So the founder was literally a NASA scientist. Not a marketing bit — she worked on spacecraft humidity systems. Then she moved to Costa Rica and realized her serums were turning into bacterial soup in the jungle heat.
That’s the whole origin. She wasn’t trying to make you glow. She was trying to make a product that wouldn’t rot in her bathroom. Turns out, that engineering mindset makes for shockingly stable formulas.
It’s a hybrid oil-serum — $38 for 1 oz. Feels like nothing, fights like something. The claim that got me: “tested in 90% humidity for 72 hours straight.” I’ve never seen a beauty brand brag about mold resistance before.
Fermented Oil Base
Absorbs in 8 seconds flat. No grease-slick, just instant softness.
Preservation System
Four natural antimicrobials. This thing could survive a disaster movie.
No Water Formula
Oil-only means bacteria can’t breed. Simple, smart, gross to think about.
Photo: Masum Rahimi / Unsplash
No fluff. Four actives, all pulling weight. The star is a fermented pomegranate oil — smells like tart fruit, not grandma’s perfume. And the squalane is plant-derived, not shark liver. Small win, but I respect it.
- Fermented Pomegranate Oil: Brightens without irritation — vitamin C’s chill cousin
- Squalane: Locks moisture without clogging, even on my oily zones
- Vitamin E: The stabilizer that keeps the whole thing from going rancid
- Rosemary Leaf Extract: Sounds like a spice rack, actually a potent antioxidant
Texture is a liquid silk. Not watery, not thick — that Goldilocks zone where it slides on and vanishes. First week I thought “nice but nothing special.” Then I flew to Miami humidity and my face didn’t turn into a slip-n-slide.
Week 3 surprise: my makeup sat better. Less pilling under foundation. Something about the oil balance just… works. The glow is real but subtle — more “I slept 8 hours” than “I applied glitter.”
My redness calmed down by week 2. Pores didn’t disappear but they looked less… shouty. Skin just looks healthier — not Instagram-filter healthy, but actually resilient. It didn’t fix my hormonal chin breakout though. Nothing does.
A boring product with a cool backstory is still boring. This one actually delivers on the nerd promise — it’s stable, smart, and does exactly what it says. No hype, just humidity-proof glow.