The Power of Protons

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is considered a metabolic / endocrine disorder, affecting up to 20% of women during their reproductive stage of life. Today we’re exploring this multifaceted condition for the impact it yields on our integumentary system, the skin, the oil glands, and the hair follicles, which as we know, are heavily influenced by our hormones. We explore some of the leading symp...

Increasing volumes of reports, studies and anecdotal evidence lands vaping in hot water - not only for the deleterious effects it has on overall health, but for this issues it has potential for causing with your skin. Vaping has been linked to increased trans-epidermal water loss and dehydration, dryness, acne flare-ups, inflamed skin disorders like dermatitis, accelerated skin ageing and impaired...

Everything you need to know about the changes that occur to the skin during pregnancy and how you can adapt your pHformula homecare routine for greater safety and peace of mind during this important life phase. www.phformula.com.au

It’s time we redefine the meaning of a ‘chemical peel’, afterall, technology and techniques evolve and certainly in the case of chemical peels they’ve evolved in leaps and bounds since the 90s where they became mainstream treatments. Rewind 15 years and pHformula was (already) ahead of the times in developing a new generation of acid based treatments that offered the happy benefits associated with...

It’s time we get a firmer understanding of the bait before we click or act. The P-word is thrown around a lot in our industry – and it’s certainly used as a form of bait to sell everything from coaching courses to seminars, equipment to product. It’s also used frequently in our industry as a metric of success – the more profit, the healthier your business is. But it's not accounting profits th...

Historically the skin has been treated in silo – it’s been beautified topically and managed for the symptoms that present at various stages of our lives. It's been regarded as no more than a barrier for our body and the important organs it houses, like our brain our heart and our lungs. Over the last couple of decades, the available research showcasing the skin as more than just a barrier has...

If you’re working within the professional beauty, dermal, aesthetic medicine or allied health sector, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that you would know Chiza Westcarr. Chiza is a dynamic beauty therapist, dermal clinician, clinical nutritionist and is now embarking on a PhD that I know will reveal groundbreaking finding finds around the role of nutrition and exercise on cardiometabolic hea...

Niacinamide would have to be one of the hardest working ingredients in skincare. It delivers myriad benefits and can assist in supporting and managing skin conditions spanning from hyperpigmentation to redness, acne to ageing. On today’s episode we’re deep diving into the science that underpins the performance of this active ingredient, the conditions that may benefit from a program that includes...

Meet Saan Burey, the positively charged skin specialist and owner of Bare Skin Aesthetics in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Saan is on a mission to educate and empower every face that walks through her clinic door. Striving to stay ahead of the latest advancements, Saan is nearing completion of her Dermal Science degree, an endeavour that sees her elevating the level of technical expertise and education that c...

Ageing is a four-dimensional process resulting in a loss of functional and structural integrity. It’s an unwelcomed, yet unavoidable sequence of events that deteriorates cellular metabolism and subsequently, the function and performance of each cell entity that composes the body – including our skin cells. Whilst the anti-ageing market is often dubbed as being vain and self-centered, the degenerat...

Traditionally, free, unbuffered acids have been associated with some pretty negative side effects like irritation, inflammation, superficial burn and post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Yet, the more you learn about the chemistry of acids, the more you learn about how acids truly work in the skin and why buffering significantly harnesses their ability to effectuate the regenerative effects we see...

Our faces are a powerful communication tool. The expressions our face can make depict our love and admiration of something or someone, our dissatisfaction or anger, our fear, our frustration, our level of relaxation – basically, our mood at any given time. Whether we’re smiling, emphasising a point, or frowning, it’s our facial muscles that provide the face movement and govern the shapes in which...

A couple of weeks ago we had the privilege to travel to the pHformula Art Club nestled in the heart of El Born, Barcelona. Accompanied by five enthusiastic skin therapists, we fully immersed ourselves in the culture, the science and the heart of pHformula where we learnt more about the skin, advanced resurfacing techniques, and elevating value that we can offer our communities. Just like our manif...

Gone are the days when the only light source was the sun, and people could only connect in person! These days, our lives are heavily reliant on ubiquitous technology that empowers us to connect, communicate, and process. Technology is highly relied upon for us to do business, deliver education, launch new products, connect with friends and run seminars and conferences. But what effect does this he...

Meet Danielle Renee, the powerhouse behind the brand Bobbie Charles. Recently, I had the pleasure to have a candid chat with Danielle and explore some juicy topics like leadership, grace, culture, change, value and innovation. Danielle is an award-winning dermal therapist and owner of the two multi-award-winning Brisbane clinics, Bobbie Charles. Bobbie Charles, the brand, is synonymous with except...

So often when we look at skincare formulas, we first read the impressive claims and see the shiny marketing images. And whilst most raw ingredients that are widely formulated with come with their own scientific evidence, what becomes of a finished product containing a cocktail of ingredients? This episode of The Power of Protons will take you on a behind the scenes tour of the most recent clinical...

As we make our way towards the cooler months here in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s likely that your clients will be looking to reverse some of the effects of summer – specifically new pigmentation and brown spots that have been stimulated to the surface. For decades, the professional beauty, dermal and aesthetics industry have approached the treatment of pigmentation with modalities like IPL and L...

In today’s episode we are travelling alongside a daughter keratinocyte in her journey from the mother cells in the stratum basale layer all the way up through the epidermis to our skin’s surface, the cells we see when we look in the mirror. This journey is perfectly orchestrated, complex and dependent on several reactions taking place to ensure our skin serves up a sophisticated barrier that prote...

I went away from what would usually be a positive way to start my morning feeling icky and thinking "how unprofessional"! And so it got me thinking about professionalism - is it a subjective metric and how can we best deliver professional services within the skin management industry so as to elevate and champion our offering, rather than speaking negatively about someone else's? On t...

Perioral dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that can cause discomfort and frustration for those who suffer it. With a plethora of known triggers, the condition can become quite complex in knowing the causal factors and the most suitable line of treatment (which as I've come to learn personally, can vary in efficacy over the years). This episode of The Power of Protons will exp...

Revealing the KEY to delivering unbuffered acids into the skin without the surface irritation or downtime you might expect when formulating with free acids. Mariona Jimenez, Head of Research and Development at pHformula, is back for another episode and this time we're diving into the innovative PH-DVC™ - a unique delivery vehicle complex that rapidly penetrates ingredients beyond the outermost...

'No room for complacency' It's one of my favourite lines from pHformula's manifesto - and it could not have more relevance to our industry today, for developing solutions to emerging challenges we face as opposed to just settling for the status quo, and what used to work. In an age where complacency and familiarity with our patients can quickly lead to decreased spend, cancelled ap...

Whilst our topical skincare products absorb into and target the epidermis, there are certain ingredients and treatment approaches that either directly or indirectly influence our dermis, with the ultimate goal being to stimulate the mighty fibroblast cells to produce new collagen, elastin and glycoaminoglycans. These key proteins and polysaccharides form the extra cellular matrix, key to skin stre...

There's a good reason we call it 'beauty sleep'! The link between quality sleep and high performing skin could not be stronger. Sleep also just happens to assist our body in naturally overcoming stress and elevated cortisol levels that could be triggering an inflammatory skin condition. In this episode we’re revealing some of the compelling studies that have been published over the pas...