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Aura

Journal

Notes from the lab.

Short essays on formulation, dermatology, and the discipline of doing less.

A neat row of skincare bottles on a linen surface.
Editorial··3 min read

A short shelf is a discipline.

Eight products, and the case for not adding a ninth.

A pipette drops liquid into a clear beaker.
Method··4 min read

The pH question, answered slowly.

Why our cleanser is acidic, and why your soap shouldn’t be.

Amber laboratory glassware against a bone-white surface.
Notes··5 min read

On retinaldehyde, and why we stopped at 0.05%.

A short defense of the threshold dose.