№ 07 — The Journal
Field notes from the lab.
Slow, researched essays on PentaBrightyl™, encapsulation, climate-elastic formulation, and the questions our team keeps asking. Co-developed with Thailand's National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).
5 essays · updated regularly
Featured · Essay 01
Active Science · 6 min read
The five actives behind PentaBrightyl™.
How Black Ginseng, Bakuchiol, Pichia, Laminaria and Shea were chosen — and why they work in concert.
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Essay 02Climate Skin · 8 min readWhy Bangkok skin needs a different humectant ratio.
Tropical humidity rewrites the rules of moisture. The math behind our 1:3 polyol:ceramide ratio.
Essay 03Behind the Lab · 5 min readEncapsulation, and why it took us 18 months.
A walk through the slow chemistry behind the 100–250 nm capsule — and what we threw out along the way.
Essay 04Formulation Science · 7 min readWhy the formula that feels like water delivers more than the one that feels like cream.
The counterintuitive physics of texture, tropical climate, and what actually reaches your skin.
Essay 05Results & Ritual · 6 min readWhat the ritual does to your skin in thirty days.
The four-step logic, week by week: what changes, why it changes, and how it sustains.
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