Zein Obagi, MD is the quintessential skin-care expert. Since defining the paradigm of “skin health” in 1983, Dr. Zein Obagi’s innovation in the development of skincare products and solutions has changed the way physicians and aestheticians define skincare. Instead of simply treating diseased and damaged skin, he focuses on creating and maintaining healthy skin continuously with a complete portfolio of skincare products and solutions. 

Having developed the concept and science of skin health, Dr. Zein Obagi’s new thinking is raising the bar for continuously healthy skin.

Dr. Obagi’s new line of skin-care products, ZO® Skin Health, bridges the gap between therapeutic medical products and daily skin care. ZO® Skin Health represents Dr. Obagi’s new thinking, his “new frontier,” that fights the signs of aging with powerful ingredients and an enhanced delivery system. This marks a new direction in skin-care technology, furthering Dr. Obagi’s reputation as the pioneer in skin health. ZO® Skin Health is produced and marketed by ZO Skin Health, Inc.

Twenty years ago Dr. Obagi pioneered the concept of skin health and conceived of, and brought to market, a line of medical skin-care products—the original Obagi Nu-Derm® system—that transformed aging skin. Dr. Obagi founded WorldWide Products, which produced and marketed the original Obagi Nu-Derm® System. Subsequently WorldWide was purchased by Obagi Medical Products, Inc., a company that Dr. Obagi no longer has any affiliation with. Today’s Obagi Nu-Derm® system is used by thousands of physicians throughout the world.

For what are you best known?
In the early '80s, I conceived and brought to market the original Obagi Nu-Derm® system, an Rx line of skincare solutions. I created a new standard that defined skin in its wide variety of conditions and determined that the first step in the restorative process involved removing surface damage and then stimulating the skin to renew its natural health. 

What is the philosophy behind ZO® Skin Health?
After age 30, your skin cells go to sleep. So we need to wake up those skin cells so that they resume producing collagen and elastin, just like when your skin was younger. We do this by using high concentrations of active ingredients—much higher than you'll find in traditional anti-aging skincare products.

For whom do you recommend ZO Skin Health?
People who:

• are not ready for prescription anti-aging skincare.
• want to enjoy a lifetime of healthy skin, and maintain the results they've obtained from Rx skincare products.
• want to alleviate some of the side effects that they're experiencing from Rx skincare products, without compromising the results.
• have naturally healthy, active skin, and want to continue to fight that good fight.

ZO Skin Health and Dr. Obagi have no business relationship with Obagi Medical Products, and Obagi Medical Products does not sell or endorse using any ZO product. "ZO" is a registered trademark of ZO Skin Health, Inc. "Obagi" and "Nu-Derm" are registered trademarks of Obagi Medical Products, Inc. 

Learn more about your skin and common myth from Dr. Obagi’s Blog, Face the Facts!

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