Klorane
Rene Furterer
AveneUSA
Dermatology is the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the skin, hair and nails. Today it is common to refer to our medical provider when we are looking for clinically proven/medical grade skin care. As consumers and patients, we trust those recommendations because of the physician knowledge and the level of scientific evidence that supports medical grade products. The same hold true for medical grade hair care.
This category of hair care products is an important aspect of hair and scalp health. Medical grade hair care serves as adjunctive care in the treatment of a variety of condition like alopecia, scaly scalp, dandruff, scalp psoriasis and aging hair as well contributes to patient treatment compliance. Definitive clinical studies support the use of medical grade skin both in terms of the individual ingredients within these products and the products themselves.
Ingredients
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2 is a hydrating and soothing peptide.
Albizia Julibrissin is a species of tree with dark green, fanned leaves and bright pink flowers. It has antioxidant benefits, it provides nutrients to support healthy hair growth. When combined with Panax Ginseng Extract, the capacity to support healthy hair is even more pronounced.
Bilberries are well known for being excellent sources of antioxidants. Bilberries help protect hair from oxidative stress.
Biotin is a B-vitamin that targets healthy hair and nail growth and provides antioxidant protection. It is found naturally in many foods: egg yolks, meats like liver, seeds and nuts, broccoli and sweet potatoes.
Biotin (or Vitamin B7) is widely recognized for supporting healthy skin, nail and hair growth. It is known to help stimulate endotehlial cell multiplication, which increases keratogenesis - which benefits skin, hair and nails.
Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nut of the Shea Tree, indiginous to Africa. It is rich in vitamins and unsaturated fatty acids, which provide emolliency and shine to hair, without leaving a greasy residue.
Ciclopirox Olamine has been confirmed by dermatologists and patients to help calm , scaling and itch.
A healthy skin barrier is slightly acidic, but many cleansing agents are at least slightly alkaline. Citric acid can help adjust the pH of a cosmetic product to create a pH-balanced formula. Further, as a member of the Alpha Hydroxy family of acids, Citric Acid can gently exfoliate and promote hydration.
Copper is an essential trace mineral for all animals, as it facilitates metabolism. It also plays an important role in melanin production. Copper helps support normal hair pigmentation.
Creatine is an amino acid that occurs naturally in the human body. Like GP4G, it is a precursor to ATP, the energy used to promote healthy hair. Used alongside Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, it helps promote the exchange of nutrients for healthy, revitalized hair.
Folate (also known as folic acid, or Vitamin B9) is also important for hemoglobin production, which supports healthy hair growth.
Glyceryl laurate is a form of a fatty acid called lauric acid, found naturally in coconut milk. This ingredient helps reduce the appearance of sebum.
Glycerin is one of the most common humectant ingredients. Humectants work by helping to maintain moisture - either by attracting ambient moisture, or retaining water already present.
A molecule extracted from licorice root, which has been used abundantly in chinese and ayurvedic medicine, Glycyrrhetinic Acid has clinically documented soothing and calming benefits. It helps to calm the scalp.
Iron is a key nutrient for optimum functioning of the whole body. Iron deficiency (anemia) has many implications for the overall appearance of skin and hair, including a sallow complexion, exaggerated undereye circle and increased hair breakage and loss. Iron also plays an important role in wound healing, as it is an important nutrient for your body to manufacture hemoglobin - imperative in the transport of oxygen via the bloodstream. When the hair follicle is adequately bathed and nourished with oxygen-rich blood, healthy hair growth is fully supported.
Keluamid calms the skin and promotes hydration while providing a gentle exfoliation benefit. It quickly remove flakes from the surface of the scalp.
Maltodextrin can be derived from many starchy plant sources, for example sugar, rice, corn and potatoes. It coats the lengths of the hair shaft, increasing the visible diameter of each hair, to provide an immediately visible improvement in volume and fullness.
Also one of the family of 8 essential B Vitamins, nicotinamide helps protect cells from free radical stress, and plays an important role in cell metabolism.
Panax Ginseng Extract is clinically demonstrated to help protect cells from free radical aggressors, which in turn helps protect skin and hair from the same environmental forces that contribute to aging skin. When combined with Albizia Julibrissin Extract, the capacity to support healthy hair is even more pronounced.
Panthenol is a pro-vitamin of the B-complex group, naturally found in the skin and hair. In cosmetic formulations, panthenol is clinically proven to help calm the skin and minimize agitation, while promoting hydration.
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) plays an important role in cell metabolism, specifically the breaking down of carbohydrates to power cellular functions.
Piroctone Olamine is clinically demonstrated to help reduce scaling and flaking of the scalp.
Naturally found in milk, rice and eggs, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) is crucial for healthy protein synthesis in the body - both hair and skin. It is one of the 8 essential B vitamins, and helps convert carbohydrates from food into fuel for the body. Riboflavin deficiency commonly leads to hair loss.
Ruscus aculeatus, or Butcher's-broom, is a low-growing evergreen plant indigenous to Eurasia and northern Africa. It helps support microcirculation and promotes nutrition for healthy hair.
Salicylic Acid is a Beta-Hydroxy Acid familiar to anyone who has ever used an over the counter acne product. For the person with severe scaly or psoriasis-prone scalp, Salicylic can help gently exfoliate scales.
Selenium is an essential trace mineral naturally found in brazil nuts, oysters, tuna, lamb, beef, chicken and pork. It provides antioxidant benefits, specifically by regulating glutathione peroxidase. It also promotes healthy hair growth by nourishing and revitalizing the hair follicle.
Sulphur is a mineral naturally found in volcanic areas. You may have experienced a detoxifying sulphur bath during a spa treatment, and noticed your skin soft to the touch afterward. This is because sulphur gently exfoliates and calms the skin. In conjunction with Salicylic Acid, it makes an excellent option for severe scaly scap conditions.
Tocopherol, or Vitamin E, is recognized for its ability to help protect from free radical agressors related to environmental stress like UV radiation and pollution.
Tocopherol, or Vitamin E, is recognized for its ability to help protect from free radical agressors related to environmental stress like UV radiation and pollution.
Another of the 8 essential B vitamins, Vitamin B6 is a coenzyme that contributes to incorporating cysteine (a key component of keratin). Like Iron, Vitamin B6 plays an important role in the production of hemoglobin, the protein molecule in the blood that transports oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body.
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that occurs naturally in the body and is found abundantly in food sources, including citrus fruits and leafy greens. Both internally and when applied topically, Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant, providing protection from environmental factors that accelerate the visible (and invisible) signs of aging. Low levels of Vitamin C result in increased dryness and splitting of hair.
Naturally found in nuts, peppers, apricots and avocados, Vitamin E is well known for its ability to help protect against environmental agressors like free radicals.
Zinc is an important nutrient for immune function and protein synthesis. It promotes healthy hair growth by nourishing and revitalizing the hair follicle, and is thought to have both antioxidant and calming properties.
Zinc pirythione is widely recognized among dermatologists to provide maximum benefit for scaly scalp conditions.
