Forbes: Acaderma Is Providing Economic Oppotunity For Women Globally1
Dr. Shuting Hu is the founder and CEO of Acaderma, a cosmeceutical line developed in early 2020 with a larger goal of providing skincare that is not only effective, but sustainable–offering a unique approach to green technology and devoted to building platforms to support women in business. Dr. Hu is one of the youngest cosmetic scientists awarded by The International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists and incubated by the Sephora Accelerate 2018 program.
Dr. Hu’s team has developed a program with with an NGO in Africa to source their products, and provide economic opportunities to the women who live there.
Stephanie Burns: You have a mission to develop skincare that not only betters your skin, but betters the world. What makes Acaderma different from other skincare brands?
Dr. Shuting Hu: Acaderma is more like the skincare academy—a place where skin knowledge is skin power. Our award-winning ingredients and new generation of formulas benefit both your skin and mind. We blazed a new trail, to a place where skin biology, plant chemistry, and ethical transparency meet. What really makes us different is our Clean I.Q.: CLEAN INTELLIGENCE QUALITY. It's our formula for better skin and better world. The Clean IQ goes beyond just a clean formulation, we act with clean behavior from start to finish. For example, in addition to our 9-free clean standard based on scientific judgment, we innovate with high quality, clean ingredients, sourced with a clean conscience and processed by green technology.
Burns: What is your hope for your skincare brand in the future?
Hu: Prof. James Simon is my teacher, he contributed his whole life to support African agriculture. I'm the student continuing his work and standing on the shoulder of giant, to create a brand and products delivering our scientific integrity and mission for better skin, better world. I hope my work inspires more young women to join us on this crusade to build businesses that support the good of our world and each other.
