Some of the products offered by Sarum Trading in the Middle East, which looks for organic and natural ingredients being used in luxury products. Some of the products offered by Sarum Trading in the Middle East, which looks for organic and natural ingredients being used in luxury products.

Q: What are the most recent developments when it comes to the ingredients used in spa products?

Susan Gorman, founder and managing director, Sarum Trading: The spa industry is moving towards the use of healthier and more natural ingredients. Recent developments in ingredients include the use of Vitamin Peptide Complex which combines vitamins A, C, E and coQ10 along with resveratrol and hyaluronic acid.

Australian brand Freeze Frame uses peptides and GAMA — both ingredients that naturally exist in the human body — to provide consumers with strong yet healthy anti-aging solutions.

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Tristan Lagarde, international sales manager, Phytomer: The Phytomer scientific team identified a new and 100% natural source of marine ingredients: ExoPolySaccharides, or EPS.
Mainly composed of sugars, they are produced by plankton micro-organisms directly in their environment to ensure defence, nutrition or adhesion functions. They represent the future of marine cosmetics as they have an almost infinite amount of applications.

Clare Maskall, marketing director, The Product House: Anne Semonin, our bespoke French brand, recently launched its Miracle Eye Contour Anti Wrinkle Cream which contains sea retinol, scientifically renowned for its wrinkle-smoothing action, boasting similar properties to retinol but without its irritating effect. Sodium Hyaluronate continues to be a must-have ingredient with impressive results, helping to lock moisture in the skin.

Syn-ake is a fascinating ingredient used in the Rodial skincare line — it’s a small peptide that mimics the activity of the polypeptide that is found in the venom of the temple viper, with a plumping freezing effect on the skin that we’re all very excited about in our office!

Q: What are the recent trends in spa product technology? Do you advocate the use of technology in treatments, or prefer your products to stand alone?

Susan Gorman, founder and managing director, Sarum Trading: The spa industry is moving towards the use of healthier and more natural ingredients. Recent developments in ingredients include the use of Vitamin Peptide Complex which combines vitamins A, C, E and coQ10 along with resveratrol and hyaluronic acid.

Australian brand Freeze Frame uses peptides and GAMA — both ingredients that naturally exist in the human body — to provide consumers with strong yet healthy anti-aging solutions. Tristan Lagarde, international sales manager, Phytomer: The Phytomer scientific team identified a new and 100% natural source of marine ingredients: ExoPolySaccharides, or EPS.

Mainly composed of sugars, they are produced by plankton micro-organisms directly in their environment to ensure defence, nutrition or adhesion functions. They represent the future of marine cosmetics as they have an almost infinite amount of applications.

Clare Maskall, marketing director, The Product House: Anne Semonin, our bespoke French brand, recently launched its Miracle Eye Contour Anti Wrinkle Cream which contains sea retinol, scientifically renowned for its wrinkle-smoothing action, boasting similar properties to retinol but without its irritating effect.

Sodium Hyaluronate continues to be a must-have ingredient with impressive results, helping to lock moisture in the skin. Syn-ake is a fascinating ingredient used in the Rodial skincare line — it’s a small peptide that mimics the activity of the polypeptide that is found in the venom of the temple viper, with a plumping freezing effect on the skin that we’re all very excited about in our office!

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