Skin Care News
Crawford acquires Ark’s wound care business
Pharmaceutical company Crawford Healthcare has taken on Ark Therapeutics’s wound care business in a deal worth £2.7million.
The move will increase Crawford’s UK revenues by £3 million, according to the company, by helping to “deliver the growth opportunities of the existing skin care brands”.
The takeover marks Crawford’s second acquisition in 12 months following its buyout of the global rights to acne gel Zindaclin from ProStrakan Group plc.
Richard Anderson, Crawford chief executive, said the acquisition was an “exciting step in the development of Crawford”.
“We believe we are in a strong position to execute yet more acquisitions that will be similarly accretive to our bottom line by leveraging the new products through our existing sales and marketing infrastructure both in the UK and overseas,” he added.
Gisele Bundchen Continues Going Green with Eco Friendly Skin Care
I would use any skin care line that gave me a shot of looking as stunning as Gisele Bundchen, but I would be way more excited to use it if I knew that it was an eco friendly skin care line. Well, lucky me, because the ever-green living advocating Gisele Bundchen has launched her own eco friendly skin care line, Seeja, which is available to purchase online.
What makes Bundchen’s Seeja line good for the girl who wants to be beautiful but also live green? According to the Seeja website, it can be summed up by this philosophy, “We understand how precious our Earth’s resources are, which is why we have created products with as little impact on the environment as possible.” By “as little impact on the environment as possible,” they specifically mean all of the following:
– Product packaging uses hydro-electric power and is carbon neutral
– Product packaging is made from post-consumer waste paper with 100% recyclable fibers
– Containers are recyclable
– No products are tested on animals
– Products are made using natural clays and botanics
To start the line out, there’s a day cream a night cream and a mud mask (yummmm – who doesn’t love a nice mud mask to relax with?).
Depending on what you currently pay for your skin care, you may find the prices a bit steep – ranging from fifty-six to seventy dollars (the mud mask is fifty-six, the creams are seventy). You also may find those prices totally reasonable. We don’t know what your beauty budget is!
Gisele is becoming quite the green girlie role model. On top of her skin care line, she’s got her own green-educational and girl-empowering eco-cartoon on AOL. We think there’s definitely room there for somebody like Gisele to make “green beautiful” and therefore more aspirational to a lot of girls who may associate “green” with “hippie.” Not that there’s anything wrong with being a hippie, but we need green role models for all types of lifestyles. And Gisele might be just the person to speak convincingly to a younger, female demographic!
Curious? The science of skin care
Lilacs are flowers that are often know for their beauty and unforgettable scent. What most people do not know is the incredible benefits this amazing plant can give them. It has been proven that the stem cells in the lilac leafs can reduce signs of aging and even rejuvenate your skin.
Stem cells are unspecialized cells that can become specialized, like a skin cell. This makes them very unique along with their ability to regenerate and protect the skin.
Dr. Jennifer Linder , who serves as Chief Officer for PCA SKIN, shares that there are three main plants being used in skin care today.
She says the lilac leaf stem cell is a superior antioxidant, protecting the skin from free radical damage.
According to Linder, the grapefruit stem cell’s unique function is to protect human epidermal cells from damage.
Lastly, Swiss apple is most known for its ability to preserve, protect and stimulate human stem cells.
Two great products Dr. Linder recommends are C-Quench Antioxidant Serum and Rejuvenating serum.
The Antioxidant Serum contains a powerful blend of ingredients to prevent and correct cellular oxidation. In other words, it gets rid of signs of aging. It also enlists a host of powerful anti-inflammatory agents to soothe the skin while increasing hydration and adding support to the extra cellular matrix, which is the area that surrounds the cell.
Dr. Linder says the Rejuvenating Serum is the ultimate age defying serum. It uses epidermal growth factor (EGF) technology to stimulate cell and skin renewal. A blend of botanicals and potent antioxidants prevents cellular water loss, helping to keep skin firm, smooth and protected from damaging free radicals. It is especially effective for aging skin and those with compromised skin function.
Dr. Linder explains that the controversy surrounding stem cells originates from the sources. Adult bone marrow, umbilical cords and early stage embryos are the common sources to derive human stem cells, however most stem cells used in skin care products are derived from plants.