La Mer Skin Care Research Published in Peer-Reviewed Journal
Press Release, Feb 19, 2025
MELVILLE, NY – February 19, 2025 – New scientific research led by La Mer and The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC ) has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology (JCAD) on the efficacy of La Mer’s Macrocystis pyrifera ferment containing serum (MPF-Serum) in strengthening skin barrier and accelerating recovery following dermatological procedures. The study, authored by a team of scientists at ELC and distinguished researchers from external institutions, highlights groundbreaking findings in post-procedure skin care.
The research, conducted by Dr. Uma Santhanam and Dr. Claude Saliou from ELC’s Clinical Sciences team and Dr. Jaime Emmetsberger from La Mer’s Max Huber Research Labs, along with esteemed dermatologists and clinical researchers, evaluated the impact of MPF-Serum on skin barrier integrity. Across multiple clinical trials involving women aged 31 to 65, the serum demonstrated a significant increase in moisturization and barrier integrity over 8 weeks. In controlled dermatologic procedures, including 70% glycolic acid peels and non-ablative laser treatments, MPF-Serum improved post-procedure recovery better than standard moisturisers. These results suggest that MPF-Serum could be used in preparation for a dermatological procedure and can be an acceptable alternative to conventional ointments, providing a new standard of care during the period of post-procedure recovery.
Around the world, ELC is dedicated to cutting-edge science with multidisciplinary expertise ranging from basic science and advanced technologies to the intersections of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. ELC R&D has 75 years of formulation authority and is deeply integrated into the scientific community, regularly presenting at leading events and publishing in peer-reviewed journals. ELC has a commitment to advancing women in STEM: all of the company's R&D and innovation laboratories worldwide are led by women, and more than half of ELC's scientists, engineers, and technical professionals are women.
About La Mer 's Max Huber Research Labs
Home to La Mer ’s legendary formulas, the Max Huber Research Labs is grounded in a 50-year heritage of healing and inspired by founder Dr. Max Huber’s journey of discovery. The centre is known for La Mer’s established expertise in fermentation and unique use of physics to unlock the potential of energy into transformative skin benefits. It all began when Dr. Max Huber, a physicist, embarked on a healing quest, after suffering burns in a lab accident. Twelve years and 6,000 experiments later, Miracle BrothTM was born—La Mer’s legendary elixir that energises skin’s renewal and locks in essential hydration while strengthening the skin barrier.
In the decades since Dr. Max Huber’s discovery, Max Huber Research Labs has continued the legacy of the founder’s breakthrough scientific approach and journey of discovery by continuously studying the power of Miracle BrothTM. Through constant testing under new conditions, Max Huber Research Labs is dedicated to always finding new forms and delivery systems for Miracle BrothTM, combining it with ongoing experiments in fermentation that embrace La Mer’s artisanal time-intensive proprietary bio-fermentation process to unlock its incredible potency.
About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company ’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.