Pioneering skincare
100% naturally derived and waterless, Dr. Josbert formulas pioneer a radically new approach to skincare.
Science and nature determine what we develop and produce; no unsubstantiated claims, no unnecessary additives. We precisely formulate for your individual skin and manufacture everything ourselves in well - controlled small batches.
Better for you, better for the planet!
Waterless skincare
The ingredient list of most conventional skincare products prominently shows water (‘Aqua’) on the first position. At first sight that makes sense, what better ingredient could moisturize a dry skin? It may then come a bit as a surprise to learn that water isn’t necessarily a great skincare ingredient at all.
Indeed, effective moisturizing of the skin comes with optimizing its barrier function, retaining moisture from within. Rather than water, waxes, butters and oils can help achieve this. To state it boldy: oils and waxes should be the key ingredients in skincare products!
Bye Water - Way Better
Waterless skincare means no need anymore for all those additives in the ingredient list that are just meant to stabilize the oil in water.
Furthermore, without water there is no growth of microorganisms, and thus no need for preservatives that may only disturb your individual healthy skin microbiome.
Lastly, many natural bioactive ingredients are unstable in water. By leaving the water out of the product, you simply better preserve their bioactivity.
At Dr Josbert’s, we believe that no water means clean and natural beauty to the fullest!
Sustainability and packaging
Excess production and packaging waste are big issues in the cosmetics industry. While there is a lot of trial and error ongoing with partially recycled plastic and alternative organic packaging, zero waste skincare is still utmost utopia.
At Dr Josbert we strive to reduce bulk load and packaging use by designing waterless concentrated skincare products that are more economical to use. To combat the issue of unused excess, we produce our products in small batches with limited shelf lives, ensuring utilization to their fullest potential.
To reduce the chance of plastic littering and waste pollution, our packaging is mostly made of glass, wood and sheet metal, while we aim to minimize the use of plastics.
Targeting the 'Big 5 P'
We believe formulating products without water is the best way to 100% clean and green skincare. No water means no unnecessary industrial additives that eventually might only do harm to your skin.
For instance, no water means there is no microbial growth in the product, meaning that no preservatives are needed. With that first P striped off, there are 4 additional ‘P’s that we aim to leave out: parfums (many of them are well-known allergens), petrochemicals (and silicones), pigments and (micro)plastics.
Without all these additives, Dr Josbert’s products just honestly look, feel and smell what they are, clean and nature-based.