The High Street Doesn't Help us Grow Old Gracefully - June 2007

An online poll conducted by SkinGenesis reveals that 94.4% of respondents felt they were being ripped off by ineffective anti-ageing miracle creams available on the High Street. This study shows clearly that the level of consumer confidence in the product ranges available from major retail brands is extremely low.

SkinGenesis is the leading non-surgical cosmetic skin treatment clinic established in 2003 with branches in city centre locations in Leeds, Manchester, and a new branch in Chester.

The poll which was conducted with the 3,897* registered email subscribers of the SkinGenesis  email newsletter in June 2007, revealed that many anti aging products simply don’t make the grade when tested by consumers.

The research was conducted by SkinGenesis to check the confidence level of customers who regularly purchase anti aging products.

This poll backs up recent research, often highlighted in popular TV programmes, into the quality and content of the High Street products available. To be able to say they have anti-ageing properties, these products must contain active ingredients such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Retinoids. However, to avoid the risk of side effects, many of these creams only contain very low concentrations and so are unlikely to do anything more than moisturise your skin.

SkinGenesis believe that non-surgical anti aging treatments such as peels, microdermabrasion and intense pulse light therapy can now seriously rival the High Street with a value for money alternative to creams that don’t deliver.

William Haseldine, Chairman of SkinGenesis commented: “As skin experts we felt that it was important to see what our customer base thought of anti-ageing products. We spend over £650million on anti-ageing moisturisers and similar products yet confidence is a major issue in the market. We only use professionally trained and qualified staff who can offer best advice and we think consumers ought to know about cost effective, accessible non-surgical alternatives that do deliver the desired results in a natural, long lasting way. We would advise people to ditch the so-called miracle creams and opt for bespoke programmes that combine creams and treatments to get the right results. Our combination packages include supplementary creams that contain a much higher concentration of active ingredients including retinol than are available on the high street. ”

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NOTES TO EDITOR

*Audited recipients of the SkinGenesis email newsletter.

SkinGenesis is a non-surgical cosmetic clinic established in 2003 with branches in city centre locations in Leeds and Manchester, and a new branch at the 10 BRIDGE Health and Wellbeing Clinic just outside Chester. SkinGenesis was set up by Peter Beard, Emma Parrish and William Haseldine with 200 clients undergoing treatment at each clinic at any one time.

Clinics are staffed by trained nurses and practitioners and are registered with the Healthcare Commission.

SkinGenesis offer Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), Microdermabrasion (Mda), Mesotherapy, Ultrasound Skin Toning, Laser Teeth Whitening, and the latest range of medical and resurfacing peels and de-pigmentation technologies which are safe, proven and non-surgical.

SkinGenesis offers a unique Satisfaction Guarantee on most of its treatments

SkinGenesis is an accredited Investor in People

For more information visit www.skingenesis.co.uk