Skin Care

Epoch® IceDancer® has been used to cool and soothe achy legs since its launch in 2001. It was created in anticipation for the 2002 Olympic winter games in Salt Lake City and given to competing athletes. IceDancer is particularly useful for figure skaters and ice dancers because the light gel can be applied over nylons without a sticky mess or worry of staining.

However, the use of the key ingredient in IceDancer on sore legs goes back much further. Native American men spent long days and nights on their feet while hunting in the wild, resulting in tired, achy legs...

In order to use the right skin care products and target the right areas of the face, it is helpful to know how wrinkles and other signs of aging progress. While the onset and progression of aging differs between individuals, some similarities within different ethnicities have been identified.

Caucasian women typically begin to see the first signs of aging in the outer corners of their eyes (i.e. crow’s feet) in their late 20s. In the following decade, crow’s feet become more wide spread for Caucasian women and wrinkles form between the eyes (glabella). As wrinkles continue to form in these...

Our Nu Skin Personal Care Science team has had a busy summer. On top of their daily research and development duties, they have also posted, presented, and published science in a variety of different venues. Here is what you may have missed.

In May, Dale Kern, senior scientist, attended the tri-continental International Investigative Dermatology (IID) meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland. Only happening every three years, the IID brings together the European Society for Dermatological Research, Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology and the Society for Investigative Dermatology into one high profile event for dermatologist and skin specialist around the world. ...

Nu Skin offers a range of hair care products and it can be confusing to try and figure out which products should be used—Epoch Ava puhi moni Shampoo and Conditioner or Nu Skin Hair Care. One way to know what hair care products that might be right for you is to understand the type and shape of your hair.

Epoch Ava puhi moni products include the ethnobotanical ingredient, zingiber zerumbet (ava puhi extract). For generations Polynesians have used this extract from the bulb-like flower of the ava puhi to soften, condition and add shine to hair. Polynesians tend to...

Nu Skin offers a range of hair care products and it can be confusing to try and figure out which products should be used—Epoch Ava puhi moni Shampoo and Conditioner or Nu Skin Hair Care. One way to know what hair care products that might be right for you is to understand the type and shape of your hair.

Epoch Ava puhi moni products include the ethnobotanical ingredient, zingiber zerumbet (ava puhi extract). For generations Polynesians have used this extract from the bulb-like flower of the ava puhi to soften, condition and add shine to hair. Polynesians tend to...

Anti-aging products are developed to target the skin and provide a more youthful appearance. Many personal care products work over a period of time. But what if a more immediate benefit is being sought?

When skin is smooth, it reflects light evenly. The eyes perceive even skin texture and radiance. When skin is dimpled, has creases or lines, or is rough, this appearance is more noticeable by the shadows that are cast from light. There are numerous cosmetic ingredients that will help to diminish aging appearance with time by targeting skin texture. Another approach is to leverage inorganic materials to...

Anti-aging products are developed to target the skin and provide a more youthful appearance. Many personal care products work over a period of time. But what if a more immediate benefit is being sought?

When skin is smooth, it reflects light evenly. The eyes perceive even skin texture and radiance. When skin is dimpled, has creases or lines, or is rough, this appearance is more noticeable by the shadows that are cast from light. There are numerous cosmetic ingredients that will help to diminish aging appearance with time by targeting skin texture. Another approach is to leverage inorganic materials to...

You’ve probably heard or read the phrase “key ingredients” in advertisements for personal care products, but what exactly are they?

Key ingredients are the compounds in a product formulation that are specifically linked to a desired benefit. For example, some ingredients may be linked to benefits like moisturizing your skin or reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Key ingredients are the heart and soul of cosmetic formulations. And although many key ingredients are not commonly known, they serve as the powerhouse of skin care formulations to deliver results to your skin.

Key ingredients are sometimes mistakenly called “active...

In Antioxidants Part I: What Are They? We established that free radicals are created inside our bodies and all around us by pollution, UV radiation, x-rays, stress, strenuous exercise, and smoking. Those free radicals can damage lipids, proteins, and DNA, which is one of the root causes of aging.

Every day, the DNA in a single cell is bombarded by thousands of free radical assaults. Fortunately, our cells have repair enzymes that fix most of this damage. As we get older, the delicate balance between damage and repair becomes disrupted. When cells with damaged DNA replicate, they create cells with...

Have you ever wondered what it means when something is “rich in antioxidants?” What is an antioxidant anyway?

First, it is important to understand a little more about what antioxidants help defend us from – free radicals. Free radicals are unstable, highly reactive molecules that can cause chain reactions that damage millions of cells. They are created both in the environment and in our bodies, and the damage they cause leads to both internal and external aging.

Every day our young, healthy skin is exposed to trillions of free radicals from a variety of sources, such as the sun’s ultraviolet...