In today’s overcrowded beauty market there’s an abundance of beauty and skin care products, all promising to give you a brighter and more youthful complexion. Beauty consumers are far more conscious with product components, and this has increased their desire to use paraben and chemical free products. Companies are responding to this with the release of fabulous organic and natural skin care products designed to enhance and perfect your skin.
Rescu. caught up with RALF C. SCHLOTHAUER, the Chief Technological Officer behind the fabulous new range of natural skin care products ‘Comvita’.
Did you know Comvita is the world’s largest manufacturer of UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) Manuka honey? Manuka honey is renowned for its anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and healing properties!
RESCU: Why is Manuka Honey different to normal honey?
RALF C. SCHLOTHAUER: It has unique anti-microbial properties. This was discovered in the early nineties. About the same time Manuka honey was used more and more as a wound healing honey with amazing success.
In 2006 a German University discovered what made Manuka honey antimicrobial. Evidence supports that a special blend of Maunka honey – HUNI®XA™ – works by inhibiting the activity of a group of enzymes called MMP’s (matrix metalloproteinases) which together, are capable of degrading collagen in the skin.
RESCU: What is the hero product from the range and why?
RALF C. SCHLOTHAUER: Comvita Skincare with HUNI®XA™ Active Lifting Serum from the Normal to Dry range, as it’s a powerful serum that visibly tightens and firms the skin. It is formulated with red micro algae extract, macadamia oil, myrrh, keratin and mamaku extract. We consider it our hero product because it contains double the amount of HUNI®XA™ Manuka honey for a more intensive treatment for the skin.
RESCU: What effects do parabens and synthetic fragrances have on the skin and why should we avoid them?
RALF C. SCHLOTHAUER: It’s not so much the harm they do on the skin, it’s the potential toxicity they may have on our health, so we choose to err on the side of caution and exclude parabens. Synthetic fragrances are potentially irritating to skin and due to the latest developments in the industry, it is now possible to have a broad range of natural fragrances to choose from.
Comvita natural skin care products are available exclusively at David Jones.
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