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The skin-care trends you will see everywhere in 2024 sometimes blur boundaries and raise eyebrows.
Photographed by Vanessa GrandaSittings Editors: Tchesmeni Leonard, Kat Thomas, Tascha BerkowitzHair: Chika F.K.Makeup: Rose GraceManicure: Leanne WoodleyModel: Nyangath Lual
There are even ways to harvest your own biological materials for one-of-a-kindinjectables talk about mad-science vibes.
To be clear, though, this is nascent technology and most definitely not yet approved by the FDA.
Regenerative medicine will inspire your skin care.
Newer serums featuring stem cell-conditioned media includeAnteage Pro SystemandSymbiome The Answer.
For a synthetic alternative, board-certified plastic surgeonJason Diamond’sMetacine Instafacial Plasmauses lab-made growth factors.
But its important not to conflate medical applications with skin-care efficacy.
These are not creams, though; they are injected into the face or body.
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Now, research is showing how some of these longevity proteins might turn back the clock on the skin.
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Exosomes can also contain things you dont want, such as the stem cell donors DNA.
There are currently no FDA approved exosome products for any use, says Carly Pflaum, an FDA spokesperson.
Also, exosomes are believed to work best when they come from young stem cells veryOnce Bitten.
(Dr. Cohen is part of the scientific board behind Morphiya.)
Dr. Cohen explains that he is comfortable with Morphiya because its exosomes “are not human [derived].
They are from an isolated bovine herd and taken from the calves cord blood.
No animals are killed it’s like donating cord blood after the delivery of a baby.”
And the brandCartessagives customers dossiers that itemize the components of its perinatal-derived exosomes in its ExoCR serum.
These leftover secretions, called stem cell-conditioned media, are whats going into these skin-care serums.
The skin will never look or feel its best if the barrier is impaired."
This can make skin drier and, over time, more vulnerable to conditions like dermatitis.
The new line ofOrvedauses peptides, along with prebiotics and a biotech-created antioxidant, for example, to soothe.
Ingredient manufacturers are developing warming ingredients with a cozy feeling that may last for hours.
We can also expect to see more aromatherapy fragrances in 2024.
(According to theFDA, theres limited data to consider 5-HTP as an effective long-term treatment for depression.)
“This is important.
“Inclusivity needs to be holistic.
She and her team conducted a multiethnic hair and scalp clinical and consumer understanding study.
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Theres a fresh “leveling up” of tried-and-true active ingredients.
While these ingredients are not new, they’re being used in more sophisticated ways,” saysDobos.
Other well-established skin-care ingredients have new delivery mechanisms or are being combined with other actives to ramp up efficacy.
Olays “activated"niacinamideis being used in theOlay Super Serum.
Dr. Samolitis is particularly excited about tranexamic acid for treating hyperpigmentation, includingmelasma, the most stubborn form.
