OUR PHILOSOPHY

You don’t have to know everything about skincare.

That's our job.

We believe good skincare starts with good science. We do the hard work so you can get on with your life.

WHO'S BEHIND IT

Formulation expert meets business expert.

Alex spent years formulating for brands you know and love, watching innovative ingredients get passed over because they were too hard to market.

Catherine brought a background in sales and a shared passion for skincare. Together, they saw an opportunity to do things differently.

Together, they built Educated Mess on innovative and thoughtful ingredients, real evidence, and clinical studies tested across skin types.

Good science. No compromises.

We formulate differently on purpose.

Not the trendiest ingredient but the right ones, at the right level, in a formula that works from the very first drop, to the last.

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the mess

We’re called Educated Mess for a reason.

There’s work to do, people to see, places to go, and plenty to think about that isn’t skincare. 

Meet Educated Mess. Skincare designed to work with your life, not the other way around. Our products are effective when you use them and forgiving when life gets in the way.

BETWEEN THE ROUTINES

Less figuring it out. More living.

We stay curious, question what’s expected, and obsess over the science so you don’t have to. From innovative ingredients to clinical testing, we do the research behind every formula so you can focus on everything else.

Because life is messy and good skin shouldn’t require perfect habits.

High Standards & Chemist Founded

Meticulously Formulated for All Skin

Clinically Tested & Proven by Third Party Labs

Made For All Routines
& Radical Transparency

Clinically studied formulas for beautifully unpredictable lives.

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