Introducing Metabolic Beauty

Your skin cells have
an energy problem.
We solved it.

Patented Krebs Cycle science — the first skincare line
that restores mitochondrial function from within

5
Days to
visible results
35%
Faster
cell renewal
63%
Hydration boost
in 30 minutes
100%
Of women say skin
looks more hydrated
As seen in
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The R·M·A Complex™

Skincare that works
at the cellular level.

Most moisturizers sit on the surface. IDEO goes deeper — restoring the mitochondrial energy your skin cells need to renew themselves the way they did years ago.

The patented R·M·A Complex™ supplies the Krebs cycle with what it needs to restart cellular metabolism. Skin that doesn't just look better — it behaves better.

U.S. Patented Formula
Patent No. 8,435,547
Cream for Stimulating Mitochondrial Activity in the Skin
R — Resveratrol
Antioxidant powerhouse. Activates longevity proteins, supports elasticity and cellular repair.
M — Maleate
Krebs cycle primer. Supplies mitochondria with the intermediates needed to restart energy production.
A — Antioxidants
Vitamin C + Niacinamide + Ergothioneine. Neutralize free radicals, brighten tone, and protect against oxidative damage.

The Skin Longevity Protocol

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One complete system.

The Serum accelerates cell renewal. The Moisturizer locks in hydration all day. Together, they are the complete Skin Longevity Protocol.

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Why the Protocol Works

Your mitochondria respond to consistency. Not just effort.

In longevity science, mitochondrial improvements don't arrive all at once — they compound. IDEO's R·M·A Complex™ signals the Krebs cycle every time you apply it. Each application builds on the last, deepening the metabolic shift in your cells over weeks and months.

After 5 days
Visible improvement begins. Hydration, radiance, and tone respond first.
After 4–6 weeks
Cell renewal accelerates by up to 35%. Skin tone evens. Fine lines soften.
After 6–12 months
Compounding biological improvements. Skin that not only looks younger — but behaves like it.

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U.S. Patent No. 8,435,547

The ingredients aren't the breakthrough.
The system is.

Every luxury skincare brand uses resveratrol. Many use antioxidant blends. None have combined them with a Krebs cycle primer — because until Dr. Blass, nobody understood why that combination was the only one that could actually work.

M
Maleate
Primes the Krebs cycle. Supplies the four-carbon intermediate the cycle needs to accept new fuel and start turning again.
Krebs Cycle Running
Generates ATP for energy and produces NADH + FADH₂ — the reducing equivalents needed to recycle antioxidants and regulate free radicals.
R+A
Resveratrol + Antioxidants
Now properly powered by the running cycle, they regulate free radicals across multiple energy levels — the way young skin does naturally.

The insight no one else has acted on

The Krebs cycle is not just an energy machine. It is the only biological source of the reducing equivalents — NADH and FADH₂ — that recycle the antioxidants your skin uses to regulate free radicals. Without a functioning Krebs cycle, antioxidants cannot be recycled. They get used once and are gone. And the patent is explicit: used alone at any effective concentration, a single antioxidant disrupts the cell's own ROS signaling — the delicate balance of free radicals the cell actually needs to function.

This is why every other brand that uses resveratrol alone, or antioxidant blends alone, cannot do what R·M·A does. The antioxidants only work once the cycle is running. The cycle only sustains itself when the antioxidants are managing oxidative stress properly. The system only works as a system.

"The aim of treatment is to help the body regulate its own metabolic state — not to repair oxidative damage, but to restore the system that prevents it."

U.S. Patent No. 8,435,547 · Dr. John P. Blass, Cornell University

The Science Visualized

The R·M·A Complex™ re-primes the Krebs cycle — supplying the intermediates aging skin cells need to restart energy production from within.

Krebs Cycle Mitochondrial matrix Acetyl-CoA Entry point Citrate 6-carbon molecule α-Ketoglutarate CO₂ released Succinyl-CoA Energy substrate Fumarate Maleate analog ← Oxaloacetate Cycle restarts R·M·A Complex™ IDEO formula ATP / NADH Energy output In aging skin: cycle slows → energy deficit → decline

Why this matters

Most "metabolic skincare" works on the mess.
We work on the source.

The metabolic skincare conversation has become crowded — NAD+, NMN, mitophagy, senolytics. These are real science, and some of it is genuinely promising. But here's what most brands don't say: nearly all of these approaches are downstream responses to energy failure. They're trying to clean up the damage after the power goes out. IDEO works on the power supply itself.

What they claim

NAD+ & NMN

Replenishing NAD+ helps cells produce energy. True — but NAD+ is a coenzyme that assists the Krebs cycle. Topping it up doesn't restart a stalled cycle. It's like adding oil to an engine that's seized.

What they claim

Mitophagy activators

Clearing out damaged mitochondria so healthy ones can take over. Worthwhile — but it removes the problem rather than fixing it. You still need functional energy production to replace what was cleared.

What they claim

Senolytic ingredients

Targeting senescent "zombie cells" that spread inflammation. Again, real science — but senolytics address the consequences of long-term energy failure, not the failure itself. The fire alarm, not the fire.

The IDEO difference

We don't respond to energy failure. We prevent it.

The Krebs cycle is the central engine of cellular metabolism — the step where your mitochondria actually make energy. When it slows with age, everything downstream degrades: cells lose the power to renew, repair, and hold moisture. Dr. Blass's breakthrough was recognising that you can supply the Krebs cycle directly with its missing intermediates — maleate being the key — and restart that engine at the source. No other skincare formula works at this level. Not topically. Not with a patent. IDEO does.

Dr. John P. Blass
Dr. John P. Blass, M.D., Ph.D.
Nobel-Nominated Neurochemist · Inventor
Harvard College
A.B.
University of London
Ph.D. Biochemistry
Columbia University
M.D.
Cornell University
Professor of Neuroscience

The Science Behind IDEO

30 years of Alzheimer's research. Applied to your skin.

Dr. John Blass spent three decades at Cornell University researching how brain cells lose energy as they age — and how to restore it. His breakthrough: by supplying Krebs cycle intermediates directly to cells, you can restart their metabolic function.

When he applied the same logic to skin cells, the results were dramatic. That formula — now protected by U.S. Patent No. 8,435,547 — is the R·M·A Complex™ inside every IDEO product.

Not a promise. A patent.

The results speak for themselves.

Independently verified. Statistically significant.

5
Days to
visible results
35%
Faster skin
cell renewal
63%
Hydration boost
in 30 minutes
22%
More even
skin tone
Your skin renews itself up to 35% faster — comparable to prescription-strength results.
Double-blind placebo study
Every single woman in our hydration study showed measurable improvement in under 30 minutes.
100% of subjects · Corneometer® study
Brighter, more even skin in 4 weeks. 93% of women said their complexion looked younger.
Consumer survey · n=29

29 Women · 4 Weeks · Uncompensated

What women actually said.

100%
Skin looks more
hydrated & youthful
96.6%
Would switch from
their current products
93%
Skin looks
brighter & radiant
89.7%
Results exceeded
expectations
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Real Results

How fast is
Skin Memory?

Results can be seen in as little as five days. They compound over time as the cell remembers how to act younger the more its mitochondria is stimulated to produce energy.

5 Days
Even skin tone and redness reduction. Hydration visibly improved. Skin feels softer and more supple within the first week.
2 Weeks
Fine lines begin to soften. Elasticity improves. Radiance increases as cell renewal accelerates — skin begins to reflect light differently.
4 Weeks
Pore size visibly reduced. Hyperpigmentation and dark spots diminished. Global wrinkle reduction measurable. Cell renewal now up to 35% faster than untreated skin.

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Real women. Real results.

What customers consistently say

Women who try IDEO describe a visible transformation others notice first — brighter, tighter, younger-looking skin that speaks for itself before they say a word.

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Mary Elise Kadar
November 2024
★★★★★
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This stuff works

"After a month of using it, my 6-year-old niece whispered to my sister that I looked younger. Kids notice things. This stuff works."

Colin
November 2024
★★★★★

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