From light-based devices for tackling skin disorders, to laser systems that get rid of your stubborn wrinkles, the high-tech anti-ageing industry is worth billions. This year, the stage is set for a new innovation to take the UK beauty and wellness industry by storm; The Active-Youth Eye Treatment.
Using ultrasound technology, the anti-wrinkle eye cream claims to deliver 12 times the amount of active ingredients into your skin compared to applying the product by hand. The £150 device has been created by JeNu Biosciences, and comes with an ultrasound wand which helps anti-ageing ingredients penetrate your skin. Within its wellbeing-boosting serum, there’s the latest miracle wrinkle-buster matrixyl, moisturising hyaluronic acid and a dose of skin-healthy vitamins A and C. These ingredients seem to be doing well in the clinical trials, as after just two weeks of the treatment participants claimed that their lines had decreased by up to 45%.
If your skin troubles revolve around spots rather than wrinkles, the Lustre Pure Light Classic may be the key to spot-free skin. At £249, the portable gadget is hardly cheaper than your average spot cream, but it may be a suitable alternative if you’re forking out £200 per session for a course of acne treatments. You place the three pads on affected areas of your face and, using blue-light therapy, the portable gadget kills the bacteria that causes spots. However, you may need to use the gadget for 15 minutes every day, for three months, before you start seeing results.
While permanent laser hair removal costs begin at £1,500, the Gillette Venus Naked Skin, at £449.99, can remove your unwanted hair at a fraction of the price. Designed by Braun, the system uses intense pulsed light to break your cycle of hair re-growth, sending light to the base of the follicles. This puts your follicles into a resting mode, which means that the hair doesn’t grow. To get the best, long-lasting results, use the treatment once a fortnight for a maximum of 12 treatments, and then maintain your hair loss with a treatment once every two months.
However, if you want something a little more slimming from your ultrasonic technology, try the latest Ultraslim Pro from Homedics. This slimming device which, using ultrasonic frequency, promises to reduce whatever areas you treat by 2.5cm in four weeks. However with this or any high-tech beauty gadget, it’s important to remember that there’s a reason they come at a fraction of the salon cost; they’re less powerful. Therefore, if you are considering high-tech beauty products, don’t forget that you’ll need patience and dedication, or else you can use the devices as follow-up maintenance to your professional treatment.