Beauty isn't just skin deep, it’s cell-deep. Cellular beauty focuses on supporting the processes inside your cells that help maintain healthy skin and hair.
At Swisse, we’ve developed products that focus on cell-level support. Our brand new Nutra range is scientifically backed, with ingredients that help enhance wellbeing. From hair health to improving your skin’s hydration, we’ve got you covered. Let’s take a closer look at how it all works and how our cellular beauty products support healthy-looking hair and skin.
What is cellular beauty?
The core of cellular beauty is supporting the processes that happen inside your cells - including skin and hair cells. It focuses on the foundations of cells, including mechanisms involved in collagen production, skin firmness and skin hydration. When those bases are covered, it can help support the skin’s overall health.
Why is cellular health important for beauty?
When cells are well-nourished and well-rested, they’re better at everyday jobs like helping to improve skin hydration, skin elasticity and firmness as well as supporting skin repair. For hair, supporting cellular health focuses on enhancing hair growth while supporting processes involved in healthy hair.
How does cellular beauty work?
Cellular beauty is all about supporting your skin and hair health from the inside. But how exactly does it work? Here are some of the key processes it supports:
- Barrier lipids. The skin relies on lipids like ceramides to limit water loss and block irritants. Balanced lipids are linked with lower transepidermal water loss.
- Water movement and storage. Channels like aquaporin-3 help move water and glycerol across epidermal cells, while hyaluronic acid helps tissues hold water.
- Hair growth cycles. Hair follicles cycle through growth, transition and rest. Healthy cells and adequate nutrients help keep those cycles on track.
- Daily rhythms. Cellular beauty helps protect the barrier and the cell’s daily rhythms.
The importance of cellular hydration
At the core of cellular beauty is hydration. But what exactly is cellular hydration? Unlike surface hydration that sits closer to the top and fades fast, hydration at the cellular level refers to the water held and moved by your skin cells (and the spaces around them). When that’s in balance, your barrier functions adequately.
How do you increase cellular hydration?
When it comes to helping to increase hydration in your cells, it’s all about small, yet simple steps that add up, such as:
- Filling your plate with hydrating, nutrient-dense food such as colourful fruit and vegetables, quality protein and healthy fats. Think leafy greens, berries, olive oil, nuts, seeds and fish.
- Keeping a water bottle within reach and sipping regularly. If plain water isn’t your thing, try a slice of citrus or herbal tea to make it feel more inviting.
- Going easy on alcohol and caffeine. If you do have them, balance with extra water.
How to bring cellular beauty into your everyday routine
Cellular beauty comes from consistent, everyday habits. Here are a few simple ways to give your cells extra care:
- Prioritise sleep. A simple wind-down, lights a little lower, phone out of the bedroom if you can. Even half an hour more sleep can make a difference to how cells repair overnight.
- Fit in some movement. A brisk walk, light strength work or yoga can help. Better circulation helps nutrients get where they’re needed.
- Manage stress in minutes. Try a 2–3 minute breathing exercise, a short stretch, or a quick moment of mindfulness to help lower your stress throughout the day.
- Be kind to your barrier. Cleanse gently, moisturise while skin is still a little damp, and wear SPF each morning.
Pick one or two to start and build from there. Small, yet simple changes can be a great effective way to support your cellular health.
Cellular beauty supplements
Alongside a balanced diet and good habits, cellular beauty supplements can help support skin and hair. Here’s a quick look at our new Nutra products.
Cellular Hair Growth for Men
Looking for thicker hair? Cellular Hair Growth for men provides extra support at the cellular level, helping increase hair growth and reduce hair loss and thinning. The formula features clinically trialled1 pumpkin seed oil (improved hair growth in 12 weeks of use1), plus biotin for supporting hair health and zinc to support testosterone levels and help reduce free radicals formed in the body.
Cellular Hair Growth for Women
Our Cellular Hair Growth for women increases thicker, stronger hair from within by unlocking cell deep hair growth. It features a clinically trialled2 Ceramosides® to enhance hair growth, strength and thickness, plus biotin to support hair health and selenium to help protect cells from free radical damage.
Cellular Skin Hydration
If your skin feels tight by midday, try supporting your skin at the cellular level with our Cellular Skin Hydration. This formula is designed to help enhance hydration at the cellular level, with Ceramosides® to help improve skin hydration after 15 days of use3, sodium hyaluronate functions to attract and hold water, and vitamin C to support collagen formation.
Discover the benefits of supporting beauty from within
When you look after your cells, the outside follows. Think hydration, skin barrier function, healthy skin and hair growth. The basics do the heavy lifting while targeted cellular beauty support can help along the journey.
Ready to unlock cell-deep health? Discover the Swisse Nutra range or read more on our Longevity Hub.
Always read the label and follow the directions for use.
References:
- Cho et al. (2014), Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2014, No. ID 549721; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/549721. Sponsored by Dream Plus.
- Dudonné et al. (2024) International journal of cosmetic science vol. 46,2; 284-296; doi:10.1111/ics.12929.
- Bizot et al. (2017), Cosmetics, 4(4), 37; https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics4040037.
