Facial Skincare

The difference between home facial equipment (iontophoresis) and esthetic & clinic iontophoresis Iontophoresis for beauty purposes works by applying electricity to the skin to temporarily weaken the skin's barrier function and deliver beauty ingredients to the skin. In order for beauty ingredients to be ionized, they must be water-soluble. Oil-soluble ingredients, which are often found in beauty products, cannot be ionized. What is ion-introduction in a facial beauty device? The epidermis (stratum corneum) on the surface of our skin is rich in cations (+). The stratum corneum (stratum corneum) on the surface of our skin has more cations (+), while the stratum granulosum below it has more anions (-). Normally, even if cosmetics are applied to the skin, they are blocked by this barrier function and do not penetrate deep into the skin. By applying a weak electric current with an ion-introduction device, the space between the stratum corneum and the stratum granulosum is opened up, making it easier for cosmetic ingredients to penetrate. Water-soluble ingredients such as vitamin C have (-) ions, and as you can see in the magnet experiment, the same poles repel each other, so if you apply a (-) current with an ion-introduction device, the (-) ion beauty ingredients will repel each other and be pushed deeper into the skin for penetration. This is the principle of the ion-introduction device for beauty purposes. Beauty ingredients that can be ionized by facial equipment As mentioned above, beauty ingredients that can be penetrated into the skin with an ionizer are water-soluble beauty ingredients. Even if they are ionized, if their molecules are too large, they cannot be absorbed by the skin. For this reason, it is essential that the molecular weight of the ingredient is approximately 600 or less. Vitamin C has a molecular weight of 176, and hyaluronic acid has a molecular weight of over 1 million, so the number of beauty ingredients that can be ionized is limited. Differences between iontophoresis in home facial tool and iontophoresis in estheticians and clinicsSince the electric current used for iontophoresis is only weak, it is possible to use a home iontophoresis device for iontophoresis to introduce beauty ingredients. In addition, there is no big difference in the performance of the ion-introduction devices used in aesthetic salons and those used in beauty clinics, like the difference in performance between laser and IPL like hair removal machines. However, there is a big difference in the penetration of beauty ingredients between home facial equipment (ion-introduction) and the ion-introduction equipment used in beauty salons and clinics. And even the professional-use ion-introduction devices used in esthetic salons and clinics use a weak electric current, which limits the degree of penetration. You cannot expect immediate cosmetic effects like with filler injections or needle mesotherapy, which directly injects cosmetic ingredients deep into the skin using a syringe.