Happi Interview: Ingredients from Acaderma1
Dr. Shunting Hu, founder of indie skin care company Acaderma, agrees that consumers expect brands to deliver on both fronts.
“In 2020, consumers have begun approaching products and ingredients mindfully; they want solutions for their skin and prevention is key along with conscious, clean ingredients,” she told Happi.
According to Hu, Acaderma “was introduced to set a new standard for clean beauty” to provide “clinically proven results by using science to harness the power of natural ingredients.”
The brand, which was part of 2018 Sephora Accelerate, has a list of nine ingredients that it bans from its products; but consumers aren’t missing anything. Oasis Barrier Booster repairs redness, calms skin sensitivity and soothes skin irritation through a potent active sourced from the botanical Kinkeliba.
“After addressing specific skin care concerns, this serum continues to strengthen the skin barrier and enhance future tolerance to other irritable ingredients, such as high concentrations of vitamin C or retinol. Each of our products target concerns from environmental stress, hyperpigmentation, dehydration, photo-aging and more,” Hu said.
Acaderma’s ingredient arsenal includes SesaHelio, a patented extract that draws from natural bioactives such as sesame, peony and summer snowflake to provide long-lasting antioxidant capacity and target the free radicals induced by environmental factors like pollution, blue light and UV radiation.
“Usual potent antioxidants such as pure vitamin C are not stable and quickly oxidize, which decreases its efficacy to prevent skin cell damage. We specifically developed SesaHelio with efficacy as paramount. After 24 hours, it still remains about 1.5 times and four times as potent as vitamin C and vitamin E, therefore providing longer protection to skin,” Hu told Happi. (For more on Acaderma, see Indie Inc)
