We understand there are many questions that you may have when considering a treatment. Below we have answered the most commonly asked questions. Discuss any additional concerns with your skincare specialist and together develop a customized program for you and your skincare needs.

What is Zinc Sulphate?

Necessary to support the increased collagen turnover stimulated by ascorbic acid. Assists in the enzymatic process involving collagenase. Necessary for cellular repair and essential to the maintenance of the immune system. Provides anti-inflammatory and healing properties.

What is L-Ascorbic Acid?

There is established medical knowledge that L-Ascorbic is the only form that the body can recognize and utilize to stimulate collagen synthesis. A water soluble vitamin that works in the aqueous compartment of the cell. A strong anti-oxidant that neutralizes free radicals.

What is L-Tyrosine?

The main function of L-Tyrosine is to regulate the activity of melanin. Enhances the absorption of the L-ascorbic acid and the zinc. This is an important amino acid for promoting cell renewal.

Is Cellex-C pH Perfect?

L-ascorbic acid has maximum skin penetration effect at a pH between 2.0 and 3.9. Cellex-C´s pH is positioned exactly within this range.

What is Acne?

There are several types of acne:
       Grade 1: Mostly open comedones, primary consists of blackheads and whiteheads.
       Grade 2: Many closed and opened comedones, pustules and papules. Skin appears bumpy due to the                            closed comedones
              1) Comedo: a plug of oil and sebum within the follicle.
              2) Papules: raised areas on the skin that are generally smaller than one centimeter, typically red, sore                    bump without a whitehead, no puss.
              3) Pustules: a clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin.
       Grade 3: Inflamed, reddened skin with a large number of open and closed comedones with many                                      papules and pustules.
       Grade 4: Cystic form of acne displaying the full spectrum of acne lesions including blackheads,                                           whiteheads, papules, pustules, nodules, and cysts.

Which Grade of Acne Would Cellex-C Products be Most Beneficial in Treating Skin Eruptions?

       1) Grades 1 and 2.
       2) Grades 3 and 4 acne must be treated by a Dermatologist.
       3) Most people will fall some where in between the grades of acne and can also move from one degree
            to another.
       4) Estheticians can support the medical treatments with purifying anti-oxidant facials.