More than 50% of women between the ages of 35 and 59 say that pigmentation and uneven skin tone are even more important concerns than loss of firmness. SkinCeuticals knows this and has created a revolutionary treatment to fight hyperpigmentation, Advanced Pigment Corrector. Dr. Adriana Ribé is an eminence in cosmetic dermatology and has endorsed this new product that “helps reduce stubborn pigmentation, boosts resistance to new pigmentation and improves luminosity for radiant skin.”
Melanin is the pigment that gives color to the skin and is synthesized as a protective response to aggressions in the epidermis. Sun exposure, hormonal changes and cutaneous inflammatory processes cause an overproduction of melanin in the skin, this excess accumulates with age and is what gives rise to persistent hyperpigmentation. As Dr. Ribé, director of Ribé Clinic and member of Top Doctors, explains, “hyperpigmentation is a response of our skin cells to a stimulus that causes them to produce melanin pigment that accumulates. The stimuli can vary from light, inflammation, hormones, medications…”.
From the experience in her practice, Dr. Ribé recognizes that “it is a problem that worries patients, because hyperpigmentation normally affects the skin of the face and is very visible, it can be difficult to camouflage with make-up and it tends to get worse. In addition, it is often resistant to many home treatments.”
The exclusive and revolutionary formula of SkinCeuticals’ new Advanced Pigment Corrector is a “treatment that acts in multi-layers treating the different layers of the skin” as explained by Dr. Ribé, who points out that this new product is composed of:
1. salicylic acid: exfoliates existing blemishes and enhances the penetration of active ingredients.
2. Hydroxy-phenoxy propionic acid: inhibits the transfer of melanin pigment from melanocytes to keratinocytes, where it accumulates.
3. Ellagic acid: blocks excess melanin by inhibiting an enzyme that produces it, tyrosinase.
4. Yeast extract, which stimulates fibroblasts by increasing the skin’s resistance to new pigmentation.
This revolutionary SkinCeuticals product has been clinically tested and proven effective. Patients who try it obtain “visible results,” what’s more, Dr. Ribé personally advises it and recommends combining it “with Skinceuticals’ CE Ferulic and Phloretin CF antioxidant serums, which improve depigmenting results, but more importantly, help them last over time, along with SkinCeuticals’ Mineral Radiance UV Defense SPF50 photoprotector, which has no chemical filters or parabens and is water-resistant.”