Since entering the skincare world in 2018, Professor Augustinus Bader has built one of the luxury world’s most sought-after skincare brands, thanks to his deep understanding of stem cell biology and over 30 years of scientific research. Augustinus Bader The Cream became a sleeper hit since then and the most-raved about “miracle cream” has gotten accolades from Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Bosworth, Bobbi Brown, and Victoria Beckham.

What can explain the level of extreme devotion from Augustinus Bader skincare users may be partly due to the scientific allure around the brand, which was founded by Dr. Bader who administers secretive treatments to wealthy consumers who fly to a clinic in Leipzig, Germany, seeking help to slow their aging.

Those treatments, the brand acknowledges, have nothing to do with Augustinus Bader products. But they may be part of a narrative that has helped the company grow into a serious player in the beauty industry in just a few years.

Initially, Augustinus Bader would only sell three products—The Cream, The Rich Cream, and The Body Cream. They were all you needed to achieve amazing skin. The hero of this eponymous skincare brand is The Cream for normal to oily skin and its heavier-weight, twin sister, The Rich Cream for dry skin.

These two advanced moisturizers infused with a proprietary Trigger Factor Complex 8 (or TFC8), which is at the heart of all of Augustinus Bader’s products, support the body’s natural processes of repair and renewal, guarantees to make skin smoother, firmer, and more youthful over time.

The Cream comes with a dispenser and distributes an ample amount of product with each use. The brand recommends only using two pumps for your entire face morning and night on clean, dry skin. There is no need to rub the product in between your fingers. It’s a rich cream yet very buttery that it effortlessly glides onto skin without pulling or sticking.

While The Cream is effective enough on its own, if you live by a 10-step skincare routine (yes, it’s you K-beauty fan), the Rich Cream with added argan, avocado, and evening primrose oils, giving it a thicker consistency is more recommended to use after applying your other serums or products.

To reap the full benefits of the formula, the brand recommends using the moisturizer for at least 27 days. Why? This is roughly the amount of time your body takes to turn over regenerated skin cells.

The Augustinus Bader range now includes The Serum, The Eye Cream, The Light Cream, The Essence, The Face Oil, The Ultimate Soothing Cream, The Cream Cleansing Gel, The Cleansing Balm, The Lip Balm, and the newly released Eyebrow and Lash Enhancing Serum. There are also hair care products such as shampoo, conditioner, scalp serum, hair oil, and its newest product which is The Mask, all will be available soon in the Philippines.

With a cult following from skincare specialists to beauty editors worldwide, Augustinus Bader has become the gold standard in smarter skincare.—Dexter Francis De Vera

Augustinus Bader is available at The SM Store Makati, LOOK SM Aura, LOOK SM Mall of Asia, https://lookatme.com.ph/, and https://www.lazada.com.ph/shop/augustinus