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The global beauty industry generates roughly $500 billion per year in sales, accounting for millions of jobs. If you assume that a world-wide pandemic and dramatic economic shifts have affected this market, you’re right. However, the ways Covid-19 is changing the beauty industry may surprise you.

Covid-19 And The Lipstick Effect

If you’re familiar with the “Lipstick Effect” you know that the chairman of Estee Lauder observed lipstick and other cosmetic sales increase during the 2008 recession. Beauty companies tend to thrive during economic downturns, a phenomenon observed as far back as World War 2.

Studies of the psychology behind this behaviour seem to indicate that women, in particular, prioritize their attractiveness in times of scarcity due to survival instincts.

Today, in the era of lockdowns, quarantines, and social distancing, we can also factor in focus on self-care and a need for DIY beauty options. Because the consumer’s desire for beauty, wellness and luxury products never diminishes, this major market upheaval has simply shifted sales to other categories.

By some measures, brick and mortar spas, skincare retailers and clinics are seeing decreased traffic, just like all “non-essential” businesses forced to limit hours or service. However, online sales are booming thanks to resourceful adjustments. Beauty product and device manufacturers like Sylton are helping distributors innovate and diversify to meet the changing demands. 

DIY Beauty- What Do WFH And Lockdowns Have To Do With Purchasing?

Long before realizing that Covid-19 was altering how we work and live, companies were already moving in the direction of remote work, flexible “work from home” schedules and virtual meetings. The declaration of a pandemic accelerated these trends into high gear and people found themselves breaking free of their 9-5 routine.

Zoom meetings have ensured people still get regular facetime and want to look their best. For those who spend much of their day wearing a mask, the eyes, brows, hair, and everything else have gained attention.

A desire to present well while favourite salons are closed helped popularize YouTube DIY videos in 2020. Some men and women are learning out of sheer necessity how to do everything from brow-shaping to tooth whitening from the comfort of their home. Whether the driver is cost savings or a lack of options, customers find a way to get the products and treatments that make them feel good.

The Digital Beauty Sales Shift

Online sales were slowly trending up in recent years and have exploded in place of in-person shopping. The anticipation of waiting for web purchases to arrive is a rather new shared experience among millions stuck indoors. Other simple pleasures such as self-care days keep spirits up in trying times.

Will the new normal remain? 2020 was one of the worst years for industry and commerce across the board, but we know that beauty, wellness, and luxury products have a way of taking hits and carrying on. 

Luxury hand soap sales are up in France, an astounding 800%, and Europe’s biggest online lifestyle and fashion marketplace, Zalando, reported growth in pampering categories like candles, aromatherapy, skin, and hair products.

Amazon handles most e-commerce in the USA, and they report hair, bath, and body product numbers dramatically higher this year. 

For a significant percentage of the population, beauty is closely tied to well-being and the Lipstick Factor suggests customers will continue indulging this need affordably during stressful times.  For this reason, the beauty industry always has cause for optimism and stays agile through evaluating practices and partnering with aesthetic business innovators.

Beyond Covid- Planning for A Thriving Beauty Industry

We believe that difficult times can inspire valuable, lasting improvements. The COVID-19 crisis may have altered our industry in lasting ways, but the great news is that you can get on track with where we’re headed.

Sylton, and our parent company InnoFaith beauty sciences, offer full-custom products . We cooperate closely with you to meet rapidly changing needs and help fortify your presence in the market.

Sylton distributors benefit from our vision and experience around the world. Contact us to chat.

At Sylton, we’ve been challenged to conduct business differently this year. More importantly, we discovered our parters also had to think on their feet and move fast to connect with existing and new customers during the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic.

We’re sharing what crystalized as product focus, valuable communication (pitfalls to avoid) and practical tips to boost your partner business during and after Covid marketing times!

Can’t visit clients in person like you used to? You’re not alone but you are in luck because we’re sharing 10 tips to help.

Boost Your Partner Business During Covid-19 Really!

Connecting with customers during Covid-19 is not only possible, but innovative companies are doing it impactfully to foster great relationships and forge new ones.

Our first tip is the starting line for all worthwhile initiatives: communication.

1. Reach Out, Address The Situation, Check-In

If you haven’t done so already, connecting with contacts via friendly messages to acknowledge current events is wise. However, we highly recommend you keep it relevant and real.

Authenticity is a favorite marketing buzzword, with good reason. You know it’s palpable when a message of concern hides a pitch, or when well-wishes lack sincerity.

2. Shift Focus To Benefits That Are Especially Helpful Now

Some Observ features are actually more useful now than ever!

For instance, explain the portability of Observ to your customers. Skin and beauty experts are making one-on-one visits with salons and clinics closed. Convenient portability of our advanced equipment is now a perfect solution to an unexpected problem.

3. Use Before-And-After Images

If you directly request to share a results “wow-factor” online, customers are often happy to. They know people make purchasing decisions based on how incredibly compelling photos are. And they’re right!

Everyone is spending more time online now. Let scrolling procedure before and after photos link to your business!

4. Get Yourself All Over Social Media

Reports show massive acceleration in social media use and many more eyes than usual are captured by your consistent social media content.

This may be a good time to consider paid advertising, campaigns, and clear call-to-action leads that get new customers in touch with you.

Pro marketing tip: Understand your customer’s buying journey on different platforms so the appropriate direction will lead them through next steps.

5. Use New Technologies Like Teams, Zoom, Google Meet

For people working remotely, Zoom, Skype and other video conferencing platforms have been indispensable. No matter how you feel about the video-meeting way of life, it’s presenting options to connect personally with customers.

Zoom calls are more social than emails or phone. Don’t be afraid to embrace this more personal way to meet.

6. Attend A Virtual Tradeshow

Tradeshows have adapted to accommodate remote attendance and social distancing.

We miss the in-person energy of conference attendance, but a perk we now enjoy is access faster and further than before.

You can add to your knowledge, certification, and professional networking all from the comfort of your home. Serious prospecting and sales happen here and if you’re not attending tradeshows, you may be missing out.

7. Organise Virtual Events!

You can gather customers for fun, interactive sessions to talk about upcoming tech additions, a webinar, or answer questions. The possibilities are nearly endless, but increased communication and visibility are priceless.

8. Highlight Covid-19 Protection Protocols You Use To Keep Customers Safe 

Sylton has clear corona-guidelines developed which help you operate safely. Communicate this service feature to customers and they’ll appreciate the reassurance.

9. Position Yourself As Expert Support!

We’ve all learned new skills under pressure lately. There may be business growth strategies, or product promotion ideas that you can share with customers to help boost their success too.

Share best practices, create a blog, or how-to guide explaining how to build up again. Staying up to date on Coronavirus news in your industry will make you an excellent resource and trusted guide.

10. Invest In High ROI Products Like The Observ 520x

It’s no secret budgets have tightened since Covid-19 came on the scene. People are spending wisely, but they haven’t stopped.

Your business will continue to grow through this challenging economic period with careful additions of high-value technology to your roster.

Our international account managers will be happy to help you identify where ROI is going to drive you in the years ahead.

Beginning a new year in the beauty industry may have felt strange. Typical predictions about upcoming trends in aesthetic medicine were dramatically influenced by the global pandemic. If you guessed that working from home, masking, and social distancing influenced overall beauty trends for 2021, you’re right.

Client-facing industries are deeply interested in what’s changed and where we’re going in terms of consultation for beauty clients.

At Sylton, we’re curious and innovative- looking far ahead at advances in beauty marketing, analysis, and service delivery technology. Our partners benefit from leading skin analysis devices like Observ 520x in their toolbox.

We’re seeing digital analysis, “Zoom face” and intelligent skincare impacting businesses for the better.

In fact, we’re optimistic that future virtual skin trends are bright for partners at Sylton.

1. Clean, Organic, Natural Beauty Treatments

One of the most prolific in the marketing world, Beauty is a competitive, highly lucrative industry valued at 500$ billion in sales globally every year.

We know customers respond to trends fast. Those who work in cosmetic industries must align quickly or lose the attention of buyers.  We feel the latest shift toward clean, organic, natural skincare is a good one with mutual benefits for everyone jumping on board.

There’s been a move away from questionable chemical-based ingredients for many years, but cosmetic world leaders and some clinics didn’t previously feel pressured to trash their perfumed, synthetic formulas.

Overall, customer awareness about their skin’s dynamic health and absorption of chemicals has grown. Instead of slathering on potent creams and potions, customers are peering deeper into their pores to understand their unique skin cell landscape and opt for healthier treatments. Observ 520x skin analysis plays an integral role in educating and equipping the customer of tomorrow.

2. The Growth Of Digital Beauty Consultation And Treatment Planning

Social platforms have exploded with new users and amped up beauty marketing. Influencers now lead ad campaigns selling personalised, detailed product experiences.

In 2021 we’ve seen the addition hi-tech user experiences increase, and we believe this trend will only grow.

Digital skin analysis devices, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and virtual communication have become so interwoven that it no longer seems new or unusual for detailed medical and dermatological information to be transmitted online.

The emphasis on enhanced experiences means suppliers are motivated to create machines and applications customers want. Without stepping foot into the medspa of the past, at-home self-care now involves qualified medical experts and customised treatment.

Beauty brands have invested in data analytics to better understand their customers, and they’ve incorporated personalised feedback into social media and website communication.

We’ll see service providers with a competitive edge in medical tech show a boost in profits in the coming year.

Observ is one of the most promising tools to date when it comes to enhanced user experience. There’s never been as detailed a device to provide the “made for you” treatment planning today’s customers want.  

3. Have You Heard of Zoom Face?

A catchy but unfortunate term, “Zoom face” refers to the unprecedented facetime many people now have with themselves – staring at their own reflection and imperfections.

Observ takes this newly formed focus on details and provides accurate photo analysis needed to plan. Customers can see exactly where damage has occurred then watch in stunning clarity as conditions are cleared.

4. Skin Repair And Minimal Makeup

Why coverup what you can fix? Along with overall trends toward everything natural, 2021 is shifting toward bare-skinned beauty and products which treat rather than cover.

It makes sense when we think about “make-up holiday” opportunities during the last pandemic-year. Giving your complexion a breather is a popular idea now, as is time off for intensive chemical peels and facial treatments that remove hyperpigmentation, acne scarring and more.

Buzzwords like “dewy” and “glow up” are circulating among beauty influencers boasting of clear, even toned, healthy skin. Once they’ve determined where dark circles, sunspots, enlarged pores and lines mar their complexion, they can set to work repairing the damage and glow again.

We love where the trends are taking us next year and beyond. Have you talked to a Sylton representative about where our skin analysis technology fits in? Click here to learn more about our products.

With skin analysis devices popping up rapidly, how should beauty experts navigate this relatively new technology and make it work for them?

Understanding measurable benefits while avoiding misunderstandings about skin analysis will make your consultations more successful. You’ll not only build trust while educating your customer but with Sylton’s Observ level of analysis, you can show them unmistakable results and the real-time improvements made.

After all, seeing is believing, and high-quality photo skin imaging benefits both practitioners and the client experience.

What requirements should your skin analysis device meet? Here’s what to look for, and how to explain top-of-the-line analysis to your customers.

1. Let’s Bust This Myth First:  Skin Analysis Is A Gimmick

Your customers are better at researching than ever. In the past year, more people spent time online reviewing before and after photos. They’re savvy about gimmicks and “too-good-to-be-true” claims, so you can expect to address well-founded questions during consultations.

Unfortunately, Skin analysis can be misunderstood and might seem unnecessary or unreliable. The truth is: significant skin information is impossible to gather with the naked eye, but revealed with next-generation devices like Observ 520x.

In effect, the ability to see “invisible” damage or understand hidden skin needs allows customised, optimal treatment. As a bonus, Observ also lets you see and show customers improvements that are made in the deeper layers of the skin.

Yes, it’s legit and the best devices dramatically improve business.  

2. Skin Analysis “Measuring” Versus “Revealing- What Is The Difference?

Observ 520x provides fast, high-resolution pictures, showing the overall skin appearance. Customers see for themselves what you discuss and will appreciate the need for treatment or a product routine. Skin problems made visible with advanced lighting and filtering techniques immediately show a clear, honest portrait of the skin. What you see is what you get.

However, measuring the number of pigmentation spots, wrinkles, or pores is subject to change depending on the time of day, season, location, age, and ethnicity. Rather than approach skin analysis as numbers and data, the more holistic view of Observ lets us understand the entire picture.

3. Can Skin Analysis Reveal Pigment Spots?

What a computer algorithm sees as a low pigment score, might present a problem for your customer regardless.  That’s because computers only calculate using data they’re programmed with, but Observ 520x records what the eye sees.

In certain “terrible” lighting, we’re  shocked by spots our skin, enlarged pores and imperfections.

Likewise, in a controlled, consistent way, the lighting and filtering power of expert skin analysis lets us see what’s really going on with our skin just like lifting a veil.

4. Is Measuring Ph, Moisture and Fat Value With Equipment, Reliable?

Acidity, moisture, and fat levels combine in a complex biological system that affects the skin barrier, how cells form, and surface.

Diseases like atopic dermatitis, ichthyosis, and acne disturb biological systems, so they cause abnormal readings on most skin analysis machines.

Signals from inside and disturbances outside change pH value, fat value and hydration levels. That means narrowing down a set of specific values for your customer’s skin isn’t realistic.

A skin analysis device should enhance your consultation. Along with expert knowledge, human touch, and adaptation to the individual it delivers best outcomes.

5. Why Take A Holistic Approach To Skin Analysis Rather Than Focus On A Small Subarea?

Treat only what needs to be treated, but first you must see the surrounding framework and contributing factors.

Observ 520x makes skin characteristics  and the more global appearance of the skin more clearly visible overall which prevents you from treating issues that matter less, and ensures you won’t miss impactful ones.

Some problems stem from decades of dehydration, loss of collagen, and more. Other issues develop quickly because of short-term factors.

Therefore, view the big picture, and what a realistic timeline for results will be.

6. Why Can You See Product Results Better With Photographic Skin Analysis Instead Of Measuring Equipment?

Observ 520x makes use of instinctive sensitivity. A measuring device does not have perception ability for people’s unique needs and concerns that Observ allows. In partnership with you, enhanced vision, precision planning and clear results are possible.

7. What Makes Skin Analysis Images Valuable To The Skin Expert?

Observ 520x takes 8 pictures within 10 seconds, which are immediately useful during a skin consultation. The photos make everything you explain more clear and convincing.

The impact that images make is undeniable psychologically, and because the process is so fast, it’s a logical step with a massive payoff. Comparing before and after photos will make even subtle improvements quite visible, so clients are confident in the effectiveness of a treatment or product routine.

Seeing is believing.

8. Is A High-Quality Skin Analysis Device Difficult To Operate?

A skin analysis device should quickly provide information you can act on. It’s also essential to understand your device so that you maximize it’s use and feel confident incorporating the technology into your services.

Observ 520x works with an iPad and an app. The app is intuitive and Sylton ensures everyone receives training to familiarize and work with the device right away.

9. What Requirements Should A Good Skin Analysis Device Meet?

We’ve made it easy for you to fill out our ROI calculator here.

Quality between devices varies like cost, so researching ROI of machines will determine your ultimate satisfaction.

Observ 520x was designed and developed in the Netherlands by Innofaith beauty sciences and meets incredibly high standards set in this emerging market. We’ve focused on high-end cosmetic equipment for more than 20 years. We‘d love to tell you more! Click the link, and find out what Observ can do for your business!

What does holistic health have to do with gorgeous skin? Far more than many people think. Beauty experts are tasked with teaching and guiding their customers not just toward beneficial products, but to lifestyles and daily skincare that reveal truly healthy complexions.

Basic, healthy skincare is simple, so beneficial practices can be overlooked. Beauty professionals provide a comprehensive consultation process with Observ skin analysis to look into deep skin layers and create personalised treatment plans. Get in touch with our dealer to discover which Observ system suits you the best.

We’ve gathered 6 of our favourite healthy skin practices that can keep the body’s biggest elimination organ supple and soft. Combined with precision skin analysis tools, you can provide guidance to empower customers with knowledge, images of results, and lasting radiance that’s easy to maintain.

Sunscreen Is Recommended Every Single Day

When advising customers about healthy skin maintenance, you know that prevention is key. However, even when the sky is overcast and we’re spending more time indoors, sun and blue light protection is critical. In fact, we’ll dedicate an entire blog post just to this topic!

Your skin is exposed to the sun’s rays through windows, and during time outside no matter the weather. We recommend applying a daily moisturiser with SPF30+ to the face, neck, back of hands and chest.

Keep Your Skin Moisturized

Hydrated skin looks and feels healthy. Some who struggle with oily skin or acne mistakenly believe they should skip moisturizers. You can let them know it’s all about balance and choosing the right products for resilient skin.

The best time to apply body moisturiser is after a bath or shower when the skin is damp and hydrating nutrients are better absorbed.

Get Enough Sleep, Best Is To Sleep On A Silk Or Satin Pillowcase

Do your customers realise that sleep deprivation may take a toll on their skin health? You can demonstrate dehydration and skin damage not seen by the naked eye using Observ skin analysis tools during your consultation.

We recommend avoiding puffiness, dark circles, wrinkles, and skin dullness in a few simple ways.

Healthy Eating Means Healthy Skin

Let your customers know that avoiding sugar and processed foods can help clear up and brighten their complexion. Refined and fried foods are not ideal for health and wellness, but because the skin is an elimination organ, we often see signs of toxin purging and poor nutritional intake here first.

Omega fatty acids produce moisturizing lipids, vitamins act as antioxidants, and new research ties healthy gut microbiomes to skin health as well.

Stay Hydrated

Most people could benefit from drinking more pure water, but their skin will benefit too. Drinking more water is excellent for your whole system, and it’s great for your skin.

Besides flushing your organs with adequate hydration intake and applying quality moisturizer, a humidifier in the home throughout the drier months can help maintain comfortable moisture levels.

Stimulate Blood Flow

Exfoliation, dry brushing, and lymphatic massage are DIY practices everyone can do at home and they cost nothing.

Sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy habits like smoking are known to decrease circulation to the skin. As well, our skin cells turn over more slowly as we age. Dullness, dark spots, and fine lines can be improved along with the appearance of cellulite using a dry brush and massage technique at home.

You can show your customers their skin layers through advanced analysis and imaging, then direct them to beneficial exfoliation products and techniques they can use every day to boost their radiance.

Can Easy At-Home Practices Improve Skin Health?

Your customers have more power than they think to maintain beautiful skin. Reputable aesthetic experts are positioned to teach the importance of skin health, while they provide transformative repair and improvements.

That’s why skincare and beauty professionals set themselves apart through in-depth, informative consultations utilizing Observ. We’ve designed this state-of-the-art system to show customers what words alone can’t describe. There’s no match for before and after results that clearly demonstrate improvements, and Observ practitioners amaze and delight their customers consistently.

See what next-level analysis and imaging can do for your teaching, your reputation, and your business.

Contact a Sylton dealer to find out what Observ type suits you the best.

The worldwide shift to all things digital accelerated in the past year. Before the pandemic hit early in 2020, dermatology and aesthetic medicine researchers were already investigating the potential role that blue light emanating from digital devices plays in skin ageing and hyperpigmentation.

A general, global shift toward online work combined with the fact that most people carry smartphones like an extension of themselves, means substantially more exposure to radiation in the blue-light wavelength.

It is well established that blue light may suppress melatonin and contribute to sleep disorders. But what effect is it having on the skin? Does blue light cause the same premature ageing, cellular damage, and increased cancer risks that UV rays do?

While research is ongoing and more investigation will reveal definitive risks, skin experts and product creators are taking initiative to formulate protective, restorative treatments that mitigate blue light damage. Here’s what you need to know.

What Exactly Is Blue Light?

On the visible light spectrum, there are several colours, including blue. The remaining rainbow includes:

These colours combine for what we experience as white light. The sun is our primary source of blue light. LED (light-emitting diode) and fluorescent light sources also give off blue rays linked to growing concern over cellular damage for eyes and skin.

Blue-Violet (400 nm – 460 nm) can trigger melatonin suppression and an increased heartrate so it has been linked to sleep disorders and cardiac issues. High-energy violet/blue light ranging from 400 to 500 nm in the visible spectrum has also been linked to age-related macular degeneration.

Researchers are asking serious questions about eye strain and vision impairment related to blue light as more people report these effects. However, skin changes aren’t as obvious, and we’re only recently beginning to understand cellular changes that increased blue light exposure may cause.

Is Your Smartphone Or Laptop Screen Causing Blue Light Damage?

What does the research say? Some suggest that negative blue light effects are stronger among darker skinned individuals because they are prone to hyperpigmentation. Supporting this are visible pigmentation changes in test participants with dark skin, documented after prolonged, controlled exposure to blue light.

Skin is a major target for oxidative stress, and common signs of ageing such as fine lines or dark spots are linked to light exposure. Since our faces collectively bath in the glow of computer screens daily, we can expect to see fallout in the form of cellular damage over time.

And we do. Recent studies show exposure of human skin to light emitted by electronic devices for as little as 1 hour leads to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, cell apoptosis, or cellular death. Light sources such as LEDs which have emissions in the blue wavelength (400-490 nm) have been analyzed for short-term skin effects.

Repeated, ongoing effects are still somewhat of a black box, and research continues. In the meantime, skincare companies are becoming savvy to increased consumer awareness and concern in this area.

Read on to learn about next generation skin analysis for blue light damage.

Empower Your Customer to Protect Their Skin From Blue Light

We’re certain no one plans to stop scrolling and snapping selfies on their phones, nor are we moving away from computer screens as a society. However, there protective measures you can recommend to clients.

Some dermatologists suggest wearing sunblock while working on computers at home, just as you would when heading outside. Physical sunscreen containing Zinc Oxide protects against blue light.

You can also offer customers unparalleled, in-depth analysis of their complexion before creating a personalized treatment plan. Many people are unaware of the toll sun-damage and blue light take on their skin. Observ 520x lifts the veil for powerful assessment not possible with the naked eye. Enhance every aesthetic consultation with increased “skin awareness,” unbiased proof of existing conditions and the ability to track the evolution of their improvements. Enhancing the consultation and treatment experience strengthens customer loyalty. You’ll also gain valuable before and after photos for expectation management, illustrating procedures and boosting your marketing

We designed Observ 520x to be lightweight and easy to install. Powered by brilliant skin illumination technology, beauty experts use Observ to diagnose skin abnormalities before they reach the surface.

Your skin consults will be multidimensional, allowing clear treatment planning, tracking, and increased cross-selling of products.

A host of advanced aesthetic procedures, skincare products and cosmetics are now prioritizing blue light protection and repair. Are you combatting the effects of blue light for your customers yet? Contact your local dealer today.

The worldwide shift to all things digital accelerated in the past year. Before the pandemic hit early in 2020, dermatology and aesthetic medicine researchers were already investigating the potential role that blue light emanating from digital devices plays in skin ageing and hyperpigmentation.

A general, global shift toward online work combined with the fact that most people carry smartphones like an extension of themselves, means substantially more exposure to radiation in the blue-light wavelength.

It is well established that blue light may suppress melatonin and contribute to sleep disorders. But what effect is it having on the skin? Does blue light cause the same premature ageing, cellular damage, and increased cancer risks that UV rays do?

While research is ongoing and more investigation will reveal definitive risks, skin experts and product creators are taking initiative to formulate protective, restorative treatments that mitigate blue light damage. Here’s what you need to know.

What Exactly Is Blue Light?

On the visible light spectrum, there are several colours, including blue. The remaining rainbow includes:

These colours combine for what we experience as white light. The sun is our primary source of blue light. LED (light-emitting diode) and fluorescent light sources also give off blue rays linked to growing concern over cellular damage for eyes and skin.

Blue-Violet (400 nm – 460 nm) can trigger melatonin suppression and an increased heartrate so it has been linked to sleep disorders and cardiac issues. High-energy violet/blue light ranging from 400 to 500 nm in the visible spectrum has also been linked to age-related macular degeneration.

Researchers are asking serious questions about eye strain and vision impairment related to blue light as more people report these effects. However, skin changes aren’t as obvious, and we’re only recently beginning to understand cellular changes that increased blue light exposure may cause.

Is Your Smartphone Or Laptop Screen Causing Blue Light Damage?

What does the research say? Some suggest that negative blue light effects are stronger among darker skinned individuals because they are prone to hyperpigmentation. Supporting this are visible pigmentation changes in test participants with dark skin, documented after prolonged, controlled exposure to blue light.

Skin is a major target for oxidative stress, and common signs of ageing such as fine lines or dark spots are linked to light exposure. Since our faces collectively bath in the glow of computer screens daily, we can expect to see fallout in the form of cellular damage over time.

And we do. Recent studies show exposure of human skin to light emitted by electronic devices for as little as 1 hour leads to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, cell apoptosis, or cellular death. Light sources such as LEDs which have emissions in the blue wavelength (400-490 nm) have been analyzed for short-term skin effects.

Repeated, ongoing effects are still somewhat of a black box, and research continues. In the meantime, skincare companies are becoming savvy to increased consumer awareness and concern in this area.

Read on to learn about next generation skin analysis for blue light damage.

Empower Your Customer to Protect Their Skin From Blue Light

We’re certain no one plans to stop scrolling and snapping selfies on their phones, nor are we moving away from computer screens as a society. However, there protective measures you can recommend to clients.

Some dermatologists suggest wearing sunblock while working on computers at home, just as you would when heading outside. Physical sunscreen containing Zinc Oxide protects against blue light.

You can also offer customers unparalleled, in-depth analysis of their complexion before creating a personalized treatment plan. Many people are unaware of the toll sun-damage and blue light take on their skin. Observ 520x lifts the veil for powerful assessment not possible with the naked eye. Enhance every aesthetic consultation with increased “skin awareness,” unbiased proof of existing conditions and the ability to track the evolution of their improvements. Enhancing the consultation and treatment experience strengthens customer loyalty. You’ll also gain valuable before and after photos for expectation management, illustrating procedures and boosting your marketing

We designed Observ 520x to be lightweight and easy to install. Powered by brilliant skin illumination technology, beauty experts use Observ to diagnose skin abnormalities before they reach the surface.

Your skin consults will be multidimensional, allowing clear treatment planning, tracking, and increased cross-selling of products.

A host of advanced aesthetic procedures, skincare products and cosmetics are now prioritizing blue light protection and repair. Are you combatting the effects of blue light for your customers yet? Contact your local dealer today.

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