Nourishing, postbiotic-rich face oil that helps replenish and soothe all skin types / 1 oz 

Symbiome’s Rewind 003 Age-Defying Face Oil is the brand’s best seller — we think in part because few can say no to a combination of “Rewind” and “Age-Defying,” but it may also be due to its naturally warm, almost vanilla-like scent. With no added fragrance, that warm scent is reflective of this formula’s deeply nourishing and soothing effects.

Rewind 003’s blend is built around precision-fermented Sanoma Leaf Oil, the same oil highlighted in Symbiome’s wildly popular The One cream. Added to the mix are brightening Cumaru Seed Oil and EFA-rich Buriti Fruit Oil; the three oils work together to even skin tone, restore skin’s barrier, and protect with antioxidants that have uniquely expansive effects.

To fully appreciate how unusual these oils are, you’ll have to read Dara’s interviews with Larry about his work with the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon and his work with fermented plant oils from their environment. The quick version: Larry sourced his oils after three expeditions to study the members of a disease-free, semi-nomadic tribe in the Amazon that boasted unusually good health, unusually good skin, and as he discovered, a dramatically more diverse microbiome than most of us have.

According to Larry’s research, we’re missing about 80% of the “good bacteria” found on the skin of the Yanomami—bacteria that do very important work. Primarily, they a) provide significant antioxidant protection, and b) help regulate of a broad range of systems in the body that are essential to its health and resilience.

These precision-fermented oils, sourced from sustainably harvested plants that grow in the tribe’s milieu, are rich in specific postbiotics. They contain the fruits of the labor done by these very busy good bacteria: lipids, phytosterols, and antioxidants that are essential to skin health but that skin often has trouble creating on its own. As Larry noted during his discussions with Dara, these postbiotics provide more predictable and consistent results than probiotics ever could.

This fermentation process also makes for smaller, more lightweight oil molecules that can sink more deeply into the skin without greasiness; if you’ve shied away from face oils before, you’ll likely find this one to feel uniquely comfortable, as though it just belongs on your skin.

This vegan, organic formula is free of added fragrance.