Lycogel® Breathable Camouflage and Concealer - Post Procedure Foundation

With todays face paced lifestyle, you need to resume your normal life
in the shortest possible time - without the tell tale signs of a specialists
intervention. Lycogel® Breathable Camouflage and Concealer can be
applied immediately post procedure and will counteract heat sensation,
reduce swelling and will camouflage any bruising and or redness.

Lycogel® Breathable Camouflage and Breathable Concealer were originally developed to meet the need for an effective concealer that could be worn by patients directly after cosmetic procedures to camouflage the signs of the intervention and promote a fast and comfortable recovery.

Lycogel®

Lycogel® is a product from Quura Medical (derm-appeal) committed to develop transformative products. They believe that cosmetics are about much more than appearance and market products offering real therapeutic benefits, above and beyond the beauty claims of traditional cosmetics.

Lycogel® provides solutions to patients’ real-world challenges with skin care and color cosmetics. The unique properties and benefits of the products meet or even exceed the rigorous requirements of plastic surgeons, dermatologists, aestheticians and makeup artists. Their efficacy and elegant aesthetics delight patients and consumers.

Lycogel®’s Breathable Camouflage and Concealer, developed exclusively for the professional skincare community, represents the embodiment of our mission to provide products that help to transform the condition and physical appearance of a patient’s skin boosting their feelings of self-esteem and self-confidence.

Post Procedure

Medical & Aesthetical

Lycogel can be applied immediately after all post procedural treatments as long as there is no bleeding or weeping to the skin. Note that Breathable Camouflage and Concealer will not adhere to skin that is bleeding or wet, so incase of open wound wait 24hours for it to dry.

Medical & Cosmetic

Lyco-Science

Lycogel incorporates into their products its unique breakthrough triple silica gel technology with its LYCO-complex. With this combination it raises the current design of the delivery vehicle to a new level in terms of both masking surgically and/or chemically compromised tissue, while at the same time assisting in the tissue restorative process.

Lycogel Breathable Camouflage and Concealer

Lycogel® Breathable Camouflage is available in a range of 12 different shades to suit all skin tones and Lycogel® Breathable Concealer comes in 4 different shades.

Colors can be mixed as your skin tone changes during summer / winter. Refer to the Lycogel Camouflage colors and apply tester color on the jaw line. Choose the right color which is nearly identical to the color of the skin. The right color should blend with the tone in the skin. Tester colors can be ordered online for example in the UK Consultingroom Online Shop, where you can also buy the Breathable Camouflage for GBP 55.00 and Concealer for GBP 35.00. In The Netherlands you can get a sample set (3 colors) for € 9.95 at huidtherapiewinkel.nl and buy the products for respectively € 59.95 and € 39.95. For other countries and suppliers you can check this link.

 

Lycogel Breathable Concealer

People with sensitive skin types who are trying to camouflage Eczema, Acne, Rosacea with makeup, who typically cannot tolerate traditional make-up, discovered the comfort and confidence Breathable Camouflage and Breathable Concealer offered them. It was then that Lycogel®’s management realized the market for Breathable Camouflage and Concealer was much broader than only physicians providing their patients post procedure care. Since then the benefits of the unique formula has been discovered by many around the world and found suitable for use as an everyday, skin improving camouflage.

Anti-aging foundation

Lycogel® is suitable as regular medium to full coverage daytime foundation for a flawless looking skin and complexion, has anti-aging properties with peptides, anti-oxidants and SPF30. It will stay in place all day long, for 90 minutes while swimming and doesn't rub-off. The consistency is a rather thick heavy pigmented liquid which can be blended. The packaging is a clear airtight container. The camouflage contains 20 ml / 0.7 Fl Oz product and the concealer 6 ml. Little goes a long way.

More information: Lycogel Breathable Camouflage and Concealer Brochure

Ingredients List Lycogel

Active Ingredients: 6.5% TITANIUM DIOXIDE, 8.2% ZINC OXIDE
Inactive Ingredients: WATER, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, DIMETHICONE, PEG-10/15 CROSSPOLYMER, CYCLOMETHICONE, SACCHAROMYCES LYSATE EXTRACT, HYDRATED SILICA, PEG/PPG-18/18 DIMETHICONE, MALUS DOMESTICA FRUIT CELL CULTURE, CYPERUS ROOT EXTRACT, LONICERA JAPONICA FLOWER EXTRACT, XANTHIUM SIBIRICUM FRUIT EXTRACT, SODIUM HYALURONATE, SQUALANE (OLIVE), ACETYL TETRAPEPTIDE-15, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, RETINYL PALMITATE, TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, BETA-CAROTENE, SANTALUM ALBUM (SANDALWOOD) EXTRACT, PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE BARK EXTRACT, HORDEUM DISTICHON (BARLEY) EXTRACT, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) LEAF EXTRACT, ALGAE EXTRACT, ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT, ZINC PCA, CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT, POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, ACRYLATES ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE, TRIETHOXYSILYLETHYL POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL  HEXYL DIMETHICONE, XANTHAN GUM, GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, MANNITOL, SODIUM CITRATE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, STEARIC ACID, PHENOXYETHANOL, ISOHEXADECANE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGYCERINE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM BENZOATE. MAY CONTAIN: Cl 77491, Cl 77492, Cl 77499 (IRON OXIDE), Cl 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)

How to use Lycogel

Step 1: Prepare the skin

Where it is safe to do so, they recommend applying some peptides, anti-oxidants and a good quality hydrating hyaluronic acid moisturizer specially designed for treated skin, before applying Lycogel. Note: Lycogel does not replace your daily use of advanced skincare products. Using products with active ingredients that can penetrate the deeper layers of the skin is a must for any aftercare regime to keep the skin in optimum condition. However this does not interfere with the performance of Lycogel. Lycogel contains a 30% SPF so no added sun protection is necessary.

Step 2: Application

For extra coverage apply a thin layer of concealer on darker areas first, before applying camouflage all over. Remember to tap (using fingers or damp sponge) the camouflage onto the areas where concealer has been applied so as not to remove the layer of concealer-do not rub or use sweeping movements.

Pump a small amount on the back of your hand and apply Camouflage using a contouring brush, latex sponge or fingertips. For flawless application, gently sweep under, over and around the eyes, and begin to blend the foundation over your face, across your forehead, cheeks, nose, chin and down your neck. But remember to only tap the camouflage over areas that already have concealer on. Quickly blend the areas together evenly using gentle, light, downward strokes as needed. Do not put too much on the skin at once, you can build layers for either a light application or heavier coverage to hide bruising or burns.

When applying your second or third layer of Lycogel, use light tapping movements to add and blend Lycogel to areas needed. It is not always necessary to apply the second or third layers all over the face, you only need to apply on areas that need extra coverage, because Lycogel will blend into the skin naturally. Lycogel dries and forms a water and transfer resistant, breathable barrier, which both heals and camouflages the skin.

Step 3: Removal

The foundation (camouflage) can be removed by using a neutral gentle cleanser. Simply apply to damp or dry skin and massage gently with fingertips or a soft sponge using circular motions. Rinse well with lukewarm water. If necessary cleanse twice.

Anne-Marie van Geloven

Anne-Marie is the founder and managing partner of LICW®; a global quality alliance for non-invasive aesthetic procedures, specifically injectables (botulinum toxins & dermal fillers) and owner of Lily Leading Instant Eye Lift; a medical grade and non invasive eye lift strip. Before that she held senior management positions within several pharmaceutical companies operating in the field of dermatology and aesthetics. Her objective is to improve satisfaction, outcome and safety of non-invasive aesthetic treatments by providing unbiased information to health care professionals and consumers. She is not affiliated with Lycogel® or related companies mentioned in this article.

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Information FDA with regards to Lycogel®.