What Is Cellular Skincare? The Emerging Trend and the Best Cellular Skincare Products

Skincare that targets cells, directly communicating with the epidermis to boost collagen production, balance the skin, and hydrate sounds too good to be true, right? A premise that might have been straight out of a sci-fi script decades ago is now possible with skincare. Keep reading to understand cellular skincare, its benefits, ingredients to seek out, and the best products to help your skin do all the work. 

What is Cellular Skincare? 

Cellular skincare is a science-backed movement that targets the health and function of skin cells. By optimizing the cellular processes at a deeper level, it addresses structural changes and protects skin from future damage. Plain and simple, cellular skincare facilitates skin cells to function better, in turn boosting their health. 

Benefits of Cellular Skincare 

The science behind cellular skincare is new and exciting, as are the benefits. Formulas that harness science-backed cellular ingredients can achieve a range of impressive results, some of which are immediate and others more long-term and lasting. 

Slows Accelerated Aging 

Chronological aging is normal; it’s just simply your age. Alternatively, accelerated, or biological, aging refers to the functional state of cells, often older than one’s chronological age, due to lifestyle factors, genetics, excessive sun exposure, and other factors. This is where cellular skincare steps in and accomplishes one of its most impressive benefits: slowing cellular aging. Getting to the root causes of aging is one of the main goals of cellular skincare. This can slow down the aging process by reducing unnaturally aging cells. For example, products that can target senescent cells – aka zombie cells – can keep them from going dormant unnecessarily. These skincare products allow skin to become visibly firmer and smoother when unnatural accelerated aging is eliminated. 

Strengthens the Skin Barrier

One of the ultimate markers of skin health is a vibrant skin barrier. It not only makes the skin look radiant, but it also protects against environmental aggressors, dehydration, and irritation. Skin barrier repair products can also encourage skin to be more self-sufficient and resilient, making it naturally balanced and stronger. 

Improves Texture and Moisture 

Going hand-in-hand with a healthier skin barrier, cellular skincare can help skin not only function better, but also look healthier. An improvement in skin texture, tone, moisturization, softness, suppleness, and firmness is possible thanks to skin cells being more balanced and functioning. 

Cellular Skincare Ingredients 

Cellular skincare has ingredients that are designed to support and protect skin cells. Not all ingredients can accomplish this, though. Here are a few of the most notable and worthy cellular skincare ingredients to help promote healthier, more vibrant skin. 

Antioxidants 

Antioxidants have become a powerful tool in dermatology for quelling what is known as oxidative stress. As our skin cells go about their metabolic function, they might be visited by aggressors—like pollutants or UV light—that cause the nefariously named free radicals. These highly reactive radicals cause all sorts of cellular havoc—damaging amino acids and lipids, and messing up signals between cells. Free radicals are a major cause of accelerated aging, which is why antioxidants are so important in cellular skincare products. The most common and celebrated antioxidants are vitamin C and vitamin E, niacinamide, retinol, and gentler retinol alternatives.

Peptides

Peptides are short chains of amino acids, which are naturally occurring in our skin. They help the resilience and structure of our skin — basically, skin’s health and appearance. What makes them so impressive is that they can be absorbed into the skin easily when applied topically and can directly communicate with our skin’s cells, telling them to accomplish a task. That task can be varied, from increasing skin’s hydration and improving the skin barrier to reducing the appearance of wrinkles and dullness. This ability to communicate with our cells so easily is especially helpful within cellular skincare products. 

Bio-Active Lipids

Remember bio-active lipids’ buzzy name, as it’s likely to become much more commonplace (and celebrated) in the coming years. This umbrella term for lipids includes ceramides, fatty acids, and other, more under-the-radar lipids, like sphingolipids. They play a vital role in maintaining healthy skin, boosting collagen and elastin, regulating inflammation, and improving hydration. 

Best Cellular Skincare Products 

We’re especially excited to chat about cellular skincare products because we’re thrilled to introduce you to our newest innovation: The Longevity Serum.

The scientists at the Tatcha Institute have been finessing to create a serum that addresses cell senescence to visibly delay signs of skin aging, shields skin from inflammaging, boosts surface cell turnover for smoother, softer skin, visibly firms, and strengthens the skin. The result is The Longevity Serum, a formula that works well with other serums, can be used morning and night, and is ideal for anyone looking to boost their skin’s natural cells. 

The Longevity Serum Ingredients

The Longevity Serum uses three notable ingredients to harness its cellular benefits: 

Bio-Active Lipids 

A super concentrated blend of lipids, fatty acids, and other nutrients work together to reduce free radical buildup, which can contribute to inflammaging, boost collagen and elastin production, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. 

Okinawa Cellescence Complex

When crafting this formula, our scientists turned to Okinawa, a chain of Japanese islands with some of the longest-lived people on Earth. It's from their nutrient-rich diet, which uses ancestral herbs to nourish the body and extend lifespan, that we sourced barrier-strengthening noni juice, skin-evening shikuwasa lime, and exfoliating shell ginger. We combined these time-honored ingredients to create this complex, which is proven to reduce cell senescence.* 

Pro-AHA Prebiotic

The microbiome is the skin’s first, invisible layer of defense against signs of aging, yet the most delicate and susceptible to damage. Nourishing and renewing the skin’s first line of defense is key to skin longevity and preventing early signs of skin aging. Nourish the microbiome, renew and refine skin tone and texture, and reveal softer, smoother-looking skin with this prebiotic ingredient. 

Don’t just take our word for it, though. In clinical studies, The Longevity Serum was proven to reduce aging senescent cell markers by a significant 55 percent* and showed a 25 percent improvement in visible skin firmness and smoothness.** Plus, just after a single week, 100 percent of participants showed an improvement in skin texture, softness, suppleness, and firmness.***

*In vitro testing of stress-induced senescent cell biomarkers.

**Based on 4-week results in a clinical study of 39 panelists.

***Based on a clinical study of 39 panelists.