Spa+Clinic Team In late 2016 Ginger&ME launched exclusively to the Australian and New Zealand professional beauty industry; Ginger&ME BODY the first phase of their total face and body concept.
Sixteen decadent products, built on 21st century clean and sophisticated formulations, exotic, botanical actives, a focus on corneotherapy (thou shall do no harm) and a mindful message to the sisterhood to BE BRAVE, GRATEFUL AND HAPPY.
Fast forward to July 2017 and the founders of Ginger&ME Maria Enna-Cocciolone and Nicola Quinn are set to launch the first 12 products in their retail face range G&M NEUROCOSMEDICS.
No strangers to skincare, Maria is the founder of Australia’s #1 professional cosmedical skincare range, O COSMEDICS and the CEO of Australian Medical-Aesthetics Distribution Centre, INSKIN COSMEDICS.
Nicola is the CEO of Quinn International the umbrella company of PRO-Beauty and more recently PRO-Medical as well as the owner and founder of Nicola Quinn Day Spa in Merivale, Christchurch.
Between them they have over 60 years of beauty industry experience. SPA+CLINIC spoke with Maria and Nicola to understand what gives NEUROCOSMEDICS its bragging rights and what we can expect.
S+C – How long has NEUROCOSMEDICS been in the making?
G&M – Three and half years! It’s been a super challenging project working with new-age emulsi ers, texturisers and preservatives, removing all nasties and suspected nasties. By creating 21st century clean and sophisticated formulations, based on beautiful botanicals, we have also had to adapt new manufacturing techniques to ensure stability and a luxurious brand experience. It hasn’t been easy, but it certainly has been worth it.
S+C – What was the motivation behind creating a new brand?
G&M – We are the rst to say on the surface the professional beauty industry appears to need another skincare brand like a hole in the head, we get it. However, in our roles working daily with skin and skincare professionals we see new-age challenges both when it comes to skin concerns and business needs. Advancements in active ingredients, formulations and technology allow us to create innovative skincare ranges that respect modern-day lifestyles (easy and healthy) whilst supporting business and market expansion.
S+C – What are the new-age skin concerns that you refer to?
G&M – Life is fast paced, people are time poor and juggling, time is ying – we are all getting older (it goes without saying) and as a result skins are getting stressed. We are seeing new formations of acne thanks to (dirty) mobile phones being pressed up against the face, in ammation in the form of breakout and redness and more and more compromised skins requiring a more calming, soothing, healing and strengthening clinical approach.
S+C – What does the name NEUROCOSMEDICS stand for?
G&M – NEUROCOSMEDICS is based on the science of Neuro- Cosmetics with speci c attention to Neuro-Ageing and Skin Recovery. The Neuro-Ageing focus is specifically recruited to protect and re-establish the critical communication from the nerve endings to the broblast (responsible for collagen and elastin synthesis) while the Skin Recovery supports the powerful repair action compromised skins require. We call this the A.C.D approach.
S+C – What does the A.C.D approach support?
G&M – A covers the essential anti-in ammatory, antioxidant, anti-pollutant and anti-aging skin needs. C focuses on the collagen and elastin synthesis and D is all about cell detoxi cation and Vitamin D receptors that support optimum barrier recovery (without the need for sun exposure). The range is built on the philosophy of skin respect and wellbeing.
S+C – Does G&M NUEROCOSMEDICS support the A.C.D actions in every product?
G&M – It certainly does! The exclusive NEURO-DEFENCE COMPLEX found in every NEUROCOSMEDICS product means each product starts with this philosophy in mind and then nds its own skin specialty focus.
S+C– How many products are there in the range?
G&M – The face range is made up of an oil-cleanser and a gentle AHA milk-gel cleanser, a 4-in-1 micellar water, an exfoliating and hydrating mask, three advanced boosters – an all in one vitamin booster, a collagen and brightening serum, a cream gel eye treatment and four luxurious (think French-style decadence with awesome absorption) hydrators for normal, brightening, breakout and compromised skins; a total of 12 innovative products. Add 16 Ginger&ME Body products and the offer fast evolves into a total face and body health check!
S+C– Will clinics need to take both the face and body range to stock NEUROCOSMEDICS?
G&M – We hope they will however if they wish to start with one or the other and build from there we are happy to support individual clinic needs. Made in Australia and online protected G&M NEURO- COSMEDICS works on a cosmetic-medicine approach to prevent neuro-aging and to support critical cell communication whilst supporting powerful repair, anti- inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-ageing skin bene ts. It is especially beneficial for skins concerned with aging, inflammatory related skin concerns; compromised skin barrier related conditions and red skins.
