Lab Notes — changes, tests, batch logs

Lab Notes.

Everything we change, test or get wrong, written down. Reformulations come with the reason; batches come with their test results.

Reformulation

· 14 Oct 2026 · 6 min

Why Barrier Serum went from 3% to 5% panthenol.

Why Barrier Serum went from 3% to 5% panthenol.

212 of you said the serum felt tight by the afternoon. We ran three versions on a 40-person panel for four weeks. Here’s what changed, and what didn’t.

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Reformulations

Batch logs

Testing

Ingredients

02 Oct 2026

Batch log

OZ-03-2609: pH 5.58, micro clear, filled 4,180 bottles.

2 min

18 Sep 2026

Testing

Our SPF 50 got an independent in-vivo test. Result: SPF 53.

5 min

29 Aug 2026

Ingredients

New card in the index: bisabolol, the calm part of chamomile.

4 min

12 Aug 2026

Reformulation

We removed the citrus extract from Glycolic Night Fluid.

3 min

24 Jul 2026

Testing

Does 10% niacinamide sting? A 60-person patch test.

7 min

03 Jul 2026

Batch log

OZ-05-2606: retinal assay 0.051%, within ±5% of label.

2 min

Batch lookup

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You’ll see the fill date, pH, microbiology result and the assay of every active.

e.g. OZ-03-2609

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