A Unique Approach

Skin Nutrition is a revolutionary skin care brand leading the way in bio-active skin care, specializing in anti-aging, age reversal, and skin rejuvenation.

Skin Nutrition is absolutely committed to the development of skin care products that deliver maximum efficacy and results. We are able to achieve this by taking a radically different, bilateral approach by utilizing "leading-edge", technologically advanced ingredients and delivery systems, many of which are proprietary and patented, that penetrate the epidermis to work from the `outside-in'; proprietary nutritional supplements that work from the 'inside-out'; and lastly, we ensure every ingredient we use is compatible with our bodies natural biological processes.

Sadly, this is not the case with many of the skin care products out there today. Many use 'so-called' actives that are simply not bio-compatible and are unstable in the forms they use, creating no efficacy whatsoever , and many still use mineral oil for their base emulsion, which prevents penetration of any active ingredients and disallows the skin to breath. Why would they do this? For the simple reason that these types of ingredients are far cheaper than the ones that are bio-compatible and have efficacy.

The Skin Nutrition synergistic strategy reverses cellular inflammation and glycation internally where premature ageing starts, promotes cell and fibroblast reparation and renewal, stimulates skin stem cell proliferation, and repairs and reverses the visible signs of ageing on the surface of the skin.

Management

Richard Purvis
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Purvis was born, raised and educated in Los Angeles, California . He has extensive international trading, marketing, sales, development and business management experience in fast moving consumer goods, nutritional supplements and skin care products. He has been involved with the development and launches of many new products in the US and South Africa and has either founded or managed a number of successful companies including Nutrimax, R&B Trading, Growers Foods SA, and Food Flair Pty Ltd.

John Knowlton
Vice President Research & Development
C.Chem, MRSC, Dip. Cos. Sci. (GB)

Mr. Knowlton C.Chem, MRSC, Dip. Cos. Sci. (GB) joined Johnson & Johnson in 1984 where he held the position of Principal Scientist Southern Europe. In 1995, he relocated to South Africa to join Justine Skin Care as Technical Director and, following the acquisition of this company by the AVON Corporation in 1996, he held the position of Vice President of Research & Development. In 1998 Mr. Knowlton founded, Cosmetic Solutions, which specialises in providing a wide range of advisory and development services in all categories of cosmetics. Extra curricularly, he held the position of President of the British Society of Cosmetic Scientists in 1992 and President of the South African Society of Cosmetic Chemists in 1999. He is also the author of many papers and articles on cosmetics and has spoken extensively at many conferences in various parts of the world.

Joanne Purvis
Vice President Sales & Marketing

Ms. Purvis was born in the United Kingdom and raised and educated in both the UK and South Africa . After gaining 15 years of extensive experience in the sales, marketing, distribution and promotional field, (namely through the Coca Cola Bottlers (ABI), Appletiser SA, Valpre Spring Water and Pharmaceutical company Adcock Ingram), she was responsible for co-founding the Skin Nutrition brand as Brand Manager, along with CEO, Richard Purvis.