Are you a reformed sun-worshiper? Or someone who is starting to see the lighter side of life after a lifetime of worrying? Do you have fine lines in between your eyes, crow’s feet, or laugh lines? (We’ll pause here while you run to the mirror.)

Many people are starting to notice that their skin doesn’t have that “bounce-back” ability they used to. Frown and your brow wrinkled. But the wrinkles were gone as soon as your mood lifted. Now, though, two hours after a bad mood passes, people are still asking you what’s wrong. You’ve got wrinkles, that's what!

The solution? Ginkgosome. This hydrating daytime serum contains Ginkgo Biloba, a powerful herb that's used to fight the signs of aging. By incorporating Ginkgosome into your anti-aging routine, you can dramatically improve the look and feel of your skin and reduce the look of wrinkles.

Ginkgosome helps to not only reverse the current signs of aging, but also works to prevent future aging with special extracts. Your skin experiences stress when it is exposed to tobacco smoke, UV radiation (like the sun or tanning beds), or other environmental pollutants. It is this repetitive stress that accounts for 80% of skin aging, which causes wrinkles.

Ginkgosome also contains a time-release delivery system to your skin (peptides called alphasomes) which enhances firmness and smoothes out fine lines. These peptides act like a time-release sprinkler system for your skin, releasing moisture throughout the day and feeding your skin all day long.

In addition to enhancing your skin’s already existing moisture system, Ginkgosome supports new cell turnover and the growth of healthy cells; the result is a brighter, healthier looking skin and improved skin elasticity.

Ginkgosome also has skin-rejuvenating benefits: natural antioxidants and free-radical fighters packed inside which help to rejuvenate the skin.

For those of you who have lost that dewy glow, Ginkgosome improves skin tone, giving skin a fresh, dewy look and evens out skin tone. This can be particularly of interest to those of you who have age spots.

Add Ginkgosome to your daily routine today and reveal a younger you tomorrow!

As a follow up to our Skin Care Delivery Systems 101 blog post, we wanted to discuss our Alphasomes® Skin Care Delivery System more in depth.

Not long ago, skin care was as simple as soap, water, and sometimes, moisturizer. Today’s skin care involves effective, high-tech materials that not only cleanse skin, they also trap and hold moisture, clear skin, and reverse aging. However, the most effective materials become less effective if they can’t reach their intended target. The challenges of delivering these effective ingredients to the target area of the skin has led to skin care delivery systems which are a critical component in determining a product's effectiveness.

Alphasomes® Skin Care Delivery System Overview

Doctor D. Schwab’s Alphasomes® Complex created from Liposomes is 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 has led to the accurate and effective delivery of valuable active anti-aging ingredients that penetrate deep into the skin, releasing the ingredients where they can provide the most benefit.

Alphasomes® are from Natural Soy-Based Liposomes

Alphasomes® are created from Liposomes, which are tiny bubble-like structures made up of a lipid bilayer and are used to deliver effective ingredients at the cellular level. They are composed of naturally-derived phospholipids which mimic the properties of biological cells. These spherical structures are useful in skin care because they can encapsulate active ingredients and effectively deliver these active ingredients to the sites of action by fusing with the similarly structured biological cells.

The first patent application relating to Liposomes was applied for in 1974. By 1989, the excitement of this new technology caught on and there were more than 100 different Liposome cosmetic preparations on the market. Years of experience with these Liposomes led Doctor D. Schwab to create the next, more effective generation of Liposomes, initially introduced in 2004, called Alphasomes®. The heightened efficacy was made possible through the selection of compatible active ingredients.

Advantages of Encapsulation

40 years of research, formulation and manufacturing expertise has led to the refined selection of encapsulated active ingredients. Alphasomes® encapsulate active ingredients such as Apple and Grape Stem Cells, Peptides, Olive Extracts, Hyaluronic Acid, Niacin, Vitamins, Amino Acids, SOD (Super Oxide Dismutase), and stabilized Vitamin C.

One of the main advantages of encapsulating ingredients in the micro-emulsion delivery system is that there are many active ingredients, including plant extracts and vitamin that are difficult to stabilize. For example, there are some vitamins, such as Vitamin C, which are inherently unstable. Most cosmetics don’t feature stabilized Vitamin C, which then has a short shelf life since the efficacy of the Vitamin C degrades over time. However, when Vitamin C is encapsulated, it degrades more slowly since it isn’t exposed to oxygen. Such is the case with our stabilized Citrusome Vitamin C Night Time serum.

Created with Micro-Emulsion Technology for Advanced Delivery

Alphasomes® are created with a micro-emulsion technology which is a process that reduces the particle size of the key ingredients to the micron/sub-micron level. The drastic reduction in particle size allows the emulsion to spread in a thin, homogeneous layer across the skin therefore enabling these active ingredients to disperse evenly for advanced delivery and heightened results.

Time-Release Multi-Layer Delivers Active Ingredients Throughout the Day

The Alphasomes® also have a nest-like quality in that there are spheres within the spheres, which create a unique time-release system which releases active ingredients throughout the day as the layers of the delivery system dissolve. An example of this is Ginkgosome Day Time Serum which releases moisturizing ingredients throughout the day to keep skin hydrated and refreshed, significantly enhancing the moisture retaining capacity of the skin. We have found that this quality delivers a superior moisturizing action that can provide continuous moisturization around the clock with an effect that lasts at least 12 hours after the last application.

Makes Hard to Deliver Ingredients Possible

Besides enhancing penetration, Alphasomes® delivery system makes hard-to-use ingredients easier to formulate and deliver to the target area. Difficult to deliver active ingredients are numerous and include Peptides, Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamins, Collagen and Essential Fatty Acids, all important ingredients to the Doctor D. Schwab product line.

How do you know if the active ingredients in your skin care are doing what they're supposed to? The best way for ingredients to reach their full efficacy is through a skin care delivery system.

You may not have realized that the ingredients in many skin care products sit on the surface of the skin and don’t penetrate past the surface of the skin. Why is it important for your skin care to penetrate past the surface of the skin? The top layer of the skin is typically comprised of dead skin cells which are ready to be sloughed away. Your skin care can’t do anything for you if it only reaches these surface cells – you want it to penetrate to reach the newer skin cells where it can affect change. How good is an ingredient or product really if it can’t reach the area it is intended to reach?

One of the unique aspects about the Doctor D. Schwab products is that they utilize a proprietary patent-pending skin care delivery system called Alphasomes®.

Here we break down the benefits of this delivery system and what it means to you.

Alphasomes® Skin Care Delivery System

1. Soy Based:

Doctor D. Schwab’s Alphasomes® Complex is a natural Phospholipid delivery system which is made of soy based hollow spheres.

2. Encapsulates Botanical Ingredients:

In the lab, these soy-based hollow spheres are created to hold specific active botanical ingredients, encapsulating different ingredients depending on the product.

Some of the active botanicals which are incorporated into our Alphasomes® include Apple and Grape Stem Cells, Peptides, Olive Extracts, Hyaluronic Acid, Niacin, Vitamins, Amino acids, SOD (Super Oxide Dismutase), and stabilized Vitamin C.

3. Stabilize Ingredients:

Many active ingredients are inherently unstable when exposed to oxygen, light or other pertinent conditions. Therefore, encapsulating these active botanicals is also important in preserving their efficacy to ensure they perform well over time.

4. Time-Release Multi-Layer:

An added bonus to our Alphasomes® is that the spheres have a nest-like quality in that there are spheres within the spheres, creating a time-release system so that the active ingredients are released throughout the day as the layers of the delivery system are revealed. An example of this is in our Ginkgosome Day Time Serum which releases moisturizing ingredients throughout the day to keep skin hydrated and refreshed.

5. Transports Ingredients to the Target Cells:

These spheres are created with a micro-emulsion technology to reduce the particle size of the molecules to enable them to get past the surface cells to reach the targeted cells, resulting in superior product performance.
All of these attributes result in younger looking skin because the active ingredients are able to penetrate into the skin to deliver the ingredients where they can affect change.

Top Selling Products with the Alphasomes® Skin Care Delivery System

Ginkgosome Day Time Serum
Citrusome Night Time Serum
Alphasomes® RC Rejuvenate and Correct Moisturizer
Eye Intensive Moist
Puff Away Eye Gel

Botanical skin care company donated gifts for the stars to benefit spcaLA

(San Diego, CA) February 28, 2011 – San Diego botanical skin care company Doctor D. Schwab sponsored the 83rd Academy Awards with gifts baskets for the stars containing best selling products including Sensitive Moisturizer, Ginkgo Mask, and Ginkgosome Day Time Serum and Ginkgo Lift moisturizer, both with the latest Grape Stem Cells. The products are made with the purest organic and natural ingredients combined with the latest in natural skin care science.

The gift baskets were included in a luxurious "invitation only" lounge for nominees, select talent, directors, producers, stylists, press and media. Nominees from The Fighter, True Grit, Kings Speech and more each donated $20 to the spcaLA to gain access to what many were calling "the ultimate" gift suite. The gift baskets were given to celebrities including Amy Adams, Michelle Williams, Annette Benning, Natalie Portman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Bale and more. The spcaLa asked celebrities to sign a poster which was auctioned off with a gift bag from the event.

About spcaLA

The spcaLA society services include animal sheltering, cruelty investigation, adoptions, and humane education. Please visit www.spcala.com.

Included in the Gift Basket

G.S. Ginkgosome | Day Time Skin Perfecting Serum with Grape Stem Cells

An age defying day time serum which provides a visible improvement to skin tone, texture, firmness and vitality. Contains powerful age-defying Tripeptides, Oligopeptides and Grape Stem Cells. Comes in an airless container to keep the product fresh and contamination-free.

Find it online at http://www.doctorschwabca.com/serum/ginkgosome.html

Ginkgo Lift® | Age-Defying Moisturizer plus Wrinkle Filler

A moisturizer and wrinkle filler in one which immediately reduces the appearance of lines and wrinkles and hydrates for a smooth, radiant complexion. Natural extracts, proteins and polymers are encapsulated with Sodium Hyaluronate in our Alphasomes® skin delivery system for targeted delivery of active ingredients. Comes in an airless container to keep the product fresh and contamination-free.

Find it online at http://www.doctorschwabca.com/moisturize/ginko-lift.html

Ginkgo Mask | Revitalizing Age-Defying Mask

A revitalizing blend of vitamins, minerals, and plant extracts to help revitalize skin. Use 2-3 times per week; ideal to use after exfoliating.

Find it online at http://www.doctorschwabca.com/exfoliate-peels/ginko-mask.html

Sensitive Cleanser | Soothing Milk Cleanser

A balanced, bio-active skin cleanser that thoroughly cleanses and moisturizes without irritation. Aloe, Eucalyptus and soothing extracts provide gentle yet effective removal of oils and residue. The mild, all-natural Orange scent refreshes and reinvigorates.

Find it online at http://www.doctorschwabca.com/cleanse/sensitive-cleanser.html