The The Beauty Marketplace Breakout Brand for May is a new player ultra luxe skincare market: A brand is called IMMUNOCOLOGIE.
A leader in the BioCosmeceutical Market, giving brands like Le Mer and Le Prarie a run for their money, Immunocologie works with the biology of the skin and offers medicinal properties pertaining to anti-aging.
Immunocologie is the only skincare line based on the science of the skin’s immune system. “Your skin is the largest organ in your body, and your immune system is the essential driving force in sustaining vibrant, healthy skin. When you are totally healthy and live in a perfectly pure environment, your skin functions at an optimal metabolic rate, protecting and repairing itself as best as humanly possible. But, we don’t live in a bubble,” says Karen Ballou of Lucas Brand Equity, the equity group at the head of Immunocologie.
Every day, internal and external factors affect your skin’s metabolic rate and compromise it’s health. Common skin-hampering internal factors include getting sick, lack of sleep, stress, poor nutrition, allergies and aging. Top external factors are free radical and negative ion exposure brought on by UV rays, pollution, extreme weather changes and electronic device emissions.
Immunocologie has brought together the world’s leading chemists and research scientists in the field of Biocosmeceutical Technology and human immune health to create a regimen specifically designed to support the natural processes of your skin’s immune system. Immunocologie uses bio- available plant based actives to help skin cells generate the same “positive skin response” that your skin would experience if internal and external conditions were perfect. The regimen was developed in France and is based on an exclusive French Bio-ferm process, which employs active ingredients to stimulate your skin’s natural immune response, preventing and repairing damage on a cellular level, encouraging a healthy metabolic rate and regulating cell turnover. All active ingredients are backed by in vitro clinical studies.
The core ingredient found in all Immunocologie treatments is the brand’s signature Vital Oligo Complex, containing 15 essential elements crucial for the proper functioning of skin cells, and encapsulated in a delivery system that allows it to penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin. Plant-derived peptides and oligopeptides, super anti-oxidants, nourishing oils, hyaluronic acid, vitamins and minerals are all key components of Immunocologie skincare formulations.
Immunocologie emphasizes the importance of positive ion therapy. “Pollution and electronic devices, like cell phones, computers and TVs, proliferate negative ions which bring imbalance to your skin. Your skin needs positive ions to function properly. As an example, positive ions are in water—think about how good your skin looks and feels when you walk along the shoreline or after a rainy day when the air is humid,” says Ballou.
Recent studies indicate skincare emulsifiers, a common skincare additive used to stabilize creams and lotion by breaking down oils, may also break down natural oils in your skin, negatively impacting skin barrier function. All Immunocologie products are free of
emulsifiers and heal the skin from within.
Sustainability is paramount to Immunocologie. Since the brand sources natural ingredients from all over the world, Immunocologie operates according to the Nagoya Protocol – a global agreement whose objective is ensuring a fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.
The Super 7 Elixir Face is the brands breakout product. Made using Snail Mucin. Also known as Snail Slime, this ingredient is commercially obtained from the common garden snail species Helix aspersa, which produces a secretion rich in proteins of high and low molecular 
weight hyaluronic acid and antioxidants. The secretion of the snail supposedly has a double function when applied to human skin: on one hand it is claimed to stimulate the formation of collagen, elastin and dermal components that repair the signs of photoaging and, second, is claimed to minimize the damage generated by free radicals that are responsible for premature skin aging. Immunocologie face serum is a daily, strongly effective serum that regenerates skin cells to bring balance to the skin.
Immunocologie already has a cult following of socialites and celebrities. The brand can be found at Clyde’s on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and at Whites in East Hampton. Be sure to visit their website at www.immunocologie.com
