Clinical Results
OUR PROMISE
Clean formulations, clinical results. Always.
Our products combine the standards of Swiss quality with the most potent anti-aging ingredients and botanicals. Our formulations focus on calming inflammation, which is involved in all skin conditions, from acne and breakouts to sensitive and redness and accelerated aging. We create products that will help you achieve a healthy, calm, glowing complexion.
Our very first product, the Kantic® Brightening Moisture Mask, was originally devised by Dr. Luigi L. Polla out of a post-procedure medical need for his pediatric patients. (Read about that here.) Not only are our formulations medically based and dermatologist-founded, our proprietary Alchimie Antioxidant Technologies are the result of decades of scientific research specific to antioxidants, and clinical dermatological experience focused on how the skin ages.
Alchimie Forever® products for face and body combine the most powerful natural antioxidants (such as flavonoids, vitamins, iron chelators, and inducers of stress proteins) with potent lab-made molecules (such as retinol, peptides, and hyaluronic acid). These carefully chosen botanical antioxidants and synthetic molecules have complementary effects that reduce inflammation, and correct and prevent signs of accelerated skin aging, leaving the skin healthier and younger looking.
PRODUCT TESTING
Our formulations are certified through third-party testing and substantiated through biomedical research and clinical studies.
We control the entire production chain: from product concept to the selection of ingredients, and from formulation to manufacturing. Our products are non-comedogenic, hypoallergenic, and suited to sensitive skin. They are never tested on animals (only on humans!).
Our testing requirements are stringent, and include the following:
Stability Testing
Room Temperature/Real Time Stability
Accelerated Stability
Freeze Thaw Cycle
Packaging Compatibility
Vacuum Seal
Preservative Effectiveness (PET)
Total Plate Count (TPC)
Yeast and Mold Count (Y&M)
Water Activity Testing
Flash Point Testing
Human Repeat Insult Patch Test
Hen's Egg Test
Regulatory Formula Compliance Review
Regulatory Label Compliance Review
Product listing with FDA per Mocra
Photo Stability: Light Source: Artificial Daylight Lamp (xenon lamp) or Light Chamber (fluorescent lamps)
Toxicologist certification
Registration Per CPNP
registration Per SCNP
Our scientific team, members of whom are at the heart of our product development and ingredient selection, regularly publish in trade and scientific journals. Read some of it here. Accountability to science is one of our core brand values.
CLINICAL STUDIES
In a 4-week study of the Alchimie Forever® Kantic® Light Clarifying Cream, the results were unanimous. All 20 participants reported that the product effectively reduced blemishes caused by oil and skin cells in the pores (comedones) and provided excellent skin tolerance.
100% of participants gave the product a “favorable” rating; purchase intention rate was 100%, and satisfaction rate was 100%.
In an independent lab study on the immediate firming effects of our Firming Gel for Neck and Bust, a group of women aged 30–65 had a measured amount of the product applied to the skin. An hour after application, the results were tallied using an elastometer (which uses quantitative methodology called succion to measure skin firmness). The areas treated with the gel increased in firmness significantly (by 10% on average) after a single application, evidence of clinically proven firmer-looking skin.
Learn more about our founder, Dr. Polla, and his daughter Ada Polla—our CEO.
