Devita Q&A
We've added
some information regarding our Devita Skincare International
Product
Range. We hope that this will help you! Here are
some questions you may have wondered:
WHAT IS DEVITA'S
PHILOSOPHY?
For thousands of years, rare essential and vegetal oils such
as frankincense, rose, sage, chamomile and avocado were a
pure and natural source of healing power for the body and
spirit, and were considered to be more valuable than gold.
Today, essential oils remain the oldest form of medicine and
cosmetic known to man, and are even more valuable as
essential nutrition for your skin Devita specializes in
high-tech natural therapeutic skin care products also known
as "cosmeceuticals" which utilize organic and ethically wild
crafted 100% pure essential oils, whole herb extracts and
amino acids. We use a scientifically advanced botanical
delivery system engineered by nature for optimum
results...healthy, vibrant skin. Devita, meaning "of life",
is the philosophy behind our exclusive natural skin care
product line, developed through this perfect combination of
nature and science. We believe essential oils are truly
gifts from nature, and can’t be duplicated. We are committed
to delivering the best nature has to offer to our clients,
and will continue to preserve our relationships without
compromise.
WHAT MAKES DEVITA
DIFFERENT?
Thank you for this opportunity to share with you the most
exciting development in scientifically advanced botanical
skin formulas that harness and actually help to minimize the
visible signs of both biological and environmental aging
while delivering therapeutic concentrations of phyto-intensive
skin nutrition. All of our products have been formulated for
those living with sensitive skin, mature skin and troubled,
acne-prone skin.
Our team of estheticians, natural cosmetic chemists and
dermatologists combine their expertise to ensure the
effectiveness and quality of all of our products. With
Devita, you don't have to choose which product is right for
you... each formulation utilizes the bio-intelligence of
nature’s rare essential oils to balance, restore, enhance
the skin's natural biochemistry.
Our exclusive line of cosmeceuticals gets down to the root
cause of premature aging skin and helps your body naturally
heal itself. All of the extracts and essential oils used in
the Devita Natural Skin Care line are alcohol, fragrance and
pesticide free. Additionally, care was taken to assure no
animal testing was used in the development and production of
these exclusive formulas.
While many companies offer you one product in a jar "that
does it all," chemistry shows this combination can cancel
out the effectiveness of some of the active compounds in
some products. We worked closely and diligently with leading
skin care specialists and always reached the same
conclusion... the only way to really benefit from each
product is to keep them apart... so we’ve kept them apart.
Literally days after using our entire skin care line for
your regime, you’ll discover the ease of its design and
experience maximum results.
- Provides
all-natural & organic, aloe vera based spa quality
products, containing fast acting bio-active ingredients at
an appreciably lower cost per oz. than comparable products
found in natural product stores, salons, spas and medical
offices.
- All Devita
products are paraben free.... preservative free on most
products. Uses advanced information practices and
small manufacture ring management to provide the
preservative-conscious consumer the ease of mind when they
buy.
- Consumers
will see an improvement in their skin within 10-14 days.
- Special
attention given during the ingredient and formulation
process keeping the sensitive-skin consumer in mind.
- "Balance
Approach" to skin care takes the guesswork out of product
choice and regime planning.
- One of the
few all-natural product lines endorsed by many aesthetic
surgeons throughout the U.S.
- PETA
certified
WHAT IS THEIR
POLICY ON ANIMAL TESTING?
Their company was established in 1998 and they have not
tested and do not test any of the products in the Devita
Skincare Products line on animals. As of Feb. 2003,
they are proud to join many manufacturers and distributors
that can offer certification from the People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA). When introducing new
ingredients into their products, it is their policy to check
that the ingredient has not been tested on animals in the
last four years and we would only include such ingredients
if they comply with our policy.
At Devita,
customer safety is also very important to them. In
developing products they use ingredients with a history of
safe human use and natural ingredients like green tea.
Their product ingredients are subject to non-animal tests
such as Skin tex or Eyetex, and are developed using
controlled testing on carefully monitored groups of human
volunteers. They also encourage ingredient suppliers to stop
animal testing. They will not purchase any ingredient
that they have tested or re-tested on animals for cosmetic
purposes since at least 31st December 1990. This
purchasing rule meets and exceeds the Humane Cosmetics
Standard operated by leading animal groups including The
Humane Society of the United States, Doris Day Animal League
and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The
rule is not the same as the 'fixed cut off date' operated by
a number of personal care companies. In their view, a
conventional 'fixed cut off date' does little to persuade
suppliers to stop animal testing. This is because
'fixed date' companies are concerned with the date an
ingredient was first released and not necessarily with the
last animal testing date. As a result, those companies
may purchase ingredients recently retested by their own
suppliers. This would not happen under The Devita
Rule. However, no policy works without effective
monitoring of ingredients and suppliers. Devita
Natural Skin Care sends out supplier ingredient declarations
every year. Their suppliers must certify that the
ingredients they sell to us comply with their purchasing
rule. If, despite follow-up, a supplier fails to
complete the declaration or reports conducting an animal
test after 31st December 1990, they stop buying the
ingredient from them and look for an alternative source that
meets their purchasing rule. If no source can be
found, and they cannot reformulate the product, they will
stop making it.
IS THIS
PRODUCT VEGAN?
Yes it is.
WHAT ARE THE
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS?
They are: Aloe Vera, A full 1.0% Hyaluronic Acid, Alpha
Hydroxy acids (not synthetic), Beta Hydroxy acids (not
synthetic), Grape Seed Extract, Co-enzyme Q10, Vitamin C,
Vitamin E, Beta-Glucan, Vitamin K, Essential Oils, Amino
Acids,
Marine Pentapeptides. (vitamins are not synthetic and
are not part of a synthetic base).
WHAT CAN
ALOE VERA DO FOR MY SKIN?
Aloe Vera enhances bioavailability and provides a natural
time-release effect! Aloe Vera is a natural
moisturizer, natural antiseptic, a natural carrier and a
natural healer. Aloe Vera has exceptional ability to
enter skin (4 times faster than water!).
 WHAT
IS HYALURONIC ACID?
Some want to refer to it as the Fountain of Youth for our
millennium. I'll just say it has a very good effect on the
skin. Hyaluronic acid is normally found in great
quantities in youthful skin under 30. Over time, free
radicals destroy hyaluronic acid in our skin and by
50-years-old we possess half of the Hyaluronic Acid than in
our youth.
Unlike
collagen, hyaluronic acid is extremely hydrophilic (loves
water) and can absorb… 1000 times its weight in H2O !
Normally used in concentrations of
0.001%-0.05% in preparations for visible effectiveness.
Devita Natural Skin Care uses no less than 1.00% Hyaluronic
Acid in its products! Traditionally, the source of
Hyaluronic Acid for many companies is an animal source… A
Scandinavian company has created a “Probiotic,”
non-animal-based hyaluronic acid through a process of
bacterial fermentation, extraction, and purification. This
product is the only source of Hyaluronic Acid in Devita
Natural Skin Care Products. This same process is used for
our elastin and collagen ingredients.
WHAT IS
DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol)?
DMAE is a nutrient found in high concentrations in fish,
such as wild salmon. It has been demonstrated that DMAE
causes some degree of skin firming
or tightening which is why it is often found in anti-aging
skin care products. In a number of studies, DMAE has been
shown to reduce age-related
decline in cognitive ability and memory, and hence has been
referred to as brain food by those who study it. It was also
found to modestly increase life span
of laboratory animals. Characteristics:
DMAE inhibits and reverses the cross-linking of proteins and
removes lipofuscin from the skin, which allows for skin
firming.
DMAE - like other products of wild salmon such as
Astaxanthin - in conjunction with the antioxidants Vitamin C
Ester and alpha lipoic acid can have a profound effect on
skin health and vitality, including delaying aging and liver
spots.
Benefits:
Skin firming is as important for facial rejuvenation as any
other facet of skin care, and the brain-beauty connection (DMAE
is often called brain food) is an important reason to
consider using DMAE.
WHAT IS
ASTAXANTHIN?
Astaxanthin
Function: Astaxanthin, which is famous for making wild
salmon look pink or red, traps more types of free radical
molecules that are destructive to cells than
any other antioxidant. Astaxanthin is a strong weapon in
the battle against free radicals and the many age-related
diseases associated with them. Thus, it is used in the most
effective anti-aging skin care creams and supplements.
Characteristics: Astaxanthin is a red pigment occurring
naturally in a wide variety of living organisms. Most
crustaceans, including shrimp, crawfish, crabs and
lobster, are tinted red by accumulated astaxanthin; the pink
flesh of healthy wild salmon is a clear example.
Benefits: Astaxanthin is a powerful biological antioxidant,
especially effective at preventing lipid peroxidation, with
up to 500 higher efficacy than vitamin E, and up to 10 times
stronger than beta-carotene. Like other products of wild
salmon such as DMAE, it is a common ingredient in effective
anti-aging creams and supplements.
WHAT IS CENTELLA ASIATICA?
Centella Asiatica also known in Western Culture as Gotu Cola
is acknowledged to have value in strengthening the blood
vessels and thereby improving
circulation
WHAT IS
NaPCA?
NaPCA is a humectant for long lasting moisturization
WHAT IS
PENTAPEPTIDE (MATRIXYL)?
Matrixyl(tm) 3000 contains twp matrikines(tm), Pal-GHK and
Pal-GQPR which act in synergy to restore and maintain skin's
youthful appearance. These matrikines which are messengers
of cutaneous restructuration and repair. They can used in
formulations for: anti-aging, face-lifting and wrinkle
treatment products; suitable for gels, serums, lotions and
creams.
HOW SAFE IS YOUR PRODUCT IF YOU ARE
NOT USING A SYNTHETIC PRESERVATIVE?
The issue of product preservation is a center point for
discussion among consumers as well as for natural product
formulators. Many avenues of distribution require
manufacturers to use traditional paraben-based preservatives
in their products in order to have access to their industry.
Many products, due to their low pH, are self-preserving and
do not need the assistance of ANY type of preservative.
These products include: Cleansers containing anti-bacterial
ingredients; Toners; Alpha & Beta Hydroxy products
containing sufficient amounts of acid for effectiveness;
Witch Hazel products. There are also alternative
ingredients that offer preservative benefits: Lecithin, Tea
Tree, Green Tea, Vitamin E, Grapeseed Oil, Grapeseed
Extract, Grapefruit Seed Extract.
WHAT IS THE
SHELF LIFE FOR THIS PRODUCE LINE?
Alternative preservatives allow for an average of an
18-month shelf life once they are placed on the store
shelves…As a small manufacturer, we create products in small
quantities – they are fresh when you receive them…
WHAT IS A BASIC REGIME FOR USING
DEVITA?
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WHAT IS THE
OILY OR ACNE PRONE REGIME?
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WHAT IS THE
DRY/SUN DAMAGED REGIME?
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WHAT IS THE
REGIME FOR SKIN OVER 35 WITH
OCCASSIONAL ADULT ACNE?
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WHAT DO YOU
RECOMMEND FOR SCARRING FROM
BLEMISHES?
Cherylanne recommends our Devita High Performance AHA to
speed up the cell renewal cycle.
HOW MUCH
ZINC OXIDE IS USED IN THE SOLAR
CREAM?
Cherylanne notified us that it is 7%."Micronized zinc oxide
is a mineral which is a full spectrum sunscreen that
effectively blocks both UVA & UVB rays while helping control
excess oil and shine. In this product it has a
percentage of 7% . The particle size is 25 nanometer."
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