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New From The Lab
Here's what's happening in the Sabbatical Beauty lab right now: seasonal returns, reformulations and top secret experiments.
Current work
Seasonal Return
Rose & Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Rose hydrosol (anti-inflammatory, redness-calming) paired with hyaluronic acid (binds up to 1000x its weight in water) creates a fast-absorbing serum that hydrates deeply while soothing irritated, heat-stressed skin.
Lab note: Rose hydrosol is the base here, not water, so the soothing effect is doing real work from the first ingredient down.
Seasonal Return
Sake Bomb Splash Mask
A 15% acid “Sake Bomb” splash mask—glycolic + fruit acids balanced with sake and hops extracts—that can be diluted or used full-strength to reset dull, congested skin without tipping into irritation..
Lab note: Built as a controlled experiment: push exfoliation to 15% total acids, then stabilize it with sake, hops, aloe, panthenol, and arginine so it clears effectively without destabilizing the skin barrier.
Seasonal Return
Cucumber Mint Cleanser
Cooling gel cleanser that calms heat-driven redness while gently cleansing with peppermint hydrosol, cucumber extract, and colloidal oats without disrupting the barrier.
Lab note: In the 2026 version we switched the variety of colloidal oat extract we used to shift the texture from cream to gel. This increased cooling hydration while maintaining skin barrier support.
New
Microbiome Pressed Serum
A microbiome-supporting pressed serum (serum–moisturizer hybrid) packed with fermented botanicals and beta glucan to calm inflammation and help reactive skin stabilize.
Lab note: “Pressed serum” is a Korean skincare category I use to describe a serum–moisturizer hybrid: a dense moisturizer so packed with botanical actives that it functions like a serum.