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The science behind the formulation

This page explains the reasoning behind Capiderma products: the order of the care steps, the specialist lines, and the substances that recur across the formulations.

Care is an order, not a product

No single product does the work of every step. Each Capiderma product has a defined place in these five, and that place is what decides what it combines with.

  1. 1Cleanse
  2. 2Tone
  3. 3Treat
  4. 4Moisturise
  5. 5Protect
Low autumn sunlight falling at an oblique angle across a pale wall and a linen surface
Step five, sunscreen, is the one step that stays through autumn and winter: the angle of the light changes, the exposure does not stop.

Three actives that recur most

The photographs show the texture of the raw material, not the packaging.

  • Apigenin

    Apigenin

    A plant-derived compound used in the anti-hair-loss lotion. It is applied to the scalp, and with regular use the difference shows from around week six.

  • Niacinamide

    Niacinamide

    A form of vitamin B3 used in the brightening and hydrating products; it helps skin tone even out.

  • Retinol

    Retinol

    A vitamin A derivative in the anti-wrinkle cream. It is used at night, which makes sunscreen the next morning part of the same routine.

Nine lines, not nine tastes

Each line is built around one mechanism rather than a marketing category. That is why one person may end up using products from two different lines.

Actives that recur

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