This is designed to repair, nourish, and hydrate the skin barrier while also brightening and minimizing photodamage and exposure to environmental pollutants.

An optimal moisturizer should combat environmental irritants and pollutants while hydrating and restoring the epidermal barrier of the skin. M₁ contains ceramides, natural components of the epidermis, which restore barrier function and lock in moisture. Ceramides are beneficial for all skin types and have demonstrated improvement for mild to moderate eczema.¹,² To help prevent and treat photopigmentation, we added acetyl glucosamine, a tyrosinase inhibitor, along with niacinamide, the combination of which has been shown to result in visible improvements in pigmentation after 8 weeks.³ Niacinamide also works to hydrate and restore the epidermal barrier and repair damaged DNA.⁴

In contrast to other moisturizers, we do not formulate with common vehicles known to irritate such as propylene glycol/propranediol. We also are exacting about our preservatives and only use those that have the very lowest allergenicity profile based on the latest medical literature.

Water (Aqua) (Eau), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Heptyl Undecylenate, Glycerin, Lactobacillus Ferment, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carbomer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Extract, Maltodextrin, Isocetyl Alcohol, Ceramide NP, Cetyl Alcohol, Gluconolactone

Our products are made in the US with ingredients that are vegan, cruelty-free, and responsibly sourced and packaged in recyclable glass and paper. 

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2. Draelos ZD, Raymond I. The Efficacy of a Ceramide-based Cream in Mild-to-moderate Atopic Dermatitis. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2018 May;11(5):30-32. Epub 2018 May 1. PMID: 29785236; PMCID: PMC5955631.
3. Kimball AB, Kaczvinsky JR, Li J, Robinson LR, Matts PJ, Berge CA, Miyamoto K, Bissett DL. Reduction in the appearance of facial hyperpigmentation after use of moisturizers with a combination of topical niacinamide and N-acetyl glucosamine: results of a randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled trial. Br J Dermatol. 2010 Feb 1;162(2):435-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09477.x. Epub 2009 Aug 28. PMID: 19845667.
4. Levin J, Momin SB. How much do we really know about our favorite cosmeceutical ingredients? J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2010 Feb;3(2):22-41. PMID: 20725560; PMCID: PMC2921764

Our products are packaged in recyclable glass and paper.