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Lumixyl Tropical Brightening System
By Michael Hepworth
This product was launched in March 2010 at the prestigious 68th Annual American Academy of Dermatology meeting in Miami. It promises to reduce the effects of Hyperpigmentation, and is effective for all skin types especially colored skin which is more sensitive to skin lighteners and exfoliating agents.
The four part kit from Envy Medical, a group based in Westlake Village, California, costs $270 and consists of a cleanser, brightening crème, exfoliating lotion and sunscreen. A regular kit should last about six weeks. Developed by dermatological researchers at Stanford University, they are made exclusively for plastic surgeons, dermatologists and skin orientated aesthetic physicians. The products can of course be purchased separately, but in order to get maximum effect the kit is probably the way to go.
Breaking down each part of the kit, the cleanser ($35) consists of antioxidants like clover, rosemary, sage, barley and rosa canina fruit extracts that fight free radicals and reduce oxidative stress.
The brightening crème ($120) inhibits the tyrosinase enzyme thus inhibiting the overproduction of melanin. Melanin is the one thing that can cause uneven pigmentation and dark spots, and Lumixyl has proved effective in moderating melanin more efficaciously than hydroquinone. Tests resulted in a 40% melanin reduction in 8 weeks as opposed to the 7% of hydrquinone.
The GlycoPeel 20 Rapid Exfoliating Lotion ($60) has Glycolic Acid as a prime ingredient (20%) which exfoliates lackluster skin and also at the same time increases cellular turnover. Plant extracts provide an additional anti inflammatory and antioxidant benefit to sooth the skin. This product speeds up the normal ten week cycle of a full skin
“turnover.”
The MoistureLock Sunscreen SPF30 ($58) features a dual layer protection system known as “Lumiblock” technology and in many ways is the key to the whole process. That means the addition of micronized titanium dioxide reduces any residue after you put it on, although we still found that a small layer of your regular moisturizer put on first makes it even better.
The sunscreen also includes the exotic sounding SymHelios 1031, an ingredient effective in limiting the toxic effects of ultraviolet rays on skin tissue. This combination of sun blocking ingredients are unique to Lumixyl, and when the sunscreen is put on after the other three parts of the kit it helps drive the ingredients into the skin. It allows the Lumixyl system to do its work and prevent new damage from occurring.
Tests in house on one of our interns suffering from this condition has proved a virtual life saver and this is a product we can endorse most vociferously.
http://www.lumixyl.net/
This product was launched in March 2010 at the prestigious 68th Annual American Academy of Dermatology meeting in Miami. It promises to reduce the effects of Hyperpigmentation, and is effective for all skin types especially colored skin which is more sensitive to skin lighteners and exfoliating agents.
The four part kit from Envy Medical, a group based in Westlake Village, California, costs $270 and consists of a cleanser, brightening crème, exfoliating lotion and sunscreen. A regular kit should last about six weeks. Developed by dermatological researchers at Stanford University, they are made exclusively for plastic surgeons, dermatologists and skin orientated aesthetic physicians. The products can of course be purchased separately, but in order to get maximum effect the kit is probably the way to go.
Breaking down each part of the kit, the cleanser ($35) consists of antioxidants like clover, rosemary, sage, barley and rosa canina fruit extracts that fight free radicals and reduce oxidative stress.
The brightening crème ($120) inhibits the tyrosinase enzyme thus inhibiting the overproduction of melanin. Melanin is the one thing that can cause uneven pigmentation and dark spots, and Lumixyl has proved effective in moderating melanin more efficaciously than hydroquinone. Tests resulted in a 40% melanin reduction in 8 weeks as opposed to the 7% of hydrquinone.
The GlycoPeel 20 Rapid Exfoliating Lotion ($60) has Glycolic Acid as a prime ingredient (20%) which exfoliates lackluster skin and also at the same time increases cellular turnover. Plant extracts provide an additional anti inflammatory and antioxidant benefit to sooth the skin. This product speeds up the normal ten week cycle of a full skin
“turnover.”
The MoistureLock Sunscreen SPF30 ($58) features a dual layer protection system known as “Lumiblock” technology and in many ways is the key to the whole process. That means the addition of micronized titanium dioxide reduces any residue after you put it on, although we still found that a small layer of your regular moisturizer put on first makes it even better.
The sunscreen also includes the exotic sounding SymHelios 1031, an ingredient effective in limiting the toxic effects of ultraviolet rays on skin tissue. This combination of sun blocking ingredients are unique to Lumixyl, and when the sunscreen is put on after the other three parts of the kit it helps drive the ingredients into the skin. It allows the Lumixyl system to do its work and prevent new damage from occurring.
Tests in house on one of our interns suffering from this condition has proved a virtual life saver and this is a product we can endorse most vociferously.
http://www.lumixyl.net/
