When Science Meets Skincare
Skincare is serious business. Along with increasingly savvy consumers and the rise of scientific beauty vloggers (such as cosmetic formulator Stephen Alain Ko aka @kindofstephen, chemistry PhD graduate Michelle Wong aka @labmuffinbeautyscience, and Singapore makeup artist and cosmetic science graduate Larry Yeo aka @ larryyeo), we just want to be thoroughly informed about what goes into our skincare products.
Kimberley Ho, founder of mum and baby skincare brand Evereden, agrees: “Consumers are much more sceptical these days. They are looking into the credentials of a brand that actually walks the talk and delivers the benefits it claims to offer – none of which can be achieved without science and true innovation in skincare.”
“Skin has both overlapping and unique needs, and requires science and results-driven skincare to be healthy and functioning, while also looking good.”
– DR BARBARA STURM, AESTHETICS DOCTOR AND FOUNDER OF DR BARBARA STURM SKINCARE
SCIENCE HAS NEVER GONE OUT OF FASHION
Prof Augustinus Bader, one of the world’s leading stem cell and biomedical scientists, and founder of Augustinus Bader skincare, says scientific knowledge allows brands create better and safer products. “It’s not about how
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