If we had to summarize our goals when dreaming up every Haruharu Wonder product, we’d say that we want to help your skin look good day by day, not just for a single day. That’s why we’ve always been interested in the science of skin longevity. Rather than overwhelming your skin with quick fixes and potentially harsh ingredients, we’d rather help you maintain a healthy-looking complexion by finding ways to support your basic skin functions over time.
Is one particular launch coming to mind as you read those words? Because it perfectly sums up the idea behind our Black Rice Probiotics Barrier 2% NAD+ Serum Mist. If you haven’t tried it, take a moment to add it to your cart right now, then come back. This light-as-air creamy facial mist goes way beyond basic hydration. In fact, our team often refers to it as the ultimate recharger for your skin. To show you why, we’re taking you on a deep dive through its hero ingredients and science-driven formula. Below, learn all about the dream team of NAD+, ceramides, and fermented skincare ingredients that make this face mist a must in every daily skincare routine.
What is NAD+? What can NAD+ do for your skin?
Before it became known in skincare, NAD+ was a star in the wellness space. Also known as the oxidized form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, this coenzyme exists in living cells and is a key component required to produce ATP, energy that powers your cellular functions. (That’s why we call it a charger, or recharger.) It’s often studied in longevity and aging research, since your NAD+ levels decline as you age. More recently, it’s made its way into slow-aging skincare formulas as a key ingredient to support the skin. Unlike retinol and vitamin C, ingredients that have a long history in anti-aging skincare, NAD+ is relatively new to your skincare shelf. That means the research surrounding its topical use is still developing, but when we started experimenting with this ingredient, we sensed major potential.
Cue many rounds in our lab testing, tweaking, and perfecting—and Black Rice Probiotics Barrier 2% NAD+ Serum Mist was born. For this mist, we chose to use 2% NAD+ as the hero ingredient. The idea: formulating with a natural coenzyme that supports cell and DNA repair to help prevent visible skin damage. NAD+ was the first building block of our mist, but we wanted to push it even further. So we went back to the starting concept of skin longevity and found the perfect pairing of ingredients to enhance it.
Why Our NAD+ Mist Includes Ceramides and Fermented Skincare Ingredients
Ceramides and fermented skincare ingredients are two of our favorite things to formulate with. If your routine includes any of our products, you already know! We lean on these ingredients again and again because they’re nourishing, barrier-supporting, and gentle. Plus, they play well with others (like NAD+).
Ceramide benefits go hand in hand with your skin barrier. If you think about your skin as a combination of building blocks, ceramides are natural lipids that act like the glue to join those blocks together. They help support the moisture barrier, which in turn allows your skin to keep essential moisture in and irritants out. When your skin barrier is healthy, your complexion will look plumper, dewier, and calmer. When it’s weakened or damaged, you can experience anything from breakouts to redness to excessive dryness.
Next, let’s talk about fermented skincare ingredients, specifically fermented black rice. In its unfermented state, black rice is already a nutrient-rich powerhouse. It’s known to be rich in antioxidants and amino acids, making it a popular pick in Korean skincare for helping nourish, hydrate, soothe, and brighten the look of skin. When it undergoes fermentation, this process helps enhance its natural bioactive compounds. Fermentation also creates postbiotics, which contribute to your skin’s natural microbiome balance.
Alone, each of these ingredients can do a lot for your skin. But when we combine them, their teamwork focuses on multiple parts of skin longevity to bring you an even better formula. First, NAD+ fulfills the role of your skin’s natural charger. It supports repair to help prevent visible skin damage and enhance your lit-from-within luminosity. The 5-Ceramide Complex comes in to add a layer of support for your moisture barrier, an essential part of visible skin health. Finally, fermented black rice fills the gaps NAD+ and ceramides don’t primarily focus on, like your skin’s microbiome. By putting these three ingredients together, each tackling a key concern of visible skin aging, you get a multitasking formula that covers it all. And to leave you with a final bit of science, this formula is clinically tested to enhance skin elasticity by 12.2%* after just two weeks.
*According to a clinical study on 20 subjects after 2 weeks.
How to Use Our 2% NAD+ Serum Mist in Your Recharging Skincare Routine
This formula may be hiding some serious science in its formula, but in practice, you can use it just like a normal face mist. Doing your morning skincare routine? Shake to activate, spritz evenly over your face and neck (with eyes closed, always!), and charge up your complexion. Face looking dull and tired during your lunch break or evening commute home? Time to recharge with another quick spritz. Not only does the formula do a ton of good for your skin, it also leaves a lightweight, dewy finish that looks amazing under or over makeup. With every spritz, you’ll get a glass-skin finish as a bonus.
Remember: Slow-aging is a marathon, not a sprint. Skincare longevity class ends here today, but remember to keep applying those lessons to your routine. Ready to recharge?
Meet the Author
Haruharu Wonder contributor Sarah Y. Wu has a decade of experience in the industry as a beauty editor, copy director, and brand voice consultant. Her bylines have appeared in outlets including Teen Vogue, Forbes, Allure, Marie Claire, Glamour, NYLON, Bustle, The Zoe Report, Vogue, WWD, and Byrdie. She’s also worked as the copywriter and director of brand voice for some of your favorite skincare, fragrance, and makeup brands. While she’s tried thousands of products over the course of her career, she’ll always save a spot in her beauty routine for Haruharu Wonder’s Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream and Centella Sunflower Makeup-Melting Cleansing Balm. Connect with her on Instagram @say.wu.
How the Science of Skin Longevity Inspired Our NAD+ Mist
If we had to summarize our goals when dreaming up every Haruharu Wonder product, we’d say that we want to help your skin look good day by day, not just for a single day. That’s why we’ve always been interested in the science of skin longevity. Rather than overwhelming your skin with quick fixes and potentially harsh ingredients, we’d rather help you maintain a healthy-looking complexion by finding ways to support your basic skin functions over time.
Is one particular launch coming to mind as you read those words? Because it perfectly sums up the idea behind our Black Rice Probiotics Barrier 2% NAD+ Serum Mist. If you haven’t tried it, take a moment to add it to your cart right now, then come back. This light-as-air creamy facial mist goes way beyond basic hydration. In fact, our team often refers to it as the ultimate recharger for your skin. To show you why, we’re taking you on a deep dive through its hero ingredients and science-driven formula. Below, learn all about the dream team of NAD+, ceramides, and fermented skincare ingredients that make this face mist a must in every daily skincare routine.
What is NAD+? What can NAD+ do for your skin?
Before it became known in skincare, NAD+ was a star in the wellness space. Also known as the oxidized form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, this coenzyme exists in living cells and is a key component required to produce ATP, energy that powers your cellular functions. (That’s why we call it a charger, or recharger.) It’s often studied in longevity and aging research, since your NAD+ levels decline as you age. More recently, it’s made its way into slow-aging skincare formulas as a key ingredient to support the skin. Unlike retinol and vitamin C, ingredients that have a long history in anti-aging skincare, NAD+ is relatively new to your skincare shelf. That means the research surrounding its topical use is still developing, but when we started experimenting with this ingredient, we sensed major potential.
Cue many rounds in our lab testing, tweaking, and perfecting—and Black Rice Probiotics Barrier 2% NAD+ Serum Mist was born. For this mist, we chose to use 2% NAD+ as the hero ingredient. The idea: formulating with a natural coenzyme that supports cell and DNA repair to help prevent visible skin damage. NAD+ was the first building block of our mist, but we wanted to push it even further. So we went back to the starting concept of skin longevity and found the perfect pairing of ingredients to enhance it.
Why Our NAD+ Mist Includes Ceramides and Fermented Skincare Ingredients
Ceramides and fermented skincare ingredients are two of our favorite things to formulate with. If your routine includes any of our products, you already know! We lean on these ingredients again and again because they’re nourishing, barrier-supporting, and gentle. Plus, they play well with others (like NAD+).
Ceramide benefits go hand in hand with your skin barrier. If you think about your skin as a combination of building blocks, ceramides are natural lipids that act like the glue to join those blocks together. They help support the moisture barrier, which in turn allows your skin to keep essential moisture in and irritants out. When your skin barrier is healthy, your complexion will look plumper, dewier, and calmer. When it’s weakened or damaged, you can experience anything from breakouts to redness to excessive dryness.
Next, let’s talk about fermented skincare ingredients, specifically fermented black rice. In its unfermented state, black rice is already a nutrient-rich powerhouse. It’s known to be rich in antioxidants and amino acids, making it a popular pick in Korean skincare for helping nourish, hydrate, soothe, and brighten the look of skin. When it undergoes fermentation, this process helps enhance its natural bioactive compounds. Fermentation also creates postbiotics, which contribute to your skin’s natural microbiome balance.
Alone, each of these ingredients can do a lot for your skin. But when we combine them, their teamwork focuses on multiple parts of skin longevity to bring you an even better formula. First, NAD+ fulfills the role of your skin’s natural charger. It supports repair to help prevent visible skin damage and enhance your lit-from-within luminosity. The 5-Ceramide Complex comes in to add a layer of support for your moisture barrier, an essential part of visible skin health. Finally, fermented black rice fills the gaps NAD+ and ceramides don’t primarily focus on, like your skin’s microbiome. By putting these three ingredients together, each tackling a key concern of visible skin aging, you get a multitasking formula that covers it all. And to leave you with a final bit of science, this formula is clinically tested to enhance skin elasticity by 12.2%* after just two weeks.
*According to a clinical study on 20 subjects after 2 weeks.
How to Use Our 2% NAD+ Serum Mist in Your Recharging Skincare Routine
This formula may be hiding some serious science in its formula, but in practice, you can use it just like a normal face mist. Doing your morning skincare routine? Shake to activate, spritz evenly over your face and neck (with eyes closed, always!), and charge up your complexion. Face looking dull and tired during your lunch break or evening commute home? Time to recharge with another quick spritz. Not only does the formula do a ton of good for your skin, it also leaves a lightweight, dewy finish that looks amazing under or over makeup. With every spritz, you’ll get a glass-skin finish as a bonus.
Remember: Slow-aging is a marathon, not a sprint. Skincare longevity class ends here today, but remember to keep applying those lessons to your routine. Ready to recharge?
Meet the Author
Haruharu Wonder contributor Sarah Y. Wu has a decade of experience in the industry as a beauty editor, copy director, and brand voice consultant. Her bylines have appeared in outlets including Teen Vogue, Forbes, Allure, Marie Claire, Glamour, NYLON, Bustle, The Zoe Report, Vogue, WWD, and Byrdie. She’s also worked as the copywriter and director of brand voice for some of your favorite skincare, fragrance, and makeup brands. While she’s tried thousands of products over the course of her career, she’ll always save a spot in her beauty routine for Haruharu Wonder’s Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream and Centella Sunflower Makeup-Melting Cleansing Balm. Connect with her on Instagram @say.wu.