The Three Pillars of Skin Optimisation
Today’s skincare consumer isn’t just chasing hydration; they’re demanding innovation. From performance-boosting actives to longevity-supporting compounds, skin biohacking is redefining what it means to care for your skin. It’s about working with the skin’s biology to enhance function, resilience, and radiance.
Ready to take your formulations to the next level? Here are the must-have ingredients to help you tap into the skin biohacking movement.
1. Cellular Communication: The Signal Boosters
These ingredients work like smart messengers by communicating directly with skin cells to repair, regenerate, and activate the production of essential components at optimal levels.
ALTHEOSTEM™ from Provital
Powered by cutting-edge biotech, this lab-grown active, derived from the petal stem cells of Althaea rosea (yes, it’s as elegant as it sounds), is more than just a pretty face. It’s a dermohacking dynamo, sending a clear signal to the skin: out with the old, in with the youthful.
This multi-award-winning senolytic targets and clears out senescent fibroblasts, the "noisy" cells that disrupt the skin’s natural rhythm. By restoring clarity to the dermal network, it paves the way for fresher, firmer, healthier skin formulations.
Think of it as biotech beauty with brains, a smart, skin-savvy solution that speaks the skin’s language and keeps it glowing.
Vegan DDS Pure Retinal gets to work like a skincare superhero, boosting the skin’s natural production of hyaluronic acid, collagen, and elastin to keep it firm, bouncy, and strong. It speeds up skin cell renewal for a fresher, smoother look, helping to refine texture, minimise pores, and leaves complexion glowing with confidence.
Created through high-tech molecular distillation, this powerhouse ingredient delivers a concentrated dose of rare goodies (aka unsaponifiables) from linseed oil. It works wonders to protect, strengthen, and rebuild the skin barrier, helping to slow down the signs of ageing. Clinically proven, GAÏALINE® gets deep into the skin to revive and energise, giving that fresh “new skin” glow from the inside out.
2. Built to Glow: The Base Builders
Skin optimisation begins at the base, with a strong, balanced foundation. These powerhouse ingredients work to fortify the skin’s barrier and support a thriving microbiome, helping skin stay resilient, healthy, and ready to perform at its best.
CERAFLUID from ROELMI
This hardworking hydrator is all about building a solid foundation for happy, healthy skin.
It delivers long-lasting hydration while helping skin cells stick together better, strengthening the barrier so moisture stays in and pesky aggressors stay out. Creating a smoother, bouncier, more elasticated skin that’s protected, plump, and perfectly prepped for anything layered on top. Say goodbye to dehydration and hello to the skin’s new comfort zone!
This skin-loving probiotic is like a personal trainer for the skin’s microenvironment, keeping things balanced, calm, and ready to take on the day. It helps protect against environmental stress while delivering deep, lasting hydration. It also strengthens the skin barrier, so the complexion stays smooth, resilient, and beautifully balanced.
This clever botanical extract, packed with polyphenols and sourced from the dried leaves of Cleome gynandra, is the skin’s secret weapon for balance and clarity. It helps rebalance the skin’s microbiota, keeps C. acnes in check, and regulates sebum, not just production but the quality too. By targeting oxidative squalene, it helps keep skin fresh, clear, and comfortable.
3. Longevity & Energy: The Inner Defence
Fueling the skin from within starts at the cellular level. By targeting the mitochondria, the cells’ energy hubs and enhancing their defense systems, these ingredients help power long-term skin vitality, strength, and resilience.
BOREALG TG from ODYCEA
Sourced from the wild, wave-crashing seaweed (Laminaria hyperborea), this resilient sea plant is a true survivor, thriving through winter storms and powerful ocean swells. Thanks to its incredible natural repair system, it brings those same regenerative powers to the skin.
A dream ingredient for building strong, healthy skin, it helps kickstart the skin’s renewal process and calms redness by working in harmony with the skin’s biology. By targeting everything from mitochondrial energy to Leptin receptors and key skin proteins like FABP3 and Cyclin D1. Creating smoother, calmer, more radiant skin.
This smart longevity-boosting ingredient gives your skin’s mitochondria a much-needed refresh by activating mitophagy, think of it as a cellular spring clean. By clearing out damaged components and recharging energy levels, skin cells regain their vitality and function more youthfully over time. Resulting in fewer wrinkles, smoother texture, and a more even tone that lasts.
This high-performing ingredient is all about long-term skin vitality. Powered by advanced enzymatic technology and delivered in a sustainable, upcycled Mediterranean fruit matrix, it supports skin longevity from within. The star player, glyceryl glucoside, energises tired cells by activating key mitochondrial pathways and boosting ATP production, fueling healthy and resilient skin.
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Summary
Skin biohacking is the next-gen approach to skincare, where science meets smart formulation to supercharge skin from the inside out.
By tapping into our must-have ingredients that energise cells, optimise barrier function, and balance the skin’s microbiome, you can create products that do more than just moisturise - they train the skin to be healthier, stronger, and more resilient over time.
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