Codex Beauty Labs is a plant-based biotech beauty brand that launched in 2019 with the goal of disrupting the industry and setting a new standard when it came to sustainability in skin care. And in April, the company finally released its second range of products called Antü, which is focussed on the skin barrier and the reduction of oxidative stress on the skin from external factors like pollution and UV exposure.
Made up of two products — the Codex Antü Brightening Moisturiser (£76) and a Night Cream — the new collection features a patent-pending ingredient complex created with bio-actives from three plants found in the Patagonian rainforest, which have been combined with hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid to protect and support the microbiome as well as strengthen the skin barrier. And to ensure the ingredients are sourced ethically and sustainably, the brand partners with local Mapuche wild harvesters (the Mapuche are the indigenous people of Chile), and a royalty from all Antü product sales will also be provided to fund local Mapuche initiatives.