Skin Care Compounding

We are the only pharmacy in MI to carry Rx Solutions! Created by pharmacists, Rx Solutions is the most advanced treatment for improving your skin you can get without a prescription. Through years of extensive research, we’ve created products that can correct the signs of aging, reduce wrinkles, shrink pores and restore your skin’s natural radiance. Our five custom therapies have been designed to meet the specific needs of your age and skin type. And, because Rx Solutions was developed by pharmacists, it’s available at select pharmacies. No prescription required. Visit www.rxskintherapy.com or call Keystone Pharmacy today!

Jamark Labs Skin Care Solutions

At Jamark Labs, we use natural ingredients, like beeswax, to create unique and effective skin care products. From our lip balms and travel size skin care products to our popular Surgeon's Skin Secret line, we have the natural skin care products you need to keep looking youthful and healthy.

Cosmeceuticals represent a marriage between cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Like cosmetics, cosmeceuticals are topically applied, but they contain ingredients that influence the biological function of the skin. Cosmeceuticals improve appearance, but they do so by delivering nutrients necessary for healthy skin. Cosmeceuticals often claim to improve skin tone, texture, and radiance, while reducing wrinkling. Patients are often interested in maintaining a youthful appearance, and as the global population's median age increases, products like anti-aging creams and moisturizers are most requested. Dermatological research suggests that the bioactive ingredients used in cosmeceuticals do indeed have benefits beyond the traditional moisturizer. Commonly used ingredients may fall into one or more of the following categories:

• Retinoids, such as prescription-strength tretinoin, are derived from vitamin A and can be applied directly to the skin. Topical Retinoids are one of the most well-established and effective treatments to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles due to aging skin. Retinoids cause the skin cells to turnover more rapidly. Less potent cosmeceutical forms of vitamin A include retinol, retinaldehyde, retinyl palmitate, and retinyl propionate. Retinoids may cause skin irritation, dryness, and peeling.
• Hydroxy acids, such as glycolic acid and salicylic acid. These remove older skin cells (exfoliation) and make the skin appear younger and softer. Hydroxy acids can be added to daily-use moisturizers or can be incorporated into solutions used in dermatologists' offices, such as chemical peels.
• Botanicals. These are active ingredients from roots, fruits, seeds, leaves, and other parts of a plant. These are sometimes referred to as "phytochemicals".
• Antioxidants may be derived from many sources, including botanicals. Antioxidants help to protect cells from damage caused by free radicals. Vitamins C and E are the primary antioxidants in the body. These must be orally from fresh fruits and vegetables. Some cosmeceuticals include antioxidants, such as green tea, coffeeberry, pomegranate juice, chamomile flowers, and licorice root. Idebenone is a another antioxidant added to some brands of cosmeceuticals.
• Vitamins, such as biotin, vitamin E, vitamin C and derivatives of vitamin A (retinol)
• Peptides
• Hormones, such as estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone
• Depigmenting Agents
• Antimicrobial Agents
• Topical anesthetics including menthol and capsaicin
• Enzymes

The ingredients are almost too numerous to count. Keystone Pharmacy's compounding pharmacists are happy to discuss treatment solutions with patients and prescribers who are seeking solutions to skin care dilemmas. For more ingredient details, click here.

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