Keratin in Skin Care Products

We include keratin in some of our products. This natural structural protein is extracted from New Zealand wool. It is almost identical to human keratin, which is vital to optimum skin health. The Dermatology Review has a good piece on how it works.

"When it comes to skin care, keratin treatment is thought to be anti-aging in nature, and may help those people who are at a time in their life when rejuvenating aging skin is their main skincare concern"

While keratin has been used in skin and hair care products over the years, we use a unique form of keratin extracted from New Zealand wool. It helps to repair and protect the skin.

We think keratin is going to be a big ingredient in skin care going forward.

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From the depths of minerals pools and the heights of mountain peaks comes Ao—a line of beauty born from the wild abundance of the world’s last settled landscape.

Our fresh scientific methods filter nature’s potent energy into products designed to overcome uncertain elements and defend your skin’s dynamic boundary.

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Dr. Mark Gray
Dermatologist, Director Product and R&D
MBChB, FRACP, FRCPC, FRCPA, ABPath, ABDermpath, FRACCS, FASMS Specialist Dermatologist, Specialist Pathologist, Specialist Dermatopathologist, Mohs Surgeon.

Harvard-trained pathologist and dermatologist Dr. Mark Gray deeply understands the science of skin. As the founding Director of the largest provider of skin medical and surgical services in New Zealand, he’s spent the past 20 years listening to his patients struggle with the skincare world’s mixed messages: effective ingredients that are harmful; natural ingredients that don’t deliver results.

Armed with the belief that skincare is evolutionary, he explored breaking scientific advancements and societal trends towards globalism, environmentalism and rising ethical standards to find the ideal balance between health and efficacy.

"Skincare science needs to be on the very edge of social change and evolution in order to succeed."

Dr. Mark Gray

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