The science of
protecting what
you already have.
SkinTech is a pharmaceutical-grade formulation platform built on 30+ years of clinical expertise. This site is the research, development record, and credentials behind every product that carries our name.
A record, not a pitch.
The skincare industry spends enormous resources on marketing claims. We spent ours on the formulas. This site exists to document — with full transparency — the scientific foundation, development methodology, manufacturing standards, and credential chain that underlies every product in the SkinTech family.
Each of our consumer brands carries a reference back to this site. If you found us through one of them, this is where you can verify the science behind what you're putting on your skin.
Four mechanisms. One formula.
The SkinTech Spin Trap System™ is built on four active mechanisms working in concert. Each was selected through pharmaceutical sourcing and evaluated across 40+ formulation iterations before the ratio was finalized.
Spin Trap System™
Phenyl N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN) intercepts free radicals and converts them back into functional oxygen — rather than destroying them. Also suppresses NF-κB inflammatory signaling.
PBNPlant Stem Cell Complex
Comfrey Root Cell Extract activates cellular turnover. Buddleja Davidii Meristem Culture provides UVA protection and inhibits MMP activation — the enzyme responsible for collagen breakdown.
Symphytum · BuddlejaSodium Hyaluronate
Low molecular weight formulation for dermal — not surface-only — moisture delivery. Retains up to 1,000× its weight in water. Supports natural epidermal exfoliation cycle.
Sodium Hyaluronate (L)Ceramide NP
Milk-derived lipids delivered via liposome technology. Integrates directly into the skin barrier layer to restore structural integrity degraded by UV exposure and environmental stress.
Ceramide NPGlucosamine HCl
A chiral glycosaminoglycan precursor supporting connective tissue integrity, moisture retention, and elastin maintenance. Pharmaceutical-grade sourcing equivalent to clinical joint formulations.
Glucosamine HCl (D)Preservation Integrity
Leuconostoc ferment filtrate (radish root) replaces synthetic preservatives. Fermentation class identical to kimchi production. Clinically sufficient antimicrobial activity without paraben or phenoxyethanol load.
Leuconostoc filtratePharmaceutical expertise applied where the industry needed it most.
Lori Howard spent over 30 years in pharmaceutical practice before directing that expertise toward a skincare industry she considered systematically broken. The result was a three-year R&D process that produced formulas no consumer brand had previously brought to market.
About Lori Howard →Pharmaceutical career
Retail pharmacy, veterinary compounding, and custom formulation work shipped nationally.
EffectsRx, LLC founded
Left clinical practice to apply pharmaceutical-grade rigor to skincare development.
40+ formulation iterations
Spin trap ratios, stem cell concentrations, preservative systems, and texture profiles — each variable isolated and tested independently across three years of R&D.
CoValence partnership
ISO 22716 certified, FDA-registered manufacturing. Stability and RIPT testing completed.
SkinTech launches
ERX0-5000 Morning Cream and ERX0-5001 Night Cream reach market. The formulation foundation for all downstream brands.
Every batch produced under certified pharmaceutical standards.
SkinTech formulas are manufactured exclusively at CoValence Laboratories in Chandler, Arizona — an FDA-registered facility operating to ISO 22716 cosmetic GMP standards with a documented audit history.
Full credentials →CoValence Laboratories · NOC Labeler 66915 · Est. Reg. 2032432
One formulation platform. Multiple product expressions.
Every brand below is built on the same EffectsRx formulation foundation. Different audiences, different positioning — same pharmaceutical-grade science.