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Aging is mostly sunlight.

We formulate where the sun is strongest.

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UV index

Ultraviolet exposure accumulates every daylight hour, clouded or not. It is the largest controllable cause of visible skin aging.

The part you can control

Most of what reads as aging on a face — lines, laxity, uneven tone — is ultraviolet damage, not the passage of time. That makes it largely preventable. So we build daily photoprotection and antioxidant care, formulate for the strongest sun, and test across the full range of skin tones. The full argument is short and worth reading.

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The lineup

Four formulas in development. No launch date until testing says so.

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Daily SPF

Broad-spectrum daily photoprotection

  • Broad-spectrum filter system
  • Ectoin

Coming soon

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Antioxidant Day Serum

The daytime second line of defense

  • THD ascorbate
  • Ethyl ascorbic acid
  • Vitamin E
  • Ferulic acid
  • Niacinamide 5%
  • Ectoin

Coming soon

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Night Repair

Overnight support for skin renewal

  • Bakuchiol / encapsulated retinal
  • Peptides
  • Ceramides
  • Squalane

Coming soon

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Barrier Body Butter

Heavy-duty moisture for body skin

  • Shea butter
  • Cocoa butter
  • Sea moss
  • Marula oil
  • Urea 5–10%

Coming soon

Formulated and tested across the full tone spectrum.

Twelve steps, one standard. A formula that leaves a cast on deep skin, or only ever met light skin in testing, is not finished.

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