Skincare Ingredients
Medicinal Mastiha – Volume Three: Clinical Skin Benefits and the MASQ-tech™ Method.
Skincare Ingredients By marketing@liraclinical.co.uk
April 14, 2020 2:50 pm
The MAGIC of mastiha comes from hundreds of years of carefully mastered cultivation as well as the unique climate and nutrient rich soil found only in Chios, Greece.
The MEDICINE of mastiha comes from the many repairing, strengthening and protecting phytochemical components that are used in several medicinal and clinical applications.
The METHOD of mastiha comes from Lira Clinical. The efficacy of mastiha in the skin is dependent on the form used and the formula composition to deliver the benefits into the skin.
In understanding this, Lira Clinical has mastered intentional mastiha delivery with the MASQ-tech™ Method to effectively address a variety of clinical skincare concerns. This article will explore mastiha in clinical skincare, the MASQ-tech™ Method and perspective into how to effectively utilize it in your practice.
Clinical skincare is the understanding and application of specific products and modalities with the intention of reestablishing proper biological function, cellular health and skin vitality.
Professionals offer clinical services by providing both: conditioning facials and advanced treatment protocols. Conditioning facials address compromised, weak, vulnerable skin in strengthening skin immunity and establishing good skin health. These are imperative services to calm provisional inflammation and balance the skin’s microbiome. Once the skin is strong, advanced treatments are performed to correct advanced skin concerns: Correcting trauma pigment, skin texture issues and balancing acne symptoms.
The success of both conditioning and advanced protocols is dependent on the quality and composition of products and solutions used to make true changes.
Effective products are formulated with targeted ingredients, like antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and reparative proteins, restoring, protect and establishing skin health for both histological and visual changes. As we learned in Volume Two, the phytochemical properties of mastiha work to calm, protect and rebuild our skin.
Mastiha is a power ingredient, but in order for it to access the skin, it must have the proper delivery system for the intended effect. The MASQ-tech™ Method is based on the understanding of what form of mastiha works within a specific formula to deliver visible results in the skin. Lira utilizes mastiha in four forms: Granule, Extract, Oil and Freeze Dried Powder.
Every person and every face is unique, with distinct features and a diverse combination of distinguishing factors. But many of us find common ground in our skin concerns. When paired with a synergy of directed ingredients, mastiha offers relief for many common issues.
Mastiha granule is finely milled into small particles. The granule form provides soothing and rebuilding properties during physical exfoliation. This form can be found in the MYSTIQ Line.
The granule form of mastiha can be found in the MYSTIQ iLuminating Polisher. In this product, the granule gently sloughs the buildup of dead skin cells while simultaneously stimulating cell regeneration. The entire formulation is designed for all skin types, but especially effective for dry, dull, dehydrated conditions as it polishes and provides essential moisture. The MYSTIQ iLuminating polisher is utilized in conditioning facials, advanced treatment protocols and recommended for home care use.
The lightweight mastiha extract refines pores, combats inflammation, reduces trauma pigment, and rebuilds tissue damage. This makes it an excellent form for any skin type and all skin conditions. Because of its versatility, the extract form is found in nearly every line of Lira.
In the PRO Line, the extract is found in the pro lite where it quickly calms trauma pigment while complimenting other melanin suppressant properties. The Pro Line is used as a preparatory and post treatment homecare staple, in all conditioning facials and in wide range of treatment protocols.
In the BIO Line, the extract is found in both the Bio Hydra C and Bio Lift crème. Complimenting the other power ingredients, the intention of mastiha extract in these two products is to provide lightweight penetration, fortifying the skin with antioxidant properties. Both the Bio Hydra C and Bio Lift Crème are used in conditioning facials, advanced treatments and recommended for home care use.
As you are aware, Lira Clinical’s award winning ICE Line is unlike many acne products, anywhere. The goal is the same, but the concept is different. Lira Clinical’s Ice products work not just to correct acne breakouts, but to balance the skin’s delicate microbiome while reducing inflammation. In the Ice Line, the extract form of mastiha is used in every product, to address acne compromised conditions and to refine the appearance of pores. The ice products are used in conditioning facials and recommended for homecare use.
In the MYSTIQ Line, the extract is used in every product to calm inflammation, protect and strengthen with antioxidants and repair skin structure. Mystiq products are used in conditioning facials, advanced treatment protocols and recommended for homecare.
The Vita Brite solution is one of the most versatile found in the Resurfacing Line. The use of mastiha extract in this peel compliments the stimulating and exfoliating effects with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant value. The Vita Brite solution is used in all levels of advanced treatment protocols.
The oil form of mastiha, calms, soothes, protects and rebuilds with slow and controlled release. In addition to antioxidant and anti-inflammatory assets, the benefits of mastiha in the oil form are anti-bacterial and anti-microbial. It is an excellent form for irritated, imbalanced skin. You can find the oil form in the MYSTIQ and HEALTH Lines.
The MYSTIQ iLuminating Beauty Oil is a multi-functional dry oil masterpiece that is effective for all skin types. Yes, even and especially acne/oily! Here, the oil form of mastiha protects and repairs, but also balances and strengthens the skin. It is used in conditioning facials, advanced treatment protocols and recommended for home care.
The HEALTH Line Hand Sanitizer & MASQ-techTM was designed to protect, repair and restore the hard working and vulnerable skin of the hands. The oil form of mastiha soothes inflammation from over-cleansing and other daily tasks, while providing additional anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties. It can be used before, during and after conditional facials and advanced treatments, or as an at-home/on-the-go staple.
The newest form of mastiha utilized by Lira Clinical is the freeze-dried powder. Its calming and soothing properties are highly effective for quick inflammation relief. You can find the freeze-dried form utilized in the MYSTIQ Line.
The freeze-dried form is used in the MYSTIQ Cryo-Masque for immediate cooling and repairing of the skin. This powerful masque can be used in conditioning facials, advanced treatment protocols and definitely recommended for home care use.
As we have learned in this three-part series, mastiha is a power ingredient. When it is paired with quality, intentional ingredients, it has the potential to calm, soothe and repair complex conditions and protect from environmental assaults. Mastiha is a perfect fit for Lira Clinical philosophies and an effective compliment for clinical skincare practices.
This concludes the Medicinal Mastiha series. Please look for the Sister Series, “Hemp! Hemp! Hooray! Special Release – The New Entourage: Cannabis, Mastiha and Skin.”
Watch our video where our education specialist Ella Cress talks in detail of the MASQ-tech method™: