We spoke to the Co-Founders of VENeffect skincare.
VENeffect is an anti-aging skin care line that targets shifts and changes in skin due to hormonal changes throughout the month and as a woman ages. Founded by Rebecca Booth, M.D., a gynecologist, author and hormonal wellness expert, and her sister, Cecil Booth, a beauty-industry veteran, it is the first line of skin care completely dedicated to inspiring peak hormonal vitality in skin. It got its name from ‘The Venus Effect’ phrase, so the range promotes a beautiful luminous glow for all ages.
What are the differences you faced when you looked at making skincare for hormonal breakouts?
We developed our line to address all of the various changes that women experience with their skin as it relates to the natural ebb and flow of hormones throughout the month and as we uniquely age. One of those challenges is breakouts – which are almost always hormonally related. The phytoestrogens in VENeffect have a natural suppressive nature on blemish and breakouts. It is the consistency, evening out the highs and lows of the cycle, that are at work to keep balance in the skin. Phytoestrogens can mimic how estrogen benefits our skin to safely and naturally balance highs and lows.
For our cleanser and exfoliant, we included skin clearing ingredients such as willow bark and pomegranate enzyme to further reduce pore size, gently glean excess sebum and help prevent skin disruptions.
The key to consistently clear skin is the word “consistent”, doing something every day to help ride out the hormonal ups-and-downs we experience as women. This also applies to diet and lifestyle, and optimized skin care is the game changer. Using our phytoestrogen-rich technology is ideal to create not just consistency, but balance in skin, keeping the breakouts at bay.
We developed our line to address all of the various changes that women experience with their skin as it relates to the natural ebb and flow of hormones throughout the month and as we uniquely age. One of those challenges is breakouts – which are almost always hormonally related. The phytoestrogens in VENeffect have a natural suppressive nature on blemish and breakouts. It is the consistency, evening out the highs and lows of the cycle, that are at work to keep balance in the skin. Phytoestrogens can mimic how estrogen benefits our skin to safely and naturally balance highs and lows.
For our cleanser and exfoliant, we included skin clearing ingredients such as willow bark and pomegranate enzyme to further reduce pore size, gently glean excess sebum and help prevent skin disruptions.
The key to consistently clear skin is the word “consistent”, doing something every day to help ride out the hormonal ups-and-downs we experience as women. This also applies to diet and lifestyle, and optimized skin care is the game changer. Using our phytoestrogen-rich technology is ideal to create not just consistency, but balance in skin, keeping the breakouts at bay.
How does that differ to addressing types of skin problems, what are the ingredients you looked to include?
As women and founders with separate careers in medicine and skin care, we partnered to combine our experiences and share our expertise related to hormonal variation and its effect on skin. We searched the world for the best solution and created new technologies uniquely formulated to address that unmet need. We worked for six years on ingredient sourcing and formulation before launching our line. To deliver both potency and a luxurious experience we included the highest quality emollients, peptides, proteins and skin enhancers, and took the technology to a new level with our proprietary blend of potent phytoestrogens that are unique to this line. Each product has a targeted combination of phytoestrogens such as resveratrol, genistein, and red clover in our treatment line, and pomegranate enzyme and willow bark in our cleansing range. There are over 20 phytoestrogens that we use in different combinations depending on the product type and intended benefits. We wanted to ensure a high concentration of effective ingredients within beautifully luxurious, moisturizing formulas, all carefully developed to deliver maximum results on skin. No other line of skin care is developed by women, for women to reverse the signs of hormonal aging.
As women and founders with separate careers in medicine and skin care, we partnered to combine our experiences and share our expertise related to hormonal variation and its effect on skin. We searched the world for the best solution and created new technologies uniquely formulated to address that unmet need. We worked for six years on ingredient sourcing and formulation before launching our line. To deliver both potency and a luxurious experience we included the highest quality emollients, peptides, proteins and skin enhancers, and took the technology to a new level with our proprietary blend of potent phytoestrogens that are unique to this line. Each product has a targeted combination of phytoestrogens such as resveratrol, genistein, and red clover in our treatment line, and pomegranate enzyme and willow bark in our cleansing range. There are over 20 phytoestrogens that we use in different combinations depending on the product type and intended benefits. We wanted to ensure a high concentration of effective ingredients within beautifully luxurious, moisturizing formulas, all carefully developed to deliver maximum results on skin. No other line of skin care is developed by women, for women to reverse the signs of hormonal aging.
Is the skincare targeting an age range?
VENeffect addresses the changes in skin that result from hormonal variations throughout the month, as well as preserving and restoring collagen to enhance the skin of women at any age. Our skin has a biological clock, and we are offering the key to keep it running and optimized. Collagen peaks along with estrogen in our twenties and begins a decline that accelerates in our thirties, forties and fifties, and beyond. The ideal time for a woman to start a more advanced regimen is in her mid-twenties, at the peak of collagen and estrogen. By incorporating ingredients that address hormonal variation she will sustain and replenish younger looking skin throughout her lifetime.
VENeffect addresses the changes in skin that result from hormonal variations throughout the month, as well as preserving and restoring collagen to enhance the skin of women at any age. Our skin has a biological clock, and we are offering the key to keep it running and optimized. Collagen peaks along with estrogen in our twenties and begins a decline that accelerates in our thirties, forties and fifties, and beyond. The ideal time for a woman to start a more advanced regimen is in her mid-twenties, at the peak of collagen and estrogen. By incorporating ingredients that address hormonal variation she will sustain and replenish younger looking skin throughout her lifetime.
What about pre / menopausal hormonal breakouts, does it help here and how?
During perimenopause and menopause estrogen declines sharply and ultimately retires around age 50, what we call the “ovarian retirement plan”. Since estrogen has a positive effect on reducing pore size and excess sebum, its absence can result not just in aging, but also breakouts (often called “adult acne”). The plant-based phytoestrogens in the VENeffect range have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, improving breakouts for clearer skin whilst increasing collagen, improving elasticity and encouraging a healthy, youthful glow.
During perimenopause and menopause estrogen declines sharply and ultimately retires around age 50, what we call the “ovarian retirement plan”. Since estrogen has a positive effect on reducing pore size and excess sebum, its absence can result not just in aging, but also breakouts (often called “adult acne”). The plant-based phytoestrogens in the VENeffect range have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, improving breakouts for clearer skin whilst increasing collagen, improving elasticity and encouraging a healthy, youthful glow.
Are there any tips you would pass on to women to include in their diet from the research into plants so you are feeding your skin inside and out?
What you eat can have a profound effect on your hormonal vitality, your moods, and overall well-being. A carbohydrate heavy diet can cause excess insulin, which interferes with hormonal balance so minimise white sugars and starches in your diet. Eat more plant proteins and phytoestrogens to support collagen health such as soy beans, nuts, nut butters, chickpeas (hummus), seeds including flax and chia seeds, legumes and lentils. Benefit from nutritional supplements to not just enhance your hormonal balance, but improve your overall health. A daily supplement of vitamin D, folic acid, and Omega-3 oils are a great start.
What you eat can have a profound effect on your hormonal vitality, your moods, and overall well-being. A carbohydrate heavy diet can cause excess insulin, which interferes with hormonal balance so minimise white sugars and starches in your diet. Eat more plant proteins and phytoestrogens to support collagen health such as soy beans, nuts, nut butters, chickpeas (hummus), seeds including flax and chia seeds, legumes and lentils. Benefit from nutritional supplements to not just enhance your hormonal balance, but improve your overall health. A daily supplement of vitamin D, folic acid, and Omega-3 oils are a great start.
VENeffect is available at Space NK stores nationwide and SpaceNK.com