Clarins Opens Longevity Research Center

Clarins has unveiled the Dr. Olivier Courtin Clarins Longevity Research Center to shape the future of longevity science.

For 30 years, through sustained investment in longevity research and innovation, the brand has converted foundational science into measurable impact with 10 patents, 13 peer reviewed publications and 12 scientific collaborations with leading international institutions. Under the guidance of Dr. Olivier Courtin Clarins and in keeping with Clarins‘ unique holistic beauty approach, this new Research Center will deepen the understanding of the definitive factors that accelerate skin ageing and continue to chart how cumulative lifestyle decisions shape wellbeing through the decades, officials said.

“Today the science of longevity allows us to greatly influence the behavior of skin, and I imagine it will undoubtedly reverse it sometime in the future,” said Dr. Olivier Courtin Clarins. “The strength of this science is that we can cultivate both beauty and skin health in a truly proactive way.”

Multidisciplinary Team

The Center will be led by an international scientific committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Olivier Courtin Clarins. It will assemble a multidisciplinary team of global experts — specialists in ageing biology, dermatology, epidemiology, behavioral science, biomedical engineering and data science — united around a single goal: to rethink longevity research for real world impact.

From its two locations — Clarins’ Paris headquarters and Laboratories in Pontoise — its core missions will go as follows:

Strategic direction for Clarins Research — map out bold, forward-looking research territories and axes in longevity, guided by current discoveries and emerging societal needs;

Launch and oversee doctoral and postdoctoral programs in longevity, in close partnership with national and international universities and research institutes; and

Share discoveries widely — through publications, symposia and focused workshops — to inform both the scientific community and key stakeholders.

Epigenetics to Empowerment

Inspired by the pioneering work of Joël de Rosnay in the 1970s, showing that roughly 15% of gene expression is fixed by inheritance while 85% may be shaped by lifestyle and environment, the Longevity Research Center embraces epigenetics as the scientific cornerstone of its mission. This perspective reframes ageing as a dynamic process that can be influenced by informed daily choices.

“Our lifestyle has a direct impact on gene expression, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial function and cellular repair,” said Clarins. “The skin is an excellent reflection of these dynamics. It is simultaneously a barrier organ, an immune organ and a visible marker of our overall physiological state. Skin that ages more quickly can indicate a deeper imbalance: inflammation, chronic stress, poor sleep, inadequate nutrition or excessive environmental exposure. Today, longevity therefore relies on an integrative approach: diet, physical activity, stress management, emotional health, prevention and, of course, skin care.”

Innovations Supporting Longevity

Clarins says it’s entering a new era of advanced skin health, supporting long-term skin performance to deliver “powerful” results.

Double Serum, Double Serum Light and Double Serum Eye‘s proprietary plant extracts help to neutralize epigenetic changes linked to lifestyle.

The turmeric extract that powers Double Serum, Double Serum Light Texture, Double Serum Eye & Double Serum foundation helps optimize cellular communication to boost the skin’s five vital functions.

Targeted by Extra-Firming, Super Restorative and Precious La Crème, Clarins’ signature ingredients, including exclusive retinol alternative, harungana extract, help regulate collagen production to restore proteostasis.

The [F_03 TECHNOLOGY] of the brand’s new Fortifying Scalp Concentrate helps boost the vitality of dermal papilla fibroblasts, key to sustained hair vitality.

The dual-core LED technology of the myLEDmask2 targets mitochondria to help promote skin regeneration.

Clarins Precious La Crème’s unique technology helps to neutralize pro-inflammatory signals.
Precious La Crème’s signature moonlight flower cryoextract helps to activate longevity protein FOXO, reducing the presence of senescent cells.

UV Plus Skin Barrier Barrier contains ginger lily extract that wakes autophagy, strengthening and improving the skin’s moisture barrier, key to its longevity.

“Longevity has surpassed the mere definition of beauty,” said Clarins. “At Clarins, we focus less on treating the outward signs of aging but rather center our research on delaying or even reversing age related behaviors in the skin. In 2008 we launched the Younger Longer Balm — an innovative approach for the time that focused on microcirculation and nerve endings within the skin. With continued scientific advancement in understanding and treating the cellular pathways linked to aging, our skin care products target most of the crucial biological mechanisms involved in skin longevity.”

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