What if I were to tell you that there is a renewable resource available that, once smoothed onto your face, can help increase cell turnover, repair cell damage, regenerate damaged tissue – the end result being younger, more healthy looking skin? What if I were to tell you that this renewable resource may be found in your own back yard?

That’s right, plants. The plant kingdom has long been known to help out the human race in a crisis — penicillin, anyone? Or consider scurvy, which was common amongst sailors and pirates from the 1400’s to the beginning of the modern era. This vitamin C deficiency was evident by spongy gums and spots on the skin. The solution? Oranges and limes.

Mother Nature has a way of nurturing humans, and with a little scientific help, she’s done it again – in the form of plant stem cells.

Stem cells are present in all animals and plants. Stem cells contain the cellular information which enables the cell to both self-renew, as well as regenerate damaged tissue. The unique property of a plant stem cell is that a plant stem cell can regenerate any cell – unlike a human stem cell.

Most cells inside a living organism carry a blueprint for a specific purpose. An eye cell has specific information about the eye, a brain cell has specific information about the brain, and so on.

A stem cell, however, has the unique potential to become various types of cells. These healthy new cells often are the same types of cells as those near which they live. So if you place a stem cell next to a skin cell, the stem cell will become a new, healthy skin cell. However, the number of stem cells in our bodies decrease with age, and the existing stem cells become less efficient at doing their jobs.

How does this help in cosmetics?

A plant stem cell has the capacity to boost a human stem cell; it helps to renew and regenerate the human stem cell and slow the aging process. The plant stem cell “tricks” the human skin cell into “thinking” young again. The result is a younger, fresher skin.

So we use plant stem cells in our Apple Stem Cell Technology and Grape Stem Cell Technology to help our customers keep their skin looking young, healthy, and fresh.

We get the question frequently from people who haven’t yet tried the brand: “What is unique about the Doctor D. Schwab product line?”

What is Unique About the Doctor D. Schwab Product Line

In a nutshell: we have been researching natural ingredients over the past 25 years and have been creating natural products since before they were popular; all of our products continue to be made with pure, non-irritating, natural botanical ingredients, most of which are now certified organic. Not only do we use effective natural ingredients, we also incorporate the latest natural ingredients in our products such as plant stem cells. We take our Science + Nature stance one step further by creating our own peptides for the ultimate in purity and efficacy, as well as create our own soy-based skin care delivery system which encapsulates active ingredients and allows them to penetrate deep into the skin where it has the greatest effect. The result of all of this is organic products with salon quality results – products that are effective in reducing wrinkles, clearing blemished skin, and calming irritation.

Our Knowledge Based on Years of Research

Our scientists have researched the effects of sea extracts, plants, herbs and vitamins, utilizing the knowledge to create “one thousand different products from more than nine hundred ingredients.” The botanicals, herbal extracts, and natural vitamins provide exceptional results, improving skin health and appearance by revitalizing and regenerating. Powerful free radical exchangers enhance skin moisture and encourage the growth of new, healthy cells.

Certified Organic Ingredients

Our products feature Certified Organic ingredients along with natural peptides and vitamins. We are one of the few companies with a NOP certification to create organic products. Since we manufacture our own products, we can ensure the quality and efficacy.

Plant Stem Cell Technology

Many of our products (currently 14 and counting!) now contain breakthrough grape and apple plant stem cells. Grape Stem Cells, cultivated from the French Gamay Teinturier Freaux grape, and Apple Stem Cells, cultivated from the Swiss Uttwiler Spätlauber Apple, help to maintain and repair cells, protect against UV radiation, and slow and reverse the signs of aging. The extracts are all natural and the method of extracting them doesn’t harm the plants, which are rare varieties. Watch for further posts discussing this new technology!

Alphasomes® Skin Care Delivery System

Finally, one of the things that really makes our products unique is our natural soy-based Alphasomes® Complex, which is a Phospholipid based delivery system that encapsulates active ingredients and enables them to reach the deepest layers of the skin to affect change where it is needed.