Targeted Skin Treatments
UNLOCK THE POWER OF TARGETED TREATMENTS:
Hydrate, Brighten, Balance and Address Signs of Aging
Skin does not always need more products. It needs the right ones.
Targeted treatments allow a routine to respond to particular concerns—from dehydration and uneven-looking tone to sensitivity, imbalance, and visible signs of aging—without unnecessarily complicating everyday skin care.
Skin also changes over time. Intrinsic aging, sun exposure, environmental stressors, climate, and changes in barrier function can influence hydration, elasticity, pigmentation, texture, and overall appearance.
A thoughtful routine cannot stop skin aging, nor should that be its purpose. It can, however, help maintain hydration, support the skin barrier, provide antioxidant care, and improve the appearance of concerns such as dryness, uneven tone, dullness, and visible signs of aging.
At PHAEDRAE, we approach targeted care through carefully composed water-based serums, lipid treatments, and complementary formulations, allowing each step to serve a distinct purpose.
ESSENTIAL TARGETED TREATMENTS
1
Hydration
Water is fundamental to healthy-looking skin, while dryness and reduced moisture retention can become increasingly noticeable with age and environmental exposure.
Humectants attract and retain water within the upper layers of the skin, while soothing botanical waters and extracts can complement this hydration. Lipids can then be introduced in a subsequent step to help reduce moisture loss and leave the skin feeling softer and more comfortable.
This distinction between water and lipids is important: dehydrated skin may need water, dry skin may need lipids, and many complexions benefit from both.
Examples: hyaluronic acid, glycerin, ectoin, aloe vera, cucumber, botanical hydroglycerin extracts, and squalane as a complementary lipid.
2
Gentle Brightening
Uneven tone, dullness, and the appearance of dark spots can become more noticeable following cumulative sun exposure and with age.
A thoughtful brightening routine does not need to rely on aggressive exfoliation. Carefully selected acids, antioxidant-rich ingredients, and botanical extracts can be combined with soothing and hydrating components to support a clearer, more even-looking complexion while respecting the skin.
Examples: natural vitamin C sources, alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs), licorice extract, antioxidant-rich botanicals, and carefully selected botanical extracts.
3
Visible Signs of Aging
Skin aging is complex and cannot be addressed through a single ingredient.
A well-designed routine can combine hydration, antioxidant care, botanical extracts, and lipids to support the appearance of firmness, suppleness, smoothness, and radiance.
Antioxidants are particularly relevant in formulations intended for environmentally exposed skin because they can help address oxidative processes at the skin surface. Lipid treatments, meanwhile, support softness and barrier comfort and can help reduce moisture loss.
Examples: coenzyme Q10, hyaluronic acid, bakuchiol, vitamin C sources, tocopherols, carotenoids, green tea, Ginkgo biloba, and selected botanical CO₂ extracts.
4
Clarity and Balance
Skin prone to congestion or excess sebum still requires a considered approach. Stripping the skin or attempting to eliminate its natural oils entirely can leave it feeling uncomfortable and unbalanced.
Instead, targeted cosmetic care can combine gentle exfoliation, hydration, and carefully selected botanical ingredients to support clearer-looking skin and a balanced complexion.
Examples: alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs), green tea hydrolate and extract, horsetail, licorice, and soothing botanical waters.
5
Comfort and Renewal
Not every concern is adequately described by dryness, pigmentation, or visible aging. Skin can also appear stressed, uncomfortable, or simply out of balance.
This is where our ferment-based formulations take a different approach. Rather than relying on aggressive resurfacing, they combine fermentation-derived ingredients with hydration and carefully selected soothing components to support softer, calmer-looking skin and a more comfortable complexion.
Examples: Lactobacillus ferment, yeast ferment extract, ectoin, bisabolol, magnolia bark, and hyaluronic acid.
Phaedrae Gentle Bioferment Serum
HYDRATION • COMFORT • GENTLE CARE
Gentle Bioferment Serum represents our newest approach to water-based targeted care.
Created as part of the Gentle Collection, it brings together bioferments, ectoin, baicalin, astaxanthin, low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid, bisabolol, magnolia bark, and cornflower water in a formulation developed without essential oils, added fragrance, benzyl alcohol, or declared fragrance allergens.
Its composition focuses on hydration and comfort while providing a sophisticated water-based treatment for skin that may prefer a more restrained aromatic profile.
Gentle Bioferment Serum is designed as the botanical-water-based stage of a routine rather than a complete treatment on its own.
Use A.M. and P.M. before our lipid treatments.
Phaedrae Probiotic Renewal Serum
BALANCE • RENEWAL • HYDRATION
Phaedrae Probiotic Renewal Serum combines Lactobacillus ferment with carefully selected botanical ingredients in a milky serum designed for skin concerned with visible imbalance, texture, and loss of radiance.
Rather than treating the skin microbiome as something that can simply be “balanced” by a cosmetic product, the formulation uses fermentation-derived ingredients alongside humectants and botanicals as part of a broader approach to skin comfort and renewal.
Hyaluronic acid contributes hydration, while the serum’s botanical composition supports a softer, smoother, more even-looking complexion.
Use A.M. and P.M. before our lightweight or richer lipid treatments.
Sapphō's Brightening Serum
BRIGHTENING • TONE • CLARITY
Sapphō’s Brightening Serum was developed for dullness, uneven-looking tone, discoloration, and skin that benefits from gentle exfoliation.
At the center of the formulation is freeze-dried acerola berry, used as a botanical source of vitamin C. Freeze-drying allows the fruit to be processed without the prolonged heat associated with conventional drying methods.
AHAs complement the formulation’s approach to brightness and skin texture, while aloe vera, cucumber, and green tea contribute hydration and soothing botanical components.
Licorice and horsetail extracts further complement the formulation for skin concerned with uneven-looking tone and visible discoloration.
The result is a lightweight gel-serum designed to support a clearer-looking glow and a more even-looking complexion without turning brightening into an aggressive treatment step.
Use A.M. and P.M. before our creamy serums or lightweight lipid treatments.
NOTE: Sapphō is not designed to be used on its own. Follow with another serum or lipid treatment.
Hana Defies Time Phytotherapy Serum
HYDRATION • NOURISHMENT • VISIBLE SIGNS OF AGING
Hana Defies Time Phytotherapy Serum is our creamy botanical serum developed for skin concerned with dehydration, early lines, and loss of bounce.
Its complex composition brings together coenzyme Q10, hyaluronic acid, aloe vera, bakuchiol, botanical vitamin sources, Ginkgo biloba, red wine, and green tea.
Rather than relying on a single celebrated active, Hana reflects our preference for multifaceted formulations in which humectants, antioxidants, botanical extracts, and lipid components perform complementary roles.
The result is a nourishing serum designed to leave the skin looking more supple with a smoother-looking finish.
Use A.M. and P.M. before a lipid treatment, or on its own according to your skin’s needs.
Phaedrae Revitalizing Mask
REVITALIZING • BRIGHTENING • CLARIFYING
PHAEDRAE Revitalizing Mask is a concentrated dry formulation built around three nutritionally rich botanical ingredients: baobab fruit pulp, Arthrospira platensis, and wheatgrass.
Baobab contributes naturally occurring vitamin C and fructooligosaccharides, while Arthrospira and wheatgrass provide a complex composition of naturally occurring pigments, minerals, and other botanical compounds.
The mask offers a complementary treatment for skin that appears dull or in need of occasional revitalization, leaving the complexion feeling refreshed and looking more vibrant.
Rather than positioning the mask as an everyday necessity, we consider it an occasional addition to a well-constructed routine.
Transcendent The Lotion
LIGHTWEIGHT HYDRATION • SOFTNESS • COMFORT
Transcendent The Lotion brings together certified organic fruits and botanicals selected principally for hydration and skin comfort.
Cucumber, aloe vera, green tea, lemon balm, and glycerin form the water-based foundation of the formulation, while argan and Ente plum introduce a complementary lipid component.
Glycerin acts as a humectant, helping attract and retain water in the upper layers of the skin, while the botanical components contribute to the lotion’s lightweight, comfortable character.
The result is a feather-light moisturizer for skin seeking hydration without the weight of a richer cream.
Transcendent can also be used on the body and, according to preference, as part of makeup removal.
