Long before Korean professional skincare became one of the fastest-growing influences in the global beauty industry, RIBESKIN and JM Biotech were already developing professional Korean treatment technology for medical and skin professionals.

In 2007, they developed and launched the original non-invasive CO2 Carboxy Therapy treatment system, taking the physiology associated with carboxytherapy and creating a topical professional treatment using a specialised gel and treatment sheet rather than injected CO2. RIBESKIN’s professional education continues to describe the system as “The Original since 2007”, reflecting almost two decades of development and professional education around the treatment.

Now, RIBESKIN CO2 Carboxy Therapy is being relaunched into the Australian professional beauty industry and is available through Spa Circle.

Its return feels particularly relevant. Australian clinics are increasingly interested in Korean treatment systems that combine visible results with intelligent, lower-irritation treatment design, while the industry more broadly is moving towards combination treatment rather than simply searching for the strongest peel or most aggressive device.

CO2 Carboxy Therapy fits naturally into that shift.

The original non-invasive CO2 Carboxy Therapy

Traditional carboxytherapy developed around the use of carbon dioxide within medical treatments and historically involved the injection of CO2 beneath the skin.

RIBESKIN/JM Biotech approached the concept differently. Their professional system generates carbon dioxide at the skin’s surface through the interaction between a specialised CO2 gel and treatment sheet, giving practitioners a non-invasive way to work with the physiological response associated with increased local CO2.

This became the foundation of RIBESKIN CO2 Carboxy Therapy and a treatment the company has continued to educate medical and skin professionals in since 2007.

For Australian clinics rediscovering the category today, that history is important. CO2 Carboxy Therapy may now be a familiar professional treatment concept, but RIBESKIN was there at the beginning of the non-invasive category.

How does CO2 Carboxy Therapy work?

The science behind the treatment centres on the Bohr effect, a normal physiological response involving carbon dioxide, haemoglobin and oxygen release.

Haemoglobin carries oxygen through the bloodstream. When carbon dioxide increases locally and pH falls, haemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen decreases, allowing oxygen to be released more readily into the surrounding tissue.

The RIBESKIN treatment uses its gel-and-sheet system to generate CO2 at the surface of the skin, creating the conditions associated with this response. The oxygen itself comes from the client’s own circulation; the treatment is working with the body’s normal oxygen-release mechanism rather than applying oxygen gas directly to the skin.

RIBESKIN connects this mechanism with improved local circulation, skin metabolism and visible rejuvenation. Its professional education positions the treatment around outcomes including brighter-looking skin, improved elasticity, more refined-looking pores and a fresher overall complexion.

Why has it remained relevant for almost 20 years?

There is no shortage of new treatments entering the professional beauty industry, yet very few remain relevant for nearly two decades.

Part of the appeal of RIBESKIN CO2 Carboxy Therapy is that it is relatively easy for both the practitioner and client to understand. It offers a distinctive treatment experience, can produce a visible immediate response and can be incorporated into a wide range of professional treatment programs.

RIBESKIN’s clinical education includes assessment of skin brightness, facial lifting and jawline appearance, visible pores and elasticity, with before-and-after examples used throughout its professional materials.

For clinics, those immediate visible changes can also be commercially valuable. When a client can see that their skin looks brighter, smoother or more revitalised after the treatment, it becomes much easier for the practitioner to explain the value of ongoing professional care.

More than a standalone facial

One of the most useful things about CO2 Carboxy Therapy is its versatility.

It can be offered as a complete professional facial in its own right, but RIBESKIN’s education also positions it within pre-procedure, post-procedure and combination treatment programs.

Its professional protocols reference its use alongside treatments and technologies such as laser, toning, needling, RF, HIFU and professional peeling programs, depending on the clinic and treatment plan.

That makes it particularly relevant to the way many Australian clinics now work. Rather than building an entire menu around individual products, practitioners can use CO2 Carboxy as one component within a larger treatment strategy.

The product provides the framework, while the practitioner determines where it fits.

CO2 Carboxy Therapy + Deep Shoot

One combination Australian clinics may find particularly interesting is RIBESKIN CO2 Carboxy Therapy with the Deep Shoot range.

Deep Shoot gives practitioners the ability to choose a targeted treatment direction, such as pigmentation and luminosity with Deep Shoot LUMI, while CO2 Carboxy adds the rejuvenation and oxygenation component.

For clinics already using Deep Shoot within microneedling, nanoneedling or other advanced treatments, CO2 Carboxy creates another way to incorporate those professional formulas into the treatment room.

It also reflects a broader change in professional skincare. The aim is increasingly not to find one product that does everything, but to select products and modalities with different roles and bring them together intelligently.

CO2 Carboxy Therapy + G-PEEL

The same thinking applies to RIBESKIN’s professional G-PEEL spicule treatments.

G-PEEL treatments focus on renewal and professional spicule technology, while CO2 Carboxy works through a different mechanism. This gives practitioners the ability to build treatment programs where different treatments complement each other rather than repeatedly using the same type of stimulation.

This is particularly interesting alongside G-PEEL DUAL, RIBESKIN’s new brightening and rejuvenation spicule treatment combining PDRN- and retinol-coated silica with its Dual Synergy B3 system.

For a clinic specialising in pigmentation or visible ageing, the wider RIBESKIN system now gives practitioners several different professional tools: targeted Deep Shoot formulas, professional spicule treatments and CO2 Carboxy Therapy.

That creates far more opportunity for thoughtful treatment design.

A distinctive professional treatment experience

The treatment itself centres around cleansing and preparation, followed by application of the professional CO2 gel and specialised face-and-neck treatment sheet. The system is then completed with post-treatment skin support and professional finishing products.

The inclusion of the neck is another advantage for clinics working with clients focused on visible ageing, firmness and overall skin quality, as the treatment is designed to extend beyond the face rather than treating the neck as an afterthought.

RIBESKIN also provides professional protocols for massage, aftercare and combination treatment, giving clinics enough structure to reproduce the system consistently while still leaving room for professional judgement.

Why bring the original CO2 Carboxy Therapy back to Australia now?

The Australian professional beauty industry has changed considerably since CO2 Carboxy first appeared.

Clients are far more familiar with Korean skincare, clinics are increasingly adopting Korean professional modalities, and practitioners are becoming more interested in treatment methods that create visible results without relying solely on aggressive resurfacing.

At the same time, combination treatment has become more sophisticated. A modern treatment program might include resurfacing, targeted actives, professional technology, barrier support and recovery rather than simply performing the same intensive procedure every month.

This is exactly where RIBESKIN CO2 Carboxy Therapy remains relevant.

Nearly 20 years after RIBESKIN/JM Biotech first introduced their non-invasive CO2 Carboxy Therapy system to medical and skin professionals, today’s clinics are increasingly looking for the same qualities that were built into the original concept: visible results, intelligent physiology, versatility and a professional treatment experience that does not depend on excessive skin disruption.

The category may now be familiar, but RIBESKIN/JM Biotech were there at the beginning.

The original RIBESKIN CO2 Carboxy Therapy, first launched in 2007, is now officially available again to Australian professional clinics through Spa Circle.