Every skin and body care product made at Skin By Char Skin is developed under a set of strict guidelines, a "Creed" if you will, that ensures the results you demand - and the clear, resilient and beautiful healthy-looking skin your clients deserve.

We Use Performance Ingredients at Effective Levels

We use effective levels of performance-proven ingredients, not the “ingredient of the day” just because your clients like to see them. We stabilize the fragile ingredients (like vitamins A and C or antioxidant-rich plant extracts) to make sure they retain potency from the product to the skin. And we use special delivery vehicles that enhance penetration – so your clients experience dramatic results.

We Use Plant & Mineral Sources

Whenever possible, we choose plant or mineral-derived ingredients, not those from animals or petroleum. We choose multi-functional antioxidants, standardized botanicals, phytonutrients and other performance ingredients that have been proven bio-effective in scientific studies - then we use them at the same concentration used in the studies. And, to make sure your clients see results, we protect the integrity of these ingredients in the finished product.

We Use Drug-Free Solutions

Many cosmetic companies rely on OTC drugs to treat common skin problems. We prefer a gentle, drug-free approach to achieve great looking skin. With the exception of our sunscreens, our products are drug-free. Our product development team uses highly effective, non-drug solutions for problems like acne-prone skin, sensitive skin, irritation, dryness, chronic redness, aging and skin discolorations. You can assure your clients they’ll see results without the discomfort or side-effects that can be caused by many OTC drugs.

We Don’t Use Harsh Ingredients

We never use sodium laurel or laureth sulfates, mineral oil, bovine-sourced ingredients or propylene glycol. We avoid petrolatum, lanolin, solvent alcohols, synthetic color, synthetic fragrance and comedogenic ingredients. We use only gentle preservatives. We do not use formaldehyde-releasing preservatives; you’ll never find imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, quaternium-15, DMDM hydantoin or 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol in any Skin By Char product. While other companies commonly use these ingredients, they are known to cause skin sensitivity. We limit the use of emulsifiers (like stearic acid, stearyl alcohol and glyceryl stearate) because we’ve found they make dry and sensitive skin more irritable. And, because science has now proven chronic inflammation is the bottom-line of aging, we add soothing ingredients even when irritation isn’t a problem. All Skin By Char products are Phthalate-free and Paraben-free.

We're Cruelty-Free

The only animals we use to test our products are humans, and we do this to make sure your products work.

We Do Extensive Product & Ingredient Testing Stability Testing. Skin By Char products are subjected to some of the most thorough testing of any skin care available. Broad-spectrum microbiology, heat, cold and light stability, and container compatibility are tested before any product is released to market. Other tests and ingredient assays are also performed, as required to ensure maximum product stability and efficacy.

Dermatologist-Testing. Products developed for sensitive skin undergo one month of Repeat Insult Patch Testing (RIPT) on 50 subjects, which is reviewed and approved by board-certified dermatologists prior to the product’s release to market.

Ophthalmologist-Approval. Products used around the eyes are subjected to pre-market approval
by qualified ophthalmologists.

Ingredient Efficacy Testing. We require our ingredient suppliers to provide proof of efficacy before we review an ingredient for use in our products.

Professional & Consumer Approval. New products are submitted to skin care professionals and their clients throughout the world for performance testing and review. Only those products demonstrating definitive results are approved and marketed as Skin By Char Ready-to-Wear Skin Care.

Skin Care Studio

15060 Goldenwest St

Westminster, CA 92683

(714) 580-4791