Good Housekeeping
In Good Housekeeping’s article 7 Best Skin Scrubbers for Smooth Skin, the bt-micro fusion is praised for its industry leading ultrasonic power, durable construction, versatility, and the ability to personalize the experience, taking home the rating for Best Professional Skin Scrubber.
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Our body is a complex ecosystem, home to a multitude of microorganisms collectively known as the microbiome. This invisible army plays a crucial role in our overall health, but it’s in the health of our skin (and our digestive system) where its role appears to be the most profound. Because of the relationship between a healthy microbiome and a healthy skin, the microbiome has become a hot topic in skin care and there are fairly simple things we can all do in our daily regimens to help support it.
The term 'microbiome' refers to the trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microscopic life forms that reside in and on our bodies. Each individual's microbiome is unique and changes over time, influenced by factors such as genetics, diet, lifestyle, and environment. As we know, the skin is our largest organ, as well as physical barrier between our bodies and the world around us. The skin is also a diverse habitat on which millions of microorganisms thrive. In fact, each square inch of the skin hosts a unique mix of bacteria, fungi and viruses – many of whom play a critical role in defending us from pathogenic microorganisms in our environment.
The skin microbiome plays a crucial role in skin health, influencing immunity, inflammation and a number of skin conditions – including inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne and rosacea. When the microbiome is balanced, like any healthy ecosystem, our beneficial microorganisms help defend us against their harmful counterparts. When, however, the skin microbiome is thrown out of balance, our defenses against attack are weakened and the skin becomes more suspectable to both short term damage, as well as the potential to develop more chronic skin issues over time.
A stable and diverse microbiome is considered a sign of skin health, and various factors can influence this composition:
Our genetic makeup can determine the type and number of microorganisms that inhabit our skin.
What we eat significantly influences the microbiome, particularly the gut microbiome – but also, secondarily, the skin microbiome. A balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can promote a healthy microbiome.
Smoking, alcohol consumption, lack of sleep, and lack of exercise can disrupt the microbiome.
Exposure to air pollution, UV light, and certain chemicals can affect the skin microbiome. In particular, use of harsh soaps and stripping antibacterial products can cause extensive damage to the microbiome, ironically reducing our skin’s ability to defend itself! Also, improper skin cleansing can dramatically impact the health of the microbiome – insufficient cleansing leaves damaging pollution and impurities lodged in the epidermis, while overzealous cleansing with harsh ingredients strips the skin.
A healthy skin microbiome can also positively impact the aging process by increasing resilience, making the skin less prone to infection, inflammation and moisture loss. Just like our body needs proper nutrition to stay healthy, our microbiome requires care too. This includes cleansing the skin to remove impurities and pollution, while not stripping the skin of its natural moisture barrier.
Ultrasonic cleansing technology, such as the bt-sonic and bt-micro fusion, can enhance cleanser performance by up to 600% without disrupting the skin microbiome. These technologies are a valuable ally in maintaining a balanced microbiome.
Maintaining the microbiome involves providing it with pre- and post-biotics, which are essentially food for our bacterial allies. Products like the soon-to-be-launched bt-cocktail Energy Masque help to support the microbiome while boosting the skin's moisture barrier with hyaluronic acid, elastin, and oat proteins. The bt-cocktail Energy Masque is a valuable skin microbiome ally, particularly when used after more assertive cleansing and exfoliation services, because it can help maintain balance. Plus, the new bt-cocktail Energy Masque contains advanced peptides that help to reduce the appearance of skin aging while boosting skin resilience, while Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) in the masque complements skin energy.
David and Dena Suzuki of Bio-Therapeutic take to the outdoors for a hike to Lake Serene and Bridal Veil Falls in Gold Bar, Washington. Accompanying them is Shade SPF30 and Aquafuse Hydrate for maximum mobile hydration.
]]>The skincare industry is constantly evolving, with innovative solutions being developed to combat the effects of aging. The latest breakthrough involves harnessing the power of nature, coupled with advanced technology, to replenish and optimize skin fitness and resilience. While this may not seem like a dramatic, new approach at first blush, the fundamental understanding of skin aging has been completely rethought in the last decade – with the Energetic Theory of Aging now the popular explanation for many of the causes of premature aging on the skin.
Skin aging is an inevitable process. As we age, our skin has to constantly fend off assaults from both internal and external sources. These include environmental pollution, climate, lifestyle habits, and our body's own metabolic activities. Each skirmish drains the skin's energy reserves, accelerating the aging process. These extrinsic aging triggers can account for upwards of 85% of skin aging signs, and differ from intrinsic aging because they are not genetically defined at birth.
Skin's energy is crucial for maintaining its health and vitality. However, as we age, our skin's energy reserves dwindle, leading to signs of premature aging. This insight has led to the development of the Energetic Theory of Aging, which posits that replenishing skin's energy can slow down and even reverse skin aging.
Bio-Therapeutic has long understood that the body is a subtle electrical organ, and already had a line-up of formulas that helped to replenish skin energy levels long before the Energetic Theory of Aging became as mainstream as it is today. This dual approach helps to address the signs of the skin aging on the skin, while helping to restore the skin’s resilience to extrinsic aging triggers by helping to restore energetic balance and the skin’s natural protective mantle.
While the marriage of science and nature is not a new concept in skincare, Bio-Therapeutic's innovative approach is unique. By focusing on the body’s energetic system, while harnessing the power of nature, has led to the development of a truly revolutionary product that optimizes skin fitness by boosting resilience against a variety of aging triggers. Its lightweight formula leaves a delicate, dewy glow on the skin, enhancing its natural beauty.
Bio-Therapeutic, a pioneer in technology-accelerated skincare, has developed a potent formula that helps to address the loss of resilience related to the Energetic Theory of Aging: the bt-cocktail ampoule. This product utilizes botanical technology, specifically lab-grown moss. Mosses are among the planet's most resilient organisms, thriving through millions of years of harsh climate changes due to their extraordinary adaptability.
The bt-cocktail ampoule blends Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) and ATP precursors to rapidly recharge the skin's energy. ATP is the molecule responsible of the skin’s energy supply. By replenishing ATP levels, the ampoule is designed to revitalize skin and increase skin resilience to attack.
The ampoule also contains Thiotaine, providing wide-spectrum antioxidant protection. Antioxidants are crucial for skin health as they neutralize harmful free radicals that can damage skin cells and accelerate aging.
Bio-Therapeutic's bt-cocktail Ampoule (and new bt-cocktail Energy Masque) are designed to work in harmony with their other signature technologies, such as microcurrent, ultrasonic and microexfoliation. The bt-cocktail ampoule and bt-cocktail Energy Masque can be paired with True Microcurrent, only available from Bio-Therapeutic’s bt-nano and Bio-Ultimate Platinum microcurrent machines.
The bt-cocktail ampoule is packaged in a sterile glass ampoule to ensure optimum ingredient potency and sterility. This packaging protects the five ingredient technologies that are each at maximum levels.
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Wet/dry microdermabrasion is revolutionizing the way we approach skin resurfacing and exfoliation, offering unparalleled precision, flexibility, and client comfort.
Microdermabrasion is a non-invasive exfoliation procedure that targets the outer layer of the skin to reveal the healthy complexion hiding beneath accumulated dead skin cells, debris and the environmental toxins that can accumulate on the skin surface. This popular service is known for its ability to address various skin objectives, including softening fine lines, brightening uneven skin tone, and overall skin smoothing.
Unfortunately, many of the technologies on the market still feature aggressive suction, or rough silica particles that scratch rather than smooth the skin. Traditional microdermabrasion uses a combination of abrasive crystals and strong suction to remove dead skin cells and debris. While effective, this method can be harsh on the skin and cause redness, irritation, and uneven results.
Wet/dry microdermabrasion represents a next generation approach to skin smoothing, combining the exfoliation process with the application of a zone specific targeted toner. This innovative approach not only provides better results but also minimizes discomfort and irritation, making it suitable for all skin types. Further, the flexibility offered by zone specific serum application means a level of customization not possible with the one-size-fits all approach of traditional microdermabrasion.
Bio Therapeutic's Bio-Brasion Trinity is a game changing wet/dry microdermabrasion system that offers industry leading client comfort and transformative results. With advanced engineering, this compact unit features a variety of diamond tip options and a targeted layering approach, allowing skin therapists to customize applications based on individual needs and accurately target specific skin concerns on different parts of the facial landscape.
The Bio-Brasion Trinity features six unique Diamond Tips that vary from 40 grit, for intensive skin smoothing, all the way to 400 grit for refined skin polishing, or very sensitive clients. The full array of tip options and a quick change handpiece means bespoke service flexibility across the facial landscape, while a full selection of Aquafuse Targeted Toners offers hydrating, brightening, clearing and customizable levels of skin smoothing based on the skin’s unique needs in each zone.
Wet/dry microdermabrasion offers an array of benefits for clients seeking skin smoothing and exfoliation, and can be incorporated in almost any skin service. Some of the most notable advantages include:
The Bio-Brasion Trinity and Aquafuse Targeted Toners offer superb levels of smoothing, client comfort and customization in an affordable and space efficient footprint; and are the ideal technology accelerated add on for almost every service.
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Let’s be honest, we all love doing extractions. The satisfaction of getting an impaction out is second to none! Yet we have also all experienced the redness that overzealous manual extractions can cause.
While the traditional method of desincrustration and manual extractions will work for small areas, this method can be ineffective with heavier congestion, is time consuming and can lead to unnecessary levels of redness and inflammation.
See how the bt-micro Fusion brings mighty ultrasonic benefits to every stage of the skin service, with a handheld footprint that goes everywhere.
Hyaluronic acid has become a staple ingredient in many skincare products, and for good reason. This remarkable substance can hold up to 10,000 times its weight in moisture, making it an excellent ingredient in addressing dryness, fine lines, and dehydration while helping restore the healthy moisture barrier of the skin.
Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance found throughout the human body, particularly in the eyes, joints and skin. It’s known for its remarkable ability to retain water, making it an essential component in maintaining skin hydration and elasticity, as well as helping to maintain a healthy skin moisture barrier
In fact, Hyaluronic Acid has a myriad of benefits that make it a must have ingredient for most regimens:
As a natural component of the skin, hyaluronic acid helps to maintain skin flexibility and reduce the appearance of fine lines.
Gel sheet masques are made from a thin, gel material that is saturated with hyaluronic acid and other skincare ingredients. These masques are designed to contour to the shape of the face, ensuring optimal ingredient delivery, while also delivering a flash cooling effect to help reduce sensitivity.
Bio-Therapeutic leads the hyaluronic gel facial masque category with its popular Hyaluronic Delivery System of masques, featuring face, neck and eye masque options. The unique masque is supercharged with hyaluronic acid and glycosaminoglycans for the ultimate in skin hydration and brightening. A proprietary, anatomically optimized gel sheet made from marine algae contours effortlessly to the face, neck or eyes, optimizing ingredient delivery and enhancing the performance of strategic products layered beneath while providing a flash cooling, calming effect. Licorice extracts and arbutin help to boost skin luminosity and balance tone, while sargasso algae revitalizes the skin’s appearance. Essential oils of damask rose, used for centuries and hailed by many as the “queen of essential oils,” helps to harmonize the skin and soothe the senses.
We’re all familiar with the age-old adage that square pegs don’t fit in round holes, but the world of professional cleansing brushes seems stuck in the dark ages. Round brushes packed full of sharp, unhygienic bristles that pull, tug and scratch the skin, and simply can’t access most areas of the facial topography.
The bt-sonic ultrasonic facial cleansing brush is truly different. Featuring a triangular cleansing head to access all those nooks-and-crannies, plus super hygienic silicone bristles to gently cleanse the skin with ultrasonic vibration, the bt-sonic can help your chosen cleanser perform up to 600% better.
While the benefits of ultrasonic vibration are now well understood in dental care, with many consumers having ultrasonic toothbrushes in their daily regimen, ultrasonic cleansing in skin care is still not as widespread.
Even after the cleansing brush craze of several years ago, where consumers were subjecting their skin to scratchy bristles that tugged the skin, and were impossible to properly clean, most people are simply not spending enough time cleansing their skin. With only seconds spent on the average home cleanse, our clients are simply not getting the trapped dirt, debris and environmental pollutants off their skin. This can lead to a dulled appearance, congestion and breakouts, and a cumulative reduction in overall skin health as pollution particles wreak oxidative havoc on the skin. In fact, prolonged exposure to the toxins in air pollution can even contribute to uneven skin tone!
Selecting a cleansing formula that is assertive enough to cut through oil and debris, yet gentle enough not to strip the skin’s essential moisture barrier. Yet, a cleanser alone is not enough, and this is where ultrasonic cleansing comes in. By introducing the ultrasonic waves from the bt-sonic to the skin during cleansing, you’re literally pulsing the debris, oils and toxins off the skin surface, allowing the cleanser to provide peak performance without stripping the skin’s natural protective barrier.
In just a few minutes, a cleanse with the bt-sonic's ultrasonic cleansing technology delivers a professional level of clean, making it the ideal addition to the professional skin care service and the home regimen.
Check out what the bt-sonic can do for your cleansing routine!
While options abound, it’s important to have the same trust in your technology as your clients place in your hands. Bio-Therapeutic operates an FDA registered medical device manufacturing facility that’s also ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and MDSAP certified, ensuring the highest level of safety and quality. Plus, our technology is carefully engineered to the rigors of the skin care service room in a painstaking process led by David Suzuki, our CEO and a skin therapist himself.
Well, your clients’ skin is literally in your hands, and so is the future of your business. We all know the synergistic power of technology, touch and training, and Bio-Therapeutic offers this powerful trio with it’s FDA registered medical device manufacturer status, ISO 9002 and 13485 and MDSAP certification, USA based research and development right here in Seattle, and our complimentary education for professional skin therapists.
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