The Science

The male and female that created you (your parents) provided you with your unique set of genes. 

 

A gene is a small section of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA is our instruction booklet needed for us to develop, survive and reproduce. Your instruction booklet tells cells how to build proteins that make us who we are.

 

DNA is converted into Ribonucleic acid (RNA) which is a similar molecule to DNA but is the step between DNA and a protein being produced. Proteins play critical roles in your body. Proteins provide the structure, function and regulation of the body’s tissues and organs, including your skin.

 

The majority of the time you inherit genes that code instructions correctly. Occasionally one or both parents pass on instructions that have a small error in them, this error is more commonly known as a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), we pronounce this as ‘snip’. Most SNP’s have no effect on you or your life.

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SNP’s can result in the resulting protein behaving differently. In many cases this means the function of the protein is not as efficient as we would like it to be. In other words, the protein does not carry out its role as expertly as we would like it.

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Understanding which genes are responsible for your skin health, helps us to report your risks, which you can support.

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We are very much aware that genetics are part of your skin health picture. The environmental impact from sun exposure, pollution and chemicals are important to consider as well as your lifestyle. 

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We give you recipes for your skin type, your skin specialist can see the environmental impact. 

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Therefore, your skin specialist can support you uniquely.