BEAUTY GOODIES: Relastin

Edited by Rebecca Alexander

So we all want young looking skin forever, and obviously that’s not possible, since there are no miracles. But, using Relastin is prob the closest we’re gonna get to keeping our skin looking as young and smooth as possible.

Discovered by accident, Relastin is clinically proven to increases elastin in the skin. Elastin is responsible for youth skin’s ability to stay wrinkle free after laughing or smiling. This Relastin Zinc Firming Complex, which helps to reduce the aging process, is in every Relastin product.

Sometimes there are happy accidents in the lab–Zinc Firming Complex is one of them! The original goal of the company was to find a better way to move drugs across membranes to improve treatments for heart disease. Dr. Waugh was experimenting with a specific concentration of Zinc. When he sent samples of treated veins to the lab for analysis, the lab called and insisted he had sent artery samples, which have more elastin. In the midst of a heated scientific argument, Dr. Waugh paused to review the slides and realized the Zinc concentration had increased the elastin in the veins, making them look like arteries.

Dr. Waugh realized that his Zinc concentration could help renew elastin in the skin and help reverse the aging process. This concentration evolved into Relastin’s Zinc Firming Complex.

The company was kind enough to send some product over for me to try, and I love it! My skin feels soft and looks glowy, I’ve even seen some reduction in the wrinkles around my eyes (yes I have wrinkles)!