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Growth Factor Technology
GF-technology refers to AQ’s advanced, cutting edge methods of producing human growth factors and utilising them in topical skin care products

06/09/2026

Most people focus on what happens during a treatment. Good practitioners think about what happens after. Whether you’re microneedling, resurfacing or performing another professional skin treatment, you’re creating a controlled response in the skin. The recovery phase that follows is part of the treatment journey, not an afterthought.

That’s where post-treatment care matters.

AQ Recovery Serum was developed to support the skin following professional procedures, using AQ Skin Solutions’ patented growth factor technology. The formula is designed to complement the skin’s natural recovery process during a period when the skin needs considered support.

For practitioners, it’s about more than adding another product to the treatment room.
It’s about understanding that the work doesn’t stop when the device does.
A considered procedure. The right technique. And a recovery protocol designed to support the skin through what comes next.

That’s why practitioners choose AQ Recovery Serum as part of their professional treatment protocols.

Your skin isn’t waiting for outside help to start repairing itself. It’s already doing that work, every day, on its own....
04/09/2026

Your skin isn’t waiting for outside help to start repairing itself. It’s already doing that work, every day, on its own.

What changes with age isn’t the ability to repair, it’s the volume of signal telling skin cells to get to it. Growth factors are part of that signal. AQ’s patented Growth Factor Technology is built to support the process already running under the surface, not override it.

For clients who ask why a serum matters when they’re already doing in-clinic treatments: this is the answer. It’s not a replacement for professional work. It’s what keeps the conversation between skin cells going in between visits.

Save this one for the next client who asks how AQ actually works.

Fuller-looking lashes without the ingredient list clients are used to seeing.AQ Lash uses a patented Growth Factor formu...
03/09/2026

Fuller-looking lashes without the ingredient list clients are used to seeing.

AQ Lash uses a patented Growth Factor formula to support the lash and brow hair matrix directly, helping lashes look longer, thicker, and stronger over time, with less breakage. It’s formulated without prostaglandins, the active ingredient class behind most prescription lash-growth products and the side effects that can come with them.

One droplet, swept once across the lash line and brow from the inner corner, is the entire routine.

The interesting part of acne recovery isn’t the after. It’s what the skin does to get there.When skin is recovering from...
27/08/2026

The interesting part of acne recovery isn’t the after. It’s what the skin does to get there.

When skin is recovering from active breakouts or in-clinic acne work, the goal isn’t to mask the surface. It’s to support the process underneath, the natural repair that rebuilds texture and tone over time.

That’s the case for growth factors in acne recovery. AQ Recovery Serum carries the highest concentration of growth factors AQ produces, formulated to support the skin’s own natural repair rather than sitting on top of it. Pharmaceutical grade, professional use only, non-greasy with no downtime.
For an aesthetician or aesthetic clinic, this is the aftercare that works with the skin between and after treatments, giving clients a considered recovery step rather than leaving the result to chance.

Save this for your acne recovery protocols, or DM to bring Recovery Serum into your practice.

Different treatments. Same question afterwards: what supports the recovery?Every in-clinic modality leaves the skin in a...
24/08/2026

Different treatments. Same question afterwards: what supports the recovery?

Every in-clinic modality leaves the skin in a recovery phase. Chemical peels, laser resurfacing, microneedling, post-operative care, and acne scarring work. Each one asks the skin to repair, and each one is a moment where the right aftercare either protects the result or leaves it to chance.

For an aesthetician or aesthetic clinic running several modalities, the case for a single recovery answer is efficiency. Rather than a different product for every procedure, AQ Recovery Serum works across the full menu. It carries the highest concentration of growth factors AQ produces, formulated to support the skin’s natural recovery process, and it is clinically administered across every in-clinic modality.
Pharmaceutical grade, professional use only. Non-greasy, no added fragrance, no downtime. The kind of profile that fits into a protocol without complicating it.

For the aesthetic clinic, one recovery serum that spans every treatment you offer means simpler stock, a consistent aftercare story to tell every patient, and a recovery standard that holds across the whole practice.

Save this for your post-procedure protocols, or DM to bring Recovery Serum into your practice.

One product treats a step. A routine holds the result.Acne scarring is a texture and tone concern, which means it respon...
20/08/2026

One product treats a step. A routine holds the result.
Acne scarring is a texture and tone concern, which means it responds to a process, not a single application. The strength of a protocol is that each product does one job well and the sequence does the rest.

The routine breaks down cleanly. Recovery Serum is clinically administered alongside microneedling, delivering growth factors at the point the skin is most receptive. The Intensive Repair Mask supports the skin’s natural collagen and elastin while it recovers between sessions. And Active Serum maintains texture and tone day to day, holding the result between treatments.

Repair, support, maintain. Each product plays a role, and together they work with the skin’s own natural renewal rather than forcing a result onto the surface.

For practitioners, this is where a single treatment becomes a considered protocol. It gives the client a clear routine to follow at home, it supports the in-clinic work you have already done, and it turns one appointment into an ongoing relationship with a reason to return.

Save this for your acne scarring consultations, or DM to build the full routine into your practice.

Not all hair loss has the same cause. Which is exactly why the approach matters.Female hair loss rarely comes from one p...
19/08/2026

Not all hair loss has the same cause. Which is exactly why the approach matters.

Female hair loss rarely comes from one place. Female-pattern thinning traces back to genetic sensitivity to androgens. Telogen effluvium is a shock response that pushes follicles into the resting phase all at once. And nutritional or thyroid factors, low ferritin, vitamin D, an under- or overactive thyroid, quietly disrupt the growth cycle from the inside.

Different mechanisms, which means a single product is never the whole answer. It is one part of a picture that often includes systemic care.

Where AQ Advanced Hair Complex fits is the scalp environment. Its patented, hormone-free growth factor technology works to nourish the follicle and support the scalp’s natural circulation and hair cycle, rather than acting through hormonal pathways. For telogen effluvium, that speaks to follicles that are stalled but still viable. For female-pattern thinning, the hormone-free route is the differentiator. And where the cause is nutritional or thyroid-driven, it complements systemic treatment by supporting the scalp itself.

The through-line for practitioners: follicles that are still present, even dormant, can be supported.

Save this for your consultations, or DM to bring AQ Advanced Hair Complex into your practice.

The retail product that sells itself, because clients feel it before they leave the room.The gap between treatments is w...
18/08/2026

The retail product that sells itself, because clients feel it before they leave the room.

The gap between treatments is where results quietly slip. Clients go home, life takes over, and by the next visit the glow has faded. A maintenance product that clients actually reach for is what holds the line, and it is a retail line that runs alongside your treatments without extra chair time.

The AQ Intensive Moisturising Repair Mask is a growth-factor-infused hydrogel sheet mask built to hydrate, calm, and support the skin’s natural renewal. It plumps, improves texture, supports the skin’s natural collagen, and works on sensitive skin. The kind of event-ready glow clients notice the same day, which is exactly what makes it an easy recommendation.

The formulation carries the credibility: human growth factors, hyaluronic acid, ceramide NP, and niacinamide. Clean formula, paraben-, sulfate-, and phthalate-free, and cruelty-free.
Where it earns its place in a practice is versatility. Use it in-clinic after GFIT, microneedling, or a chemical peel to support recovery, and retail it for clients to use at home between visits or before an event. One product, two revenue points, no added admin.

Save this for your retail range, or DM to bring the Intensive Repair Mask into your practice.

Supported recovery looks different from recovery left on its own.When the skin is compromised, whether post-procedure, p...
14/08/2026

Supported recovery looks different from recovery left on its own.

When the skin is compromised, whether post-procedure, post-treatment, or working through a healing phase, what you put on it matters. A standard moisturiser hydrates the surface. It does not take part in the process underneath.

AQ Active Serum is built on patented growth factor technology, using a high purity of fibroblast growth factors, the signalling proteins the skin relies on for its own natural renewal. It works with the skin rather than sitting on top of it, supporting the natural process that rebuilds texture and tone over time.

For practitioners, this is the case for growth factors in an aftercare protocol. Post-procedure recovery and skin rejuvenation are less about what a product adds to the surface and more about whether it supports what the skin already does on its own.

Save this for your recovery protocol, or DM to talk through AQ Active Serum for your practice.

Perimenopause at 30 is more common than most women realise.Many women first notice perimenopause symptoms in their 30s, ...
09/08/2026

Perimenopause at 30 is more common than most women realise.

Many women first notice perimenopause symptoms in their 30s, a dip in energy, restless nights, a mood that feels harder to steady, and quietly write it off as stress. The same shifts often return as menopause symptoms in the years that follow.

Testosterone is usually thought of as a male hormone, yet it plays a real role in how women feel day to day. As it naturally declines through perimenopause and menopause, energy, sleep and mental clarity can all be affected.

AQ Endo-Test is a hormone-free serum that supports the body’s natural production of free testosterone. As one of a small number of hormone-free menopause supplements for women, it is associated with steady daily energy, balanced mood and mental clarity, and more restful sleep. It is applied to the skin and can be used by women and men.

For women looking into perimenopause remedies that do not rely on hormones, and for practitioners wanting a non-hormonal option to offer patients through this stage, it is worth a closer look.

Comment “menopause” or “perimenopause” below and more information will be sent through.

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