Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Ageing: Understanding the Skin Ageing Process
When it comes to the skin ageing process, it’s easy to think of it as one inevitable journey. In reality, two distinct forces shape how our skin changes: intrinsic ageing and extrinsic ageing. By understanding both, we can better protect our skin and choose the right skincare to support visible transformation.
What is Intrinsic Ageing?
Intrinsic ageing is your skin’s biological clock, a natural process written in your genetics.
Collagen and elastin production gradually declines ➡️reducing firmness and elasticity.
Cell renewal slows ➡️leaving skin looking dull and fatigued.
Natural hydration decreases ➡️ resulting in drier, more fragile skin.
Hormonal Changes during pregnancy and menopause or during prolonged periods of stress➡️ significantly impact skin health.
Slower wound healing ➡️ leading to visible signs of aging.
These visible signs of ageing :
Sagging Skin: Loss of collagen and elastin causes the skin to lose its firmness.
Hollowness in the Face: Fat loss in key areas leads to a sunken appearance.
Thinning Skin: The skin becomes more fragile and less plump.
Wrinkles and Folds: Dynamic wrinkles become more pronounced as skin loses elasticity.
Loss of Firmness: The skin doesn’t bounce back as it once did.
While intrinsic ageing can't be stopped, the right skincare can soften its effects.
What is Extrinsic Ageing?
Extrinsic ageing is the result of environmental skin damage and lifestyle factors and accounts for up to 80% of visible skin ageing. Unlike intrinsic ageing, it can be prevented and even repaired.
✓Sun Exposure: UV radiation is the number one cause of extrinsic ageing, leading to photo ageing, which manifests as wrinkles, loss of skin elasticity, hyperpigmentation and skin cancer.
✓Smoking & Vaping: The toxins in cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vapes cause oxidative stress, breaking down collagen and elastin in the skin. It depleates the skin of oxygen leading to a dull, lifeless skin with a grey tinge.
✓Pollution: Environmental pollutants can cause skin damage and inflammation.
✓Chronic Stress: Stress hormones can break down collagen and interfere with the skin's repair mechanisms.
✓Poor Sleep: Lack of quality sleep impairs skin repair and regeneration.
✓Unhealthy Diet: Diets high in sugar and unhealthy fats can cause glycation, which damages collagen and elastin.
✓Lack of Exercise: Physical activity is crucial for maintaining good circulation and a healthy complexion.
This makes protecting skin from environmental skin damage essential to preserving firmness, elasticity, and radiance.
HOW DO WE TREAT THE SKIN?
Our products are known as biomimetic skincare, skincare that works with the normal function of the skin, repairing and protecting the barrier. Botanical complexes and peptides that increase the cellular function, energy and turnover process, essentially helping the skin to act and look like it's younger self. It is more more than luxury anti-ageing skincare, it’s multi-active skincare technology designed to support both intrinsic and extrinsic ageing:
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Stimulates collagen production and supports elastin for smoother, firmer skin.
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Provides advanced antioxidant protection against free radicals and pollution.
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Deeply hydrates to restore suppleness and resilience.
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Acts as an effective wrinkle treatment, reducing the appearance of fine lines.
- Protects, repairs and honour the barrier to ensure a healthy functioning skin.
We offer long term structural and functional change by honouring the biology of the skin, the cell turnover process and the barrier function.
REJUVENATING NIGHT CREAM: CLINICALLY PROVEN NIGHT CREAM TO IMPROVE THE SIGNS OF AGEING.
This night cream will enhance skin smoothness and evens skin tone, leading to younger, brighter, and rejuvenated skin. It works on multiple target tissue and levels of the skin, offering superior hydration, increased cellular efficiency, and healthy collagen production.
ILLUMINATING DAY CREAM: A DAILY DEFENSE MOISTURISER
This formulation not only reduces the appearance of ageing signs and uneven pigmentation but also shields your skin from environmental and chronological ageing factors. Our superior moisturising ingredients alleviate immediate skin dryness and deliver exceptional anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits.
LUMINOUS VITAMIN C SERUM: A BRIGTENING AND PROTECTIVE SERUM
Our revolutionary Vitamin C serum brightens, hydrates, evens skin tone, treats hyperpigmentation, and firms. It's a unique blend of Vitamin C, includes Soluble Collagen, Caffeine, Argan nut extract, and Green Tea extract that absorbs deep into the skin to target and firm lines and wrinkles, promote collagen synthesis, and shield against free radicals.
Our products are designed to improve your skin condition regardless of your age, ethnicity, skin type, tone or concern - and we have the science to prove it - have a look at our clinical trials here if you want to learn more.
