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NO. 02 The Laureate 50 ML Batch LA-003150 ML
NO. 02 · Donor 0031 · Experimental physicist

The Laureate

The most heavily processed preparation in the collection, at the donor’s request.

$265 50 ML · 28 units this collection

Waitlist closed for this preparation. Next release to be announced.
Ships from Geneva · Unopened returns accepted within 30 days.

Assay, batch LA-0031

Barrier recovery, 72 h 84
Hydration at 8 h 77
Elasticity index 71
Luminance delta 86
BatchLA-0031
Active materialHuman seminal plasma, single donor
CollectionTwice yearly, between grant cycles
Units produced28 units
pH6.1
Vessel50 ML · smoked glass, hand-filled
Aromatic profileChalk, cold citrus, ozone
IngredientsAqua, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Squalane, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Homo Sapiens Seminal Plasma (single-donor), Spermine, Spermidine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Phytate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

Provenance

Donor 0031 is fifty-four, an experimental physicist holding a chair at a European institute. The arrangement dates from 2021 and is reviewed annually at his insistence.

He read our first assay protocol, corrected it in red pen and returned it by post. We adopted the corrections. The decimal places printed on this page are his, and the third fractionation pass — which adds cost and which our own chemists consider unnecessary — is his as well.

We have kept it.

Method

Fractionated in three passes rather than the customary one. Blended cold into a lighter base than No. 01, with niacinamide raised to 4%. Filled into apothecary phial glass, 28 units per collection.

Application

Evening only, to clean skin, after any acid or retinoid step has fully absorbed. Two pumps, pressed rather than rubbed.

Not recommended alongside a second brightening agent in the same routine.

Certificate of provenance

Batch LA-0031 is traceable to one donor, one collection and one compounding. Donor consent is held in writing, renewable, and terminable by the donor at any time without notice.

Élise Marchetti

Head compounder · Geneva atelier

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Customer reviews

5.0 of 5 · 2 reviews
★★★★★
Eight weeks in. Tone is measurably more even along the jaw, which is where I have always had trouble.
Verified purchase — Dr. H. Okonkwo
★★★★★
Expensive, and I will keep buying it. The texture is unusually light for something this rich.
Verified purchase — M. Restrepo