Dr. Luigi L. Polla opened his dermatology practice in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1986, and was the first dermatologist to offer pulsed dye laser technology to treat children suffering from Port Wine Stains and hemangiomas. Parents brought their children from near and far to have him erase these debilitating birthmarks, an endeavor that required numerous treatments over a period of months, sometimes years.

The laser treatments created heat and discomfort, redness and inflammation, and a burning sensation. And if there is something Dr. Polla cannot stand, it is a child in pain. He needed a product to help make them feel better – to help heal their skin. Not finding the right product, he created his own “recipe.” He would send his patients’ parents to a neighborhood pharmacy with a compounding prescription, the pharmacist would whip up a magical product in little white jars right there and then, and the child would stop crying. The prescription was for what is known today as our Kantic Brightening moisture mask. This compounded product, meant to help heal the kids’ skin post procedure, smelled so good that the mothers ended up also using it, and asking for more at the follow-up appointment: “it makes my skin glow,” they would say. For their convenience, Dr. Polla ended up “pre-making” the product.

Long before this mask had a name, it had a loyal following.

Long before we had a brand, we had skin care solutions.

Long before we had a business, we had a mission.