The Journal

Journal

AVL SOM3 amino-acid complex
Why amino acids, and why all twenty of them
Collagen is not a single ingredient you can apply. It is a protein your skin builds — and it needs the whole alphabet to do it. Read more...
AVL SOM3 texture
Light or Rich: how to choose, and when to switch
The two creams carry the same active dose. The decision is entirely about texture, climate and the hour of day. Read more...
AV Laboratories founders
What a €199 serum actually pays for
A frank accounting of where the money goes, written because we get asked and the answer is defensible. Read more...
NAD+ pillar
The third pillar nobody talks about: energy
Collagen and elastin get the attention. Without NAD+ to power their synthesis, neither gets built. Read more...