Skincare through two professional lenses

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Skincare through two professional lenses

An esthetician’s search for a simpler answer became a collaboration between hands-on skin care and plastic-surgery expertise.

The story of IMAGE Skincare begins with Janna Ronert, a licensed esthetician who wanted to make professional-minded care easier to understand and use.

IMAGE Skincare VITAL C Hydrating Anti Aging Serum
One of the VITAL C products in CosmoFactor’s catalog.
Founded
2003
Founder
Janna Ronert and Dr. Marc Ronert
Origin
Not confirmed

It began with a personal question

Janna has described trying countless products as an esthetician while managing her own rosacea. She saw room for skin care that felt both considered and approachable. In 2003, she started the company from a small apartment, making the first collection, VITAL C, with sensitivity and dryness in mind.

That beginning still gives the brand its shape: the person using the formula matters as much as the formula itself. The origin story explains why Janna set out to develop the line; it is not a promise that a product treats a medical condition.

Two perspectives, one brand

Janna’s esthetician perspective met the medical background of her husband and co-founder, plastic surgeon Dr. Marc Ronert. The brand describes their partnership as the bridge between professional skin-care experience and clinical formulation. It says chemists and physicians help develop its collections.

What began as one collection became a family of routines, each with a different purpose.

The first collection remains a recognizable thread in the story. Other families show how the range grew beyond its first answer. A collection name is a starting point, but the individual product and its directions are what matter for a routine.

A professional point of view, made everyday

The company continues to place estheticians at the center of its identity, pairing products with professional education. For a first-time visitor, its appeal is the combination of a founder’s practical question and a broader formulation partnership—not a promise that one routine fits everyone.

Explore the line by texture and role: a serum, a moisturizer, or a cleanser can each occupy a different place in a routine. Introduce new products thoughtfully and check the individual instructions, especially when using active formulas.

Explore a few starting points

A small selection from CosmoFactor’s current catalog, offered as a way into the range rather than a prescribed regimen.

Brand background: IMAGE Skincare’s story and founder account. Product imagery: CosmoFactor catalog assets.