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REMEDY WITH PHYTOPLEX
THE CHALLENGE OF SKINCARE
It’s easy to forget, but the skin is our largest organ. It’s a durable and self-sustaining system.
However, consider the challenges it faces in different life stages:
External factors:
Continence, Radiation, Contact with detergents/soaps, Medications,
Mechanical stress, Everyday drying conditions
Internal factors:
Slowed cell replication due to aging, Decrease in protein
synthesis, Increase in proteolysis, Hormonal changes, Fatigue,
Obesity, Nutritional imbalance, Disease
As skin ages with time or photoexposure, it produces less collagen and elastin, key
building blocks in healthy skin. The most striking and obvious changes include dryness, loss
of elasticity, sagging skin and loss of tone. These factors can cause elevated proteolytic
activity leading to redness, provoking undesirable changes in the skin.
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Phytoplex – the Solution
The Phytoplex blend, exclusively from Medline, represents the latest advances in
biotechnology and molecular biology. It was developed and designed to nourish and
soothe the skin, act as a structural moisturizer in the stratum corneum and help protect
from free radical damage.
Phytoplex is a blend of all-natural ingredients from botanical and marine sources. These
ingredients penetrate the skin surface to modulate activity that has the potential to positively
affect the skin matrix. Phytoplex helps to replenish elements and nutrients at the skin surface
that may be diminished by external or internal factors.
Aloe
Although it is a widely used emollient, there is a small percentage
of the population that may develop allergic reactions to it.
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Parabens
The current FDA position continues to be that there is no reason for consumers to be
concerned about the use of cosmetics containing parabens. However, some clinicians
prefer other preservative methods.
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Phthalates Several studies link phthalates with negative health side effects.
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Sulfates
Commonly used cleansing agents that can potentially dry out and irritate the skin.
Typically present in products that are high sudsing.
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