The ingredient has been around for a long time, but only this year didcoot become a scincare trend. To be found in numerous products on the beauty shelf-from serums, to creams to skin masks. According to Susanne Kaufmann, the hype is no coincidence: “The awareness of the meaning of the skin barrier and the microbiome grows – as well as understanding how much environmental stress affects skin aging.” The trained hotelière, which once started developing her own skin care for the spa treatments, uses the active ingredient in its recipes for around 15 years. “For me it is one of the most important ingredients for the long -term resilience of the skin.”
