This approach to observe how the epidermis is constantly interfacing with the skin’s deeper structures is known as ‘interface cosmetology’. It enables an understanding of how active ingredients can affect the epidermis without needing to go through it.

Everyone has different Skin Instants® and everyone’s personal Skin Instants® constantly and dramatically evolves within a single day and over a lifetime, and depending on the different part of the face. The artificial categorization of skins as normal, dry or oily provides a needlessly simplified definition of a skin’s condition and only gives a stationary image of any epidermal imbalances. The same epidermis can present balanced, dehydrated zones and hyper-secretion of sebum all at the same time. Inappropriate treatment can easily lead to new imbalances or reactive old ones. For example, an over aggressive product for ‘oily’ skins can cause epidermal dehydration problems; while an over-rich product used on formally congested now apparently balanced skin, can trigger a recurrence of the earlier condition.

Lastly, external factors like climate, temperature, air-conditioning, tobacco, pollution, and internal factors like stress, hormones, general health, digestion and age also affect the skin.

Biologique Recherche’s Methodology addresses all these factors and how they evolve when it treats the epidermis. Biologique Recherche professionals at the Swoon Spa are trained to analyze all these variables and advise on the treatment that is best suited to an individual’s Skin Instant®.