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Raw Nature. Refined Skincare.

Ao is a clean skincare brand created by a leading dermatologist that preserves the integrity of raw active ingredients to help people achieve optimum skin health. Ao uses a radically different approach to hydration - instead of layering moisture on the surface of skin, our products optimize skin function, so you make and keep more natural moisture. We call it adaptive skincare, restoring skin to its native state of health.

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Raw is better

In order to blend the ingredients together, traditional skincare products are heated to extremely high temperatures. Delicate actives are damaged in the process. We found a new, better way to prepare our potent formulations raw.

Why raw formulations matter

At Ao, we source the earth’s most powerful active botanicals, super-antioxidants, vitamins and peptides. We developed a proprietary cold processing system to manufacture these complex formulations without heating during the manufacturing.

No heat means that we can maintain the raw nature of our ingredients and that they won’t lose their potency. Think of it like the difference between a raw and a cooked vegetable. Raw vegetables are more nutrient-rich than their heated counterparts. Ao products are more nutrient-rich than other skincare products. 

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Others harness nature. We preserve it.

Our fresh scientific methods filter nature’s potent energy into products designed to overcome uncertain elements and defend your skin’s dynamic boundary. Adaptive ingredients that stand up to the harshest conditions. Cold processed formulas that retain the raw power of every active. Instigative expertise that questions standard skincare practices.

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"My Skin Loves This Stuff"

"I had used this product previously and really liked it. However, I let myself run out and started using something else. Within weeks of stopping my skin went back to its old ways. I ordered this new bottle and my skin is loving it. The product makes my skin look more refined."

— Holly

"Addicted To It"

"The retinal is one of the best product I have ever used on my skin. In the past I tended towards products from the big cosmetic brands, but this is superior to any of those. The retinal is a boost of energy and brightness. It leaves my skin luminescent but not shiny like many others. I am addicted to it."

— Micaela

"My new favorite skin care line"

"I tried these products and previously was a very devout fan of products sold at my dermatologists office. I love the results of this whole line and have now switched. I highly recommend trying any of their products."

— Meghan


The vitamin A booster

Use our Vitamin A booster day and night. Ao Skincare contains Bakuchiol, which acts as a booster to Retinal and at same time protects your skin from the potential side effects of Retinal including sun sensitivity 

20% reduction in wrinkle depth
40% improvement in skin elasticity
90% improvement in skin roughness

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New Zealand Totarol

A naturally occurring, sustainably sourced extract from the heartwood of the native New Zealand Totara tree. Totarol makes the wood resistant to decay, allowing fallen trees to be preserved in time for hundreds of years, even in wet swampy conditions. In skin care, it makes for the perfect natural preservative and antioxidant.

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Results that speak for themselves

How you feel about your skin is what really matters. We tested our products on 70 people.

94% had a positive experience after just 1 week.
92% said their skin felt better - soft, supple and hydrated
88% said that they would purchase again

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The purest botanicals we could find

Our products contain powerful active botanicals from New Zealand, blended with advanced fatigue-fighting actives.

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New Zealand Red Algae - 6000x more powerful than Vitamin C

If you want to use the most powerful skin care available,  it makes sense then to use one containing the most powerful natural antioxidant available - up to 6000x more powerful than Vitamin C.

Introducing Astaxanthin made by New Zealand Red Algae. Studies show that Astaxanthin:

  •  Reduces sun damage
  •  Reduces wrinkles
  •  Reduces age spots
  •  Reduces freckles

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