Blog posts
Video: Basic Skin Biology & The Types of Stem Cells
FACTORFIVE’s cell culture specialist Kristen Rueb talks about some basic skin biology, the different types of stem cells, and what type of stem cells we use in our skincare.
Guest Aesthetician Linda Muniz: 3 Reasons Why I Love FACTORFIVE Skincare
At its core, my work as an aesthetician is a way for me to heal my clients from the inside out. I’ve always said that your skin’s health is a...
Eight Tips For Dry Winter Skin
For many people, it’s like clockwork: the weather cools and within a few weeks their skin is itchy, red, cracked, and bone dry. Falling humidity levels kickoff annual dry skin...
How To Update Your Skincare Routine For Fall
There are so many reasons to love fall. The weather cools, the leaves change color, and it’s the perfect time to enjoy warm drinks and all the pumpkiny goodness we...
Botanicals In Skincare
The Oxford Dictionary defines a botanical as “relating to plants.” This open-ended definition describes one of the main problems with understanding and defining the botanical landscape in skincare products. After...
Adipose Derived Stem Cells vs. Fibroblasts
Now that you know what growth factors are, you may be wondering: what about other kinds of growth factors? One of the most common sources of growth factors is a cell...
Growth Factors and Skincare
By now you know that ADSCs express growth factors to help your skin heal and remodel, but what is a growth factor? And where do growth factors come from? Growth...
Healing, Skin Remodeling, and Skincare
Here at FACTORFIVE Skincare, we use adult Adipose Derived Stem Cells (ADSCs) not only because they are ethical, but because when it comes to skin renewal, they perform best. Based...
