Skin Care Ingredient Series for Cosmetic Professionals: Part III

CHEM 826

This 3-day multi-focus course offers insights into the epidermis and stratum corneum, epidermal aging, and common skin conditions, including acne, rosacea, hyperpigmented, sensitive, stressed and hormonal skin.

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What you will learn.

Recent discoveries regarding the skin’s microbiome, stratum corneum, rosacea, inflammation, epidermal aging, hyperpigmentation, stress & hormonal effects on skin
Effects of epidermal aging throughout the skin
Facts about established & new ingredients for the skin types & conditions discussed
Ingredients to avoid for acneic, rosacea, stressed, hyperpigmented, over-processed, sensitive & pregnant skin
Facts about comedogenicity & common pore-blocking ingredients

About this course:

Part III offers skin professionals in all sectors of industry an in-depth look at the causes, physiology and biochemical processes of common skin conditions. Beginning with a foundational understanding of the stratum corneum and epidermis, the following is reviewed: corneobiology and corneotherapy; epidermal aging; skin penetration & delivery vehicles; inflammation & skin’s immune system; exfoliants (AHAs, salicylic acid, enzymes & non-acid resurfacers); pigmentation, hyperpigmentation & ‘brightening’; effects of hormones on peri, menopausal skin & pregnant skin; stress effects on skin; and common skin conditions, including dry, dehydrated, sensitive, rosacea, acne and comedogenicity. Cosmetic and drug ingredient technologies currently found in cosmetics and OTC drugs, as well as technologies now emerging from research labs around the world, will be discussed within the framework of each skin condition.