ASCP Skin Deep

SUMMER 2025

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Protection. Education. Connection. There's an app for that at ascpskincare.com/app 77 integrity, where every ingredient is intentionally selected for potency, purity, stability, and performance. One of the most critical aspects of professional formulation is concentration: the amount of active ingredients included at levels clinically researched to create biological change within the skin. Even the most impressive ingredient lists cannot deliver the corrective benefits your clients seek without therapeutic concentrations. With professional-grade products, "You're getting higher-quality ingredients and stronger concentrations of actives, which means more potent formulas that absorb into the skin more effectively than drugstore alternatives," says Natalie Pergar, lead skin care trainer at Éminence Organic Skin Care. CONCENTRATION: WHY IT MATTERS Professional-grade products are formulated with therapeutic concentrations of actives like vitamin C, retinol, peptides, hyaluronic acid, and botanical extracts. These concentrations are calibrated based on clinical research to deliver measurable results, whether you're targeting collagen stimulation, pigmentation correction, barrier repair, or acne reduction. In contrast, many drugstore or retail products use minimal amounts of active ingredients—often just enough to legally list them on the label but not enough to create biological change. This practice, known as "label dressing" or "marketing dosages," prioritizes marketing over efficacy. 1 Professional-grade vitamin C serums deliver more than hope—they deliver results. Expertly formulated and stabilized, they protect against oxidation, the breakdown of active ingredients when exposed to air, light, STOCKSY

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