Ingredient trends are a funny thing in the skincare and skin treatments space. Sometimes, something will be described as “the buzziest new ingredient” for your skincare routine when it’s been used in products for decades; we’ve seen it with hyaluronic acid, retinoids, niacinamide and plenty more. On the other hand, exosomes have been around for a few years, with promising results as an aesthetic treatment, but are relatively new to market in the grand scheme of things.
Either way, heightened consumer interest is the perfect opportunity for me to give you an overview of exosomes—particularly as it’s quite a controversial topic in the skincare and aesthetic medicine spaces. To that end, I asked two doctors for the need-to-knows, from the difference between aesthetic treatments and topical skincare products to who exosomes could and would not suit. Here’s what you need to know…
