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KAO Skin Care

Beauty never rests™

Your skin health doesn’t stop with us. It requires daily maintenance to cleanse, exfoliate, hydrate, restore, and prepare for better product absorption and treatment penetration.

With exclusive blends of refreshing and nourishing key ingredients that feel light and comfortable, KAO Skin Care products address all skin layers to restore optimal health and clarity.

KAO Aesthetics

KAO Aesthetics Calming Facial Cleanser

KAO Aesthetics Calming Facial Cleanser

KAO Aesthetics Calming Facial Cleanser soothes, reduces redness, and deeply cleans skin without feeling greasy or oily. With a unique blend of products derived from the Chinese Evodia tree, chamomile, and comfrey, this gentle cleanser offers anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties ideal for sensitive skin, including those with rosacea.

This daily cleanser is essential after any surgical, ablative, or resurfacing treatment.

The Calming Facial Cleanser is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Evodiox to reduce redness and inflammation

  • Ginger root to prevent inflammation

  • Bisabolol to rejuvenate damaged, itchy, flaky, and dry skin

  • Allantoin for wound healing

For best results, use one to two times daily.*

KAO Aesthetics Calming Facial Cleanser
KAO Aesthetics Vitamin C Cleansing Gel

KAO Aesthetics Vitamin C Cleansing Gel

This gel-based cleanser gently removes dirt and oil while brightening your complexion. The Vitamin C Cleansing Gel balances out the skin without leaving a film or residue. This light, refreshing gel won’t weigh your down. Appropriate for all skin tones.

The Vitamin C Cleansing Gel is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Vitamin C Ester helps neutralize free radicals

For best results, use twice a day.*

KAO Aesthetics Purifying Foaming Cleanser

KAO Aesthetics Purifying Foaming Cleanser

KAO Aesthetics Purifying Foaming Cleanser produces a powerful clean that is still gentle on the skin. Great for those with acne and oily skin, this unique blend of salicylic, glycolic, and lactic acids neutralizes dead skin cells, reduces pore size, and improves skin texture. This provides antibacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits. By cleansing impurities from the skin, this cleanser allows other products to penetrate deeper and provide more significant results.

The Purifying Foaming Cleanser is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Salicylic acid 2% to refine pores and reduce acne
  • Glycolic acid .5% to eliminate cell build-up and improve texture
  • Lactic acid .5% to hydrate and exfoliate
  • Tea tree leaf oil for anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties
  • Lavender oil to soothe skin and prevent inflammation

For best results, use twice daily. Should dryness occur, reduce this to once a day or once every other day.*

KAO Aesthetics Purifying Foaming Cleanser
KAO Aesthetics Rescue Cleanser

KAO Aesthetics Rescue Cleanser

This gentle, deep-cleaning creamy cleanser goes on smooth without being heavy or greasy. Ideal for those with acne and rosacea, this calming Rescue Cleanser reduces redness, inflammation, and breakouts.

The KAO Aesthetics Rescue Cleanser is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Colloidal sulfur 3% to fight acne and smooth skin
  • Aminopropyl biguanide for deep cleansing (for rosacea patients)
  • Allantoin to exfoliate dead skin cells
  • Bisabolol to rejuvenate damaged, itchy, flaky, and dry skin
  • Salicylic acid to cleanse pores

For best results, use twice a day. Rub into and let sit on the skin for a few minutes before rinsing to allow ingredients to penetrate the surface. This product can also be used as a mask.*

KAO Triple Action Scrub

KAO Triple Action Scrub

The KAO Triple Action Scrub is unmatched with its three synergistic functionalities. This invigorating product acts as a scrub, mask, and cleanser to gently clean, exfoliate, and hydrate, allowing you to restore your skin’s clarity and moisture. The Triple Action Scrub is just as calming as it is exfoliating, meaning that you never have to worry about damaging your skin. This is good for all skin tones.

The KAO Triple Action Scrub is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Eco-safe silica beads to exfoliate and cleanse the skin
  • Lactic acid 3% to hydrate and exfoliate
  • Sodium PCA to bind moisture to your skin’s cells

For best results, use once or twice a week. To apply, massage in a circular motion, leave on for three to five minutes, then rinse.*

KAO Triple Action Scrub
KAO Aesthetics Weekly Brightening Pads

KAO Aesthetics Weekly Brightening Pads

This unique blend of phytic, lactic, and azelaic acid allows you to bring our Clinic home with you. Depending on your skin’s tolerance, you can apply and immediately wash it off, or you can leave it on for 20 minutes — or even overnight.

With repeated use, Weekly Brightening Pads exfoliate damaged and dead skin cells, lighten pigment, balance skin tone, and help protect against photo-aging. These pads are a great way to prepare the skin for other products or invigorate your skin independently.

KAO Aesthetics Weekly Brightening Pads are paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Phytic acid 3% to eliminate dead skin build-up
  • Lactic acid 7% to hydrate and prevent photo-aging/sensitivity
  • Azelaic acid 5% to reduce melanin synthesis

For best results, use at night, one to two times a week. It can be used in combination with Daily Radiance Pads.*

KAO Aesthetics Clarifying Pads

KAO Aesthetics Clarifying Pads

KAO Aesthetics Clarifying Pads are just what every acne-client needs. This daily pad provides powerful protection from your skin’s most common acne-causing aggravators by killing surface bacteria and exfoliating dead skin cells. Combined with the calming effects of green tea and Boswellia serrata extract, these pads are just as nourishing as they are potent.

KAO Aesthetics Clarifying Pads are paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Salicylic acid .5% to penetrate and unclog pores
  • Glycolic acid .1% / Lactic acid .1% to exfoliate dead surface skin
  • Camellia oleifera extract (green tea) a soothing antioxidant
  • Boswellia serrata extract an anti-inflammatory agent

For best results, use one to two times daily.*

KAO Aesthetics Clarifying Pads
KAO Aesthetics Daily Radiance Pads

KAO Aesthetics Daily Radiance Pads

One of our best-sellers, Daily Radiance Pads brighten, lighten, and firm skin while refining pores, reducing acne, and exfoliating the skin’s surface. This unique blend of acids and antioxidants allows for unmatched correction of hyperpigmentation and sun damage, all while soothing skin.

Daily Radiance Pads work best when used in conjunction with other retinoids and anti-aging products. Not appropriate for sensitive skin.

Daily Radiance Pads are paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Arbutase 4% (Arbutin with enzymes) for skin lightening
  • Salicylic acid 1% to refine pores and reduce acne
  • L-ascorbic acid to brighten and reduce redness
  • Kojic acid 2% to protect against bacteria and fungi
  • Green tea to soothe and provide antioxidant protection

For best results, use nightly or every other night. Alternate with a retinoid for optimal results.*

KAO Aesthetics C & E Ferulic Serum

KAO Aesthetics C & E Ferulic Serum

This high potency, antioxidant serum protects, exfoliates, firms, and brightens skin for unparalleled regeneration. With a powerful blend of vitamins and ferulic acid, this serum protects the skin from free radical damage while it stimulates collagen and thickens the skin. Many Vitamin C serums tend to have a sticky feel; however, KAO Aesthetics C & E Ferulic Serum goes on smooth and stays that way.

While some patients choose to use this as a nightly serum, it is better when applied every other night as it stays in the skin for up to 48 hours. Appropriate for all skin types.

KAO Aesthetics C & E Ferulic Serum is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Vitamin C Ester 21% to thicken skin and reduce fine lines while improving clarity, texture, and tone
  • Vitamin E to increase hydration and protect skin from scarring and age spots
  • Ferulic acid Ester to boost the effects of antioxidants
  • Green tea to soothe and provide antioxidant protection
  • Salicylic acid .5% to exfoliate for better product absorption

For best results, use nightly or every other night. Alternate with a retinoid for optimal results.*

KAO Aesthetics C & E Ferulic Serum
KAO Aesthetics Hydra Peptide Serum

KAO Aesthetics Hydra Peptide Serum

The KAO Aesthetics Hydra Peptide Serum restores the skin’s barrier to enhance its defense system. With a high concentration of hyaluronic acid, this daily hydrating serum helps plump skin while promoting collagen to help with fine lines and wrinkles. This serum is a bit thicker than basic hyaluronic acid serums as its additional vitamins and antioxidants help improve skin tone, stimulate the healing process, and minimize large pores.

KAO Aesthetics Hydra Peptide Serum is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Hyaluronic acid 20% to attract and retain moisture
  • Niacinamide (B3) to improve skin tone, redness, sebum production while supporting the skin’s barrier and minimizing large pores
  • B5 to hydrate and brings moisture to the skin’s surface
  • Palmitoyl oligopeptides/tetrapeptide-7 for anti-aging properties
  • Green tea to soothe and provide antioxidant protection

For best results, use as needed (morning and night). This product can be worn under your daily moisturizer and SPF.*

KAO Aesthetics Renewal Crème+

KAO Aesthetics Renewal Crème+

Our best-selling Renewal Crème lives up to its anti-aging ingredients. Within retinol, peptides, TCA, and vitamins, this daily exfoliating cream helps stimulate collagen, smooth texture, brighten skin, protect against free radicals, and reduce hyperpigmentation, all while supporting the skin’s barrier function.

KAO Aesthetics Renewal Crème + is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Retinoic acid .2% (Ester form) to increase cellular turnover
  • TCA 3% to provide a keratolytic effect
  • Vitamin C & E + ferulic acid 6% to protect, brighten, and hydrate
  • Niacinamide (B3) to improve skin tone, redness, sebum production while minimizing large pores and supporting the skin barrier
  • Peptides for anti-aging properties

For best results, use nightly or every other night. Be sure to wear an SPF combination with this cream as it may make your skin more sensitive.*

KAO Aesthetics Renewal Crème+
KAO Aesthetics Micro Retinol Gel 0.5% & 1%

KAO Aesthetics Micro Retinol Gel 0.5% & 1%

Our anti-aging micro retinol is available in two strengths, depending on sensitivity. KAO Aesthetics Micro Retinol Gel stimulates collagen and cellular turnover to reduce fine lines, wrinkles, and pore size. This gel is anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, and appropriate for everyone over the age of 25. Anyone looking to improve texture or treat aging skin can benefit from this gel. Not recommended for sensitive skin. 

KAO Aesthetics Micro Retinol Gel is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key Ingredients:

  • Retinol to reduce inflammation
  • Camellia sinensis leaf extract (green tea) to soothe and provide antioxidants

For best results, use it every other night before you moisturize. Alternate with KAO Aesthetics’ C & E Ferulic Serum. It is important to wear an SPF in combination with this, as your skin will be more sensitive.*

KAO Aesthetics Ultimate Nourishing Moisturizer

KAO Aesthetics Ultimate Nourishing Moisturizer

This deeply nourishing moisturizer’s light and fluffy texture restores your skin’s hydration without clogging your pores or weighing you down. With hyaluronic acid, squalene, and ceramides to attract water and boost your skin’s defense system, the KAO Aesthetics Ultimate Nourishing Moisturizer is ideal for patients with compromised or extra dry skin but beneficial for all skin types.

KAO Aesthetics Ultimate Nourishing Moisturizer is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Ceramides to protect skin from environmental aggressors
  • Hyaluronic acid to attract and maintain moisture
  • Squalene to hydrate and nourish the skin

For best results, use as needed.*

KAO Aesthetics Ultimate Nourishing Moisturizer
KAO Aesthetics Intensive Moisturizer

KAO Aesthetics Intensive Moisturizer

The KAO Aesthetics Intensive Moisturizer hydrates and nourishes as it improves skin tone, reduces redness, and regulates oil production. Because this moisturizer contains allantoin to aid in wound healing, it can be beneficial for patients post-procedure. This is a client favorite during dry winter months. This moisturizer is appropriate for dry, aging skin in need of extra hydration.

KAO Aesthetics Intensive Moisturizer is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Niacinamide 5% (B3) to improve skin tone, redness, and sebum production while minimizing large pores and supporting the skin barrier
  • Squalene to hydrate and nourish the skin
  • Allantoin to soothe, increase moisture, and aid in healing

For best results, use as needed.*

KAO Aesthetics Hydrating Retinoid Body Oil

KAO Aesthetics Hydrating Retinoid Body Oil

KAO Aesthetics Hydrating Retinoid Body Oil hydrates, nourishes, refreshes, and rejuvenates skin texture. This oil goes on smooth and dries to a soft, powdery finish that won’t stick to clothing or feel tacky. Best for dry, aging skin, the Hydrating Retinoid Body Oil improves the skin’s barrier function and exfoliates dry and dead cells to leave your skin feeling moisturized and invigorated.

KAO Aesthetics Hydrating Retinoid Body Oil is paraben and fragrance-free.

Key ingredients:

  • Retinoid to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
  • C, E, Ferulic to protect against free radicals
  • Barrier lipids to protect the skin’s barrier function

For best results, use nightly on clean skin. Because it is a retinoid, you must wear an SPF, as your skin will be more sensitive.*

KAO Aesthetics Hydrating Retinoid Body Oil
KAO Aesthetics Barrier Cream

KAO Aesthetics Barrier Cream

This cream creates a barrier for compromised skin and aids in the healing process, making it an essential post-CO2 or ablative procedure product. With a collection of ceramides, allantoin, and squalene, this product promotes healing while ensuring hydration—ideal for stressed or chapped skin.

Key ingredients:

  • Petrolatum U.S.P. to protect the skin
  • Ceramide 2 & 3  to prevent chemicals from absorbing into the body
  • LYCD (Live Yeast Cell Derivative) to help promote the healing process through oxygen
  • Panthenol to moisturize and promote healing
  • Allantoin to soothe and increase water content, which aids in wound healing
  • Squalene & Vitamin E to hydrate skin

For best results, use as needed.*

KAO Lip Plumping Treatment

KAO Lip Plumping Treatment

Environmental elements can make your lips feel dry and damaged. KAO Lip Plumping Treatments boost your lips’ hydration while restoring their barrier function. As this treatment increases blood circulation, you can enjoy plumping moisture for up to a few hours before reapplication.

For best results, use as needed.*

KAO Lip Plumping Treatment
KAO Illuminating Eye

KAO Illuminating Eye

Dark circles and puffiness often develop beneath the eye. KAO Illuminating Eye brightens and lightens the under-eye area to target discoloration and dark circles. Potent fine line and wrinkle-reducing retinoids work synergistically with antioxidants to help protect the skin from photodamage.

For best results, use nightly on the under-eye only.*

KAO UltraSheer Sunscreen

KAO UltraSheer Sunscreen

This daily broad-spectrum sunscreen contains zinc, titanium for protection, green tea, and Vitamin C for hydration and moisturization. This SPF 50 goes on dry, doesn’t weigh you down, and is beneficial for everyday use, particularly in conjunction with a retinoid.

Key ingredients:

  • Zinc and titanium to protect against UV rays, pollution, and blue light
  • Green tea to soothe
  • Vitamin C to hydrate

For best results, use daily.*

KAO UltraSheer Sunscreen
KAO Bruise Cream With Vitamin K & Arnica

KAO Bruise Cream With Vitamin K & Arnica

KAO Bruise Cream combines the powerful regenerative properties of vitamin K and arnica to promote healing. This soothing cream addresses all stages of a bruise’s life cycle, so that you can eliminate discoloration sooner.

Key ingredients:

  • Arnica to boost healing
  • Vitamin K to help break down the bruise’s color

For best results, apply to bruises when needed.*

KAO Aesthetics Stem Cell Gold Serum

KAO Aesthetics Stem Cell Gold Serum

High-potency growth factors derived from stem cells make up this invigorating serum for those with sensitive skin and inflammation. The growth factors help support collagen and elastin production, gold reduces inflammation, and hyaluronic acid and chamomile attract moisture to soothe skin. This daily serum can be applied morning and night for all skin types, including sensitive and aging.

Key ingredients:

  • Growth factors extracted to produce new proteins and promotes cell growth
  • Gold to aid in reducing inflammation
  • Hyaluronic acid to attract and maintain moisture
  • Chamomile to soothe skin

For best results, apply after cleansing morning and night.*

KAO Aesthetics Stem Cell Gold Serum
KAO Aesthetics Stem Cell Moisturizer

KAO Aesthetics Stem Cell Moisturizer

Great for those with sensitive, dehydrated skin, KAO Aesthetics Stem Cell Moisturizer calms and protects without clogging pores. With antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, this daily moisturizer stimulates new cell growth and is appropriate for all skin types, including aging skin.

Key ingredients:

  • Growth factors extracted to produce new proteins and promotes cell growth
  • Aloe vera to soothe and calm skin
  • Hyaluronic acid to attract and maintain moisture
  • Grape seed extract for antioxidant protection
  • Kiwi seed oil to retain moisture
  • Lavender to soothe skin

For best results, use morning and night.*

KAO Aesthetics Stem Cell Eye

KAO Aesthetics Stem Cell Eye

This “clean” product boasts very few ingredients but packs a punch. Used on the entire eye orbital (upper and lower), this eye cream soothes, hydrates, and stimulates new cell growth.

Key ingredients:

  • Kiwi fruit enzyme to hydrate and lighten pigmentation
  • Shea, mango butter, and vitamin E to hydrate skin
  • Growth factors extracted to produce new proteins and promotes cell growth

For best results, use morning and night.*

KAO Aesthetics Stem Cell Eye
KAO Cream Corrector Palette

KAO Cream Corrector Palette

For those moments when you need to look picture-perfect, the KAO Cream Corrector Palette balances out and corrects irregular or uneven skin tone. With four different colors, the KAO Cream Corrector covers all skin imperfections.

We offer two versions of the KAO Cream Corrector Palette: one for lighter skin tones and another for darker skin tones.

Natural Marine Extract™ (2.25% & 4.25%)

Natural Marine Extract™ (2.25% & 4.25%)

skin’s fibroblasts and produce more collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. Natural Marine Extract™ is a completely natural compound composed of 12 ocean species. With continued use, Natural Marine Extract™ can help address pigment, wound healing, sun damage, stretch marks, aging concerns, and various skin conditions. Our exclusive clinical formulation can go into any skin regimen and be used on any area of the body to help with crepey, wrinkled, or thin skin.

Key Ingredients:

  • Natural Marine Extract™ to assist in the production of new fibrocytes with tremendous capacity for collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid synthesis

For best results, apply and massage into the skin every other day for two months, twice a week for the next two months, and once a week after that, depending on aging and sun damage. After spreading and massaging the Natural Marine Extract™, apply a liberal amount of your favorite moisturizer.

Massage into clean, very dry skin. Use every day for two months, then every other day for the next two months, twice a week for the next two months, and once a week thereafter, depending on the condition’s severity. For severe conditions, begin with applications twice a day.*

Natural Marine Extract™ (2.25% & 4.25%)

KAO Aesthetics also carries and offers an extensive line of skin care products from Alastin, Environ, SkinCeuticals, and PCA. Contact the skin professionals at KAO Aesthetics to learn more about KAO Skin Care and all other at-home products.

*These products are not appropriate for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.