About

THE CHEMIST

i trained as a cosmetic chemist. then my hormones changed my skin faster than the industry could explain it.

I have PCOS. Oily skin. Hormonal breakouts. Inflammation that arrived on a cycle, but never on a schedule.

I built moody because nothing on the market reflected the reality of hormonal skin, emotionally or biologically.

THE LONG STORY

built from inside the problem.

I spent years inside the beauty industry watching brands sell aspiration instead of formulation. $200 serums with actives dosed too low to meaningfully do anything. Clinical language designed to confuse people instead of educate them.

Then I had to live it myself.

PCOS changed my relationship with my skin. The breakouts, oil production, inflammation, facial tension, unpredictability, all of it. I became obsessed with understanding how hormones show up physically, not just internally.

That became the foundation for moody.

Because hormones do not just affect your mood. They affect your face. The way your skin behaves. The way tension settles into your expression. The way stress, inflammation, and micro-contractions slowly shape how you look over time.

Our hero active is Lavandox, a Spanish lavender extract that helps inhibit facial micro-contractions topically, inspired by the same muscular pathway targeted by botox.

Not frozen. Not artificial. Just a different approach to expression tension.

At a concentration that actually works.

moody was built on the belief that people deserve transparency about what is in their products, why it is there, and whether the formula was designed to perform or simply market well.

That should be the standard.

"I was tired of brands charging $200 for a product with 0.001% of an active that couldn't actually do anything at that concentration."
— Laris, founder
WHAT I CARE ABOUT

three things I want moody known for.

01

The science of hormonal skin.

Hormones influence oil production, inflammation, sensitivity, tension, and skin behavior in ways the industry still oversimplifies. moody exists to explain the biology clearly, without trend cycles or fear marketing.

02

Expression, emotion, and the face.

Your face records stress, tension, fatigue, hormones, emotion. We are interested in the physical reality of expression and how skincare can support skin that lives visibly expressive lives.

03

The insider turned advocate.

I know how products are formulated, marketed, diluted, and positioned behind the scenes. moody is the brand I wanted when I was both overwhelmed as a consumer and frustrated as a chemist.

THE FLOOR, NOT THE FEATURE

radical transparency.

Every active. Every concentration. Every reason it's in the bottle. Stated plainly, so you can decide if it earns a place on your face. We assume you can read a clinical study. We assume you want to know.

your skin has moods.
we planned for them.

$48. No needle. Cycle-friendly. No BS.

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