Totarol and Licochalcone A: Formulating the Ultimate Acne and Barrier Defense
You formulated a brilliant clarifying serum. The P. acnes bacteria died. But your clinical trial subjects are complaining about severe redness. Sound familiar? We see this constantly on the formulation bench. We nuke the breakout, but we destroy the barrier. The skin panics. It triggers the NF-κB inflammatory pathway. What happens next? More sebum, more…