Medik8 - The Green Cosmeceutical

I suffer from sensitive skin so I was super excited when I heard that the Medik8 brand was now available from the Facial Company.

So, what exactly are green cosmeceuticals?  According to Elliot Isaacs founder of Medik8 his idea is to take natural extracts and engineer them to make them more active.  Another contributing factor is that apart from being kinder to the skin, it turns out this new technology is kinder to the planet too.  The challenge for Medik8 is to make an effective professional skincare formulation that is less aggressive than standard cosmeceuticals without reducing the potency.  The brand strives for no irritants in its products, so ingredients are chirally correct and bio available, for better absorption into the skin.  The products are sulphate, soap and paraben-free. The company also uses carbon neutral packaging including recycled glass and HDP plastic.  Medik8 has a menu of products designed for specific skin problems such as acne, age spots, hyperpigmentation, rosacea and sensitive skin.

Here is a highlight of the 4 steps featured in a Medik8 routine:

Medik8 Cleanse
Five advanced cleansers that are suitable for all skin types and different skin concerns.
Medik8 Prevent
Medik8 antioxidants feature the very latest innovations including unique patented ingredients with proven activity for the prevention of premature aging.
Medik8 Correct
To help repair collagen damage diminishing the appearance of lines and wrinkles, improving uneven skin texture, pigmentation, reducing redness and hypersensitivity and more.  Medik8 Correct products go to work on your ageing skin.
Medik8 Hydr8
Protect the skin from photo-ageing and hyperpigmentation with our broad-spectrum moisturisers.  At night build collagen and exfoliate to intensively rejuvenate photo-damaged skin, renew skin texture and help to improve the appearance of tired skin while you sleep.

I find as a sensitive skin sufferer a lot of professional skincare treatments I have tried are just too aggressive and tend to exacerbate the problem.  Medik8 have some amazing looking products lined up including their formulas that deal with redness (another issue I have been trying to resolve, unsuccessfully, for years).  I now have my eye on CE-Tetra, a super-stable vitamin C serum that reduces sun damage and age spots as well as improve the skin’s texture and brighten the complexion.  Overall, I have discovered they have some very appealing anti-ageing goodies for those of us who finds it hard to tolerate certain skincare products.

Mel.