Disclosed Actives
14
each at a disclosed concentration, set beside the published topical dose where one exists
Science · Evidence on File
Read first.
Read first.
Formulated
second.
Every active is chosen for documented activity in the published literature. We disclose our concentration and show where it sits relative to the published topical dose, where one exists.
The Formula, in Four Numbers
A quick read of Radiance, before the page goes deep.
Fourteen disclosed actives and twenty-four botanical oils, working through four active systems across five omega families.
Botanical Oils
24
rare botanical oils, each chosen for the native phytochemistry it carries
Active Systems
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four clinical networks — brightening, renewal, defense, and barrier — each dose disclosed
Omega Families
5
five omega families across the oils — 3 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 9
How to read
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The Active Systems
Four clinical networks.
Four clinical networks.
Barrier held throughout.
Fourteen actives work toward three outcomes — brighter tone, visible renewal, and daily defense — held by a fourth: a barrier scaffold that keeps skin comfortable while the others work.
Brightening Network.
Evens visible tone. Oil-soluble vitamin C, Ferulic Acid, Niacinamide, Silymarin, Licorice Root, and Naringenin each work a different step — from antioxidant support to melanosome transfer to the tyrosinase pathway — so tone is addressed from several angles at once.
Renewal Network.
Supports visible renewal. Bakuchiol carries documented retinol-like gene-expression overlap; Pterostilbene adds lipid-phase polyphenol depth; Beta-Sitosterol lends barrier-lipid support so renewal is paired with structure.
Defense Network.
Guards against daily oxidative stress. Idebenone, Astaxanthin, and R-Alpha Lipoic Acid work in different parts of the cell — quinone buffer, membrane carotenoid, and antioxidant recycler.
Barrier Scaffold.
Niacinamide supports the ceramide-synthesis pathway behind a comfortable, resilient barrier; Beta-Sitosterol reinforces the lamellar barrier-lipid scaffold the skin builds from; Bisabolol and Calendula CO2 calm the surface — so the three outcome networks run at full concentration without trading comfort for efficacy.
Niacinamide and Beta-Sitosterol work across more than one network — the fourteen actives are counted once.
Fourteen Disclosed Actives
The actives, at a glance.
Each active shows its role, its dose, and the system it works in. Open any one for the full mechanism, how our dose compares to the published study, and the citation behind it.
Niacinamide
Vitamin B3 that evens tone and slows pigment transfer to the surface.
2.00%BrighteningTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Oil-soluble vitamin C that converts to active ascorbate in the skin.
2.00%BrighteningSilymarin
Milk-thistle antioxidant that supports a calmer, more even tone.
1.00%BrighteningBakuchiol
Botanical retinoid with documented gene-expression overlap with retinol.
1.00%RenewalFerulic Acid
Plant antioxidant that stabilizes and extends the vitamin C.
0.50%BrighteningNaringenin
Citrus flavanone that adds polyphenol support to the brightening work.
0.50%BrighteningR-Alpha Lipoic Acid
R-isomer redox recycler; regenerates oxidized vitamin C and vitamin E.
0.50%DefenseIdebenone
Short-chain benzoquinone; the defense network’s redox buffer.
1.00%DefenseCalendula CO2
CO2-extracted marigold that soothes and supports the barrier.
0.50%BarrierLicorice Root
Glabridin-rich licorice that works the tyrosinase pathway for even tone.
0.50%BrighteningPterostilbene
Oil-loving polyphenol that adds antioxidant depth to renewal.
0.30%RenewalBisabolol
Chamomile-derived molecule that calms and supports the barrier.
0.30%BarrierBeta-Sitosterol
Plant sterol that reinforces the skin’s barrier lipids.
0.30%BarrierAstaxanthin
Marine carotenoid, ≈6,000× vitamin C against singlet oxygen.
0.20%DefenseOpen any active in the Evidence Atlas for its full mechanism, dose context, and the citation behind it.
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Featured Active · 04 of 14
Bakuchiol, the botanical retinoid.
1.00% · Renewal anchorBakuchiol is a plant molecule whose gene-expression pattern overlaps the pathways retinol regulates.
Dhaliwal 2019 ran 0.5% bakuchiol twice daily against 0.5% retinol once daily over twelve weeks, and found comparable improvement in wrinkles and hyperpigmentation with better tolerability.
We use purified bakuchiol at ≥99% — not cold-pressed babchi seed oil — so the phototoxic psoralen fraction is removed and it is not photosensitizing.
Radiance sets it at 1.00%, alongside Pterostilbene and Beta-Sitosterol in the Renewal Network.
Cited at the ingredient level — Dhaliwal 2019, PMID 29947134; Chaudhuri 2014, PMID 24471735. The retinoid framing rests on the documented gene-expression overlap.
Why an Oil-Based Formula
Anhydrous by design.
Radiance carries no water. Close to three-quarters of the bottle is botanical oil, and that oil is the formulation itself: it dissolves the lipophilic actives, replenishes the barrier’s own lipids, and gives the serum its slip, its warmth, and its finish. None of that survives a water phase.
The fatty-acid profile.
Oleic, linoleic, and rare omega families run through the base across five fractions. Their proportions decide how the serum absorbs, how it feeds the barrier, and how well it holds in the bottle.
Native phytochemistry.
Every oil arrives with its own carotenoids, tocopherols, and sterols, intact from the seed. This is what a cold-pressed botanical oil brings that a synthetic emollient never will.
Slip, color, and finish.
The cushion on application, the warm amber cast, and the clean dry-down are the oils’ work. An oil base also holds the lipophilic actives in stable solution, precisely where a water phase would fail them.
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Rare botanical oils
Each chosen for the native phytochemistry it carries, not its commodity volume.
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Oil by weight
Roughly three-quarters of the finished formula is botanical oil — the oils are the body of the serum, not a base for the actives.
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Selection criteria
Every oil had to earn its place on four counts — oleic balance, omega richness, distinctive native compounds, and how it feels as it dries down.
3·5·6·7·9
Omega families
Rare omega-5 (Pomegranate, punicic acid) and omega-7 (Sea Buckthorn, Baobab) sit alongside the more familiar families.
The Botanical Base
No single oil could do all of this. So we chose twenty-four.
We needed oleic balance for stability and slip, a wide spread of omega families, distinctive native compounds, and a clean dry-down. No one oil delivers all four, so the formula draws on twenty-four — each earning its place against the same four criteria.
Oleic-rich balance.
High-oleic oils give the base oxidative calm and a refined dry-down: Marula, Argan, and the oleic contributions of Pequi, Buriti, Olive, and Tamanu.
Omega-rich.
Cacay, Black Currant Seed (GLA), Passion Fruit, Kalahari Melon, Rosehip, and Sacha Inchi add the polyunsaturated counterweight — omega-6, omega-3, and GLA in named amounts.
Distinctive native compounds.
Carotenoids (Pequi, Buriti, Buah Merah), coumarins (Tamanu), thymoquinone (Black Seed), behenic acid (Pracaxi), oleocanthal (Olive), squalene (Amaranth), and ximenynic acid (Ximenia) make these oils impossible to swap.
Texture and dry-down.
Jojoba wax esters, Prickly Pear tocopherol density, Baobab omega-7 balance, and Pracaxi C22 cushion shape how the serum lands and how long it stays composed on skin.
Oil Atlas
Twenty-four oils, each documented in full.
Each oil has a full entry in the Evidence Atlas — its role, its lipid signature, where it comes from and how it’s extracted, and the studies behind it where they exist.
On the Record
Three pillars under every formula we ship.
Each pillar names something the formula already does, in plain language.
Peer-reviewed mechanisms.
Each clinical active is selected for documented activity in the peer-reviewed literature. Where the published study sets a topical concentration, we disclose ours and show where it sits relative to it.
Disclosed concentrations.
Fourteen actives, fourteen percentages, published online — every ingredient named in the INCI. Set beside published topical concentrations where they exist. The disclosure is the position.
Manufactured in the United States.
Formulated, tested, and produced under FDA-registered cosmetic manufacturing in the United States.
Behind the Formula
Cite first.
Cite first.
Formulate second.
Radiance is built from two things you can check. A base of 24 botanical oils, each chosen for the phytochemistry it brings, and fourteen actives set at doses drawn from published studies. Every active percentage is published online, every ingredient is named in the INCI, and the Evidence Atlas links the source behind each active.
Read the evidence atlas