. Essential oils for oily skin need to be balancing, astringent and antiseptic. The best essential oils for oily skin which possess these properties include tea tree, lemon, cedarwood, cypress,
juniper, peppermint, rosemary and sage found in Ambrosia Aromatherapy Aromatic Oil Balancing/Toning Blend . According to WebMD, a widely-cited study reported that tea tree oil did not work as quickly as benzoyl peroxide. But, the researchers said, its use resulted in a similar reduction in acne lesions after three months. They also reported a significantly lower incidence of side effects such as dryness, irritation, itching, and burning.

Essential Oils for Sensitive Skin
If you have sensitive skin like me, you particularly want to be ‘sensitive’ about what you put on it. For sensitive skin, you are going to look for essential oils that are used for dry skin remedies. These include rose, lavender, geranium, neroli and chamomile. Try Ambrosia Aromatherapy Aromatic Oil Sensitive/Calming Blend. Chamomile essential oil is a good choice for men with sensitive skin, because it has less of a floral aroma than lavender, rose, neroli and geranium essential oils.

Essential Oils for Aging Skin
Aging skin needs cell growth stimulation. Use frankincense, myrrh, clary sage, lavender and neroli for mature skin care problems. Rose and neroli essential oils are also good for aging skin. Frankincense and myrrh essential oils are base note oils and have a balsamic aroma.

Aromatherapy aromatic oils

Botanical Oils for Sun Damaged Skin
Soothing botanicals such as evening primrose oil, balm mint extract, avocado oil, and aloe vera help to start the skin healing process. Arnica, squalane oil, and apricot kernel oil help to reduce skin blistering and redness. Sweet almond oil and cactus extract lock in moisture to help regulate, restore and normalize extremely dry skin. The combination of these active ingredients can seal the skin's surface to help begin skin healing and regeneration. A combination of these six herbal extracts helps to significantly reduce blistering and calm over-stressed skin, such as in Doctor Schwab’s Rescue Cream or try Ambrosia Aromatherapy Aromatic Oil De-Stress/De-Congestion Blend.

Now that you know your oils, essential oil up baby!

Summer time is vacation time for your mind, body and soul, but not your skin.  It’s the time of year you have to be even more vigilant of your skincare for you and your family.  As discussed in our June blog series, Ultraviolet sunrays can wreak havoc on your skin.  Unprotected sun exposure and sunburns increase your risk of skin cancers such as melanoma.  So follow these simple tips and have a great summer.

Cleansers to keep your skin moisturized

Tip 1: Limit your time in direct sunlight to 15 minutes a day.  This might be hard while outdoors, so bring your umbrellas, hats and sunscreen.

Tip 2: Hats are very fashionable and these days the bigger the better.  So dawn a big hat and your favorite sarong on the beach or a fun colorful fedora on the way to the mall.  I always wear a hat while driving my convertible.

Tip 3: Wear sunscreen everywhere, including your face, hands, ears, lips and feet.  You want to select sunscreen with SPF 30 or greater with UVA and UVB protection.  Although water-resistant sounds good, there really is no such thing so don’t waste your time or money. Consider Doctor D. Schwab Umbrella Moisturizers with Environmental Protection.

Tip 4: Use skincare with peptides in them, such as Dr.Schwab’s Alphasome line of skincare. Peptides improve skin’s appearance by stimulating collagen and elastin production.

Tip 5: Eat red and orange foods like tomatoes and orange peppers—which contain antioxidants and offer natural protection from the sun.  They may also help cells repair after sun damage, so keep them around all year long.

Products to help keep your skin looking healthy this summer

Hope those tips help you and your family enjoy the summer with beautiful smiles and skin!

Check out these great moisturizers to help against dry summer skin here.

Liposomes are tiny artificially prepared bubbles made up of a lipid bilayer that are used to deliver ingredients in the body. They can be composed of naturally-derived phospholipids which mimic the properties of biological cells.

These spherical structures are useful because they can encapsulate active ingredients and are therefore used in skin care and for drug delivery. Liposomes effectively deliver the active ingredients to the sites of action by fusing with the similarly structured biological cells.

Skincare products for healthier looking skin

Liposomes are used as an advanced soy-based Phospholipid delivery system that encapsulates active ingredients and enables them to reach the targeted cells for superior product performance. The development of this patent pending micro-emulsion skincare technology called Alphasomes® has led to the accurate and effective delivery of valuable, yet volatile active anti-aging ingredients that penetrate deep into the skin's tissue, releasing the ingredients where they can provide the most benefit.  Liposomes with Ginkgo Biloba Extract and Peptides, combined in an enriched anti-aging serum such as G.S. Ginkgosome® Day Time Serum can provide immediate, visible improvement in skin tone, texture and firmness.

Doctor D. Schwab Liposome enriched skincare products

Liposomes are good for any skin type and in general they help reduce wrinkles, hide lines and dramatically enhance the moisture retaining capacity of the skin.