Our Origin Story
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
In 1986, Dr. Luigi L. Polla returned to Geneva, Switzerland from two years of post-doctoral fellowship studies at the Wellman Labs of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. In Geneva, he established his dermatology practice and pioneered the use of laser therapy in Europe, transforming the field of medical aesthetics. These pioneering treatments enabled the treatment of debilitating birthmarks (Port Wine Stains and hemangiomas) in children, a groundbreaking approach that, while effective, caused significant skin reactions such as heat, swelling, redness, and inflammation. Not finding the right product to help heal the skin of his young patients, he created his own. Over the next few years, he expanded his dermatology practice and founded Forever Institut, Europe's first fully integrated medical day spa, while continuing to develop proprietary skin care formulations.
Some brands are built from strategy, others, from passion. For Ada Polla, it was a lot of both. While pursuing her MBA at Georgetown University, Ada saw untapped potential in her father’s skin care creations. She looked at the no-name white jars her father had been giving away to his patients and saw an opportunity: these weren’t just creams; they were a brand waiting to happen.
In 2004, after graduating from business school, Ada launched Alchimie Forever in the US. What began as a vision has grown into a thriving skin care brand and those once-unbranded jars have evolved into 19 clean, clinical, anti-inflammatory skin care products available worldwide.
OUR MISSION: SELF CARE THROUGH SKIN CARE™
We believe that your skin is the mirror of your soul, and that taking care of it daily, effectively, gently, is essential to your self care. Looking good…means feeling good…means doing good.
Building on the heritage of our Swiss medical aesthetic institute, we make clean skin care products that provide visible results and nourish the skin. We do this by creating an alchemy of pioneering dermatological advances combined with safe and effective botanicals…and a touch of magic. Our family business stands for excellence in everything we do.
Our motto: Self care through skin care.™ Forever.
OUR VISION
Scientific integrity is at the heart of Alchimie Forever®. Based on decades of medical practice, we have found that healthy, youthful looking skin can be achieved using powerful botanicals combined with safe, effective lab-made ingredients. Our formulations utilize the latest in Alchimie Antioxidant Technologies, supporting visible results for all skin types, especially sensitive skin. Clean formulations. Clinical results.
OUR COMMITMENT
We are a family-owned, independent company. We say what we do and do what we say, we value transparency, authenticity, and integrity and are accountable to science. We foster a culture where employees and customers alike feel valued, empowered, and part of something bigger—a movement towards beauty, sustainability, and genuine human connection.
