{"product_id":"young-goose-c-a-r-e","title":"C.A.R.E.","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoung Goose C.A.R.E. is a mitochondrial moisturizer built around a single founding insight: visible skin aging does not begin with dehydration. It begins with declining cellular energy. When mitochondria lose function, skin cells lose the ATP they need to maintain barrier integrity, synthesize collagen, and turn over normally. Every visible sign of aging follows from that upstream failure. The new generation of Young Goose C.A.R.E. adds Methylene Blue and Liposomal Creatine to its existing NAD+ APEX, CoQ10, Ergothioneine, and Copper Tripeptide-1 complex, covering more of the mitochondrial energy pathway than any previous version. Six active ingredients. One cellular strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNAD+ levels in skin cells decline measurably with age, and NAD+ is the molecule that powers the enzymatic processes responsible for DNA repair, collagen production, and cellular energy production. NAD+ APEX is a third-generation NAD+ support system using encapsulated NMN engineered to cross the skin barrier approximately six times more readily than unencapsulated NMN in permeability testing. This improved delivery means more NAD+ precursor reaches the living layers of the skin where it can actually be utilized, rather than remaining at the surface where it cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two new additions to C.A.R.E. address specific points in the mitochondrial energy production process that the existing formula did not directly cover. Methylene Blue acts as an alternative electron carrier across mitochondrial chain blockages, supporting energy production when normal electron transport pathways are compromised, which happens increasingly as mitochondria age. Liposomal Creatine buffers ATP during cellular energy demand spikes, giving skin cells a reserve of energy precisely when they need it most, such as during post-treatment recovery or under environmental stress. Together they ensure the mitochondrial strategy is continuous rather than interrupted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoQ10 has long been recognized as essential to mitochondrial function but supplementation at the skin surface has historically faced absorption challenges. C.A.R.E. uses it alongside its mitochondrial support system rather than as a standalone, meaning it works as part of a coordinated strategy rather than a single active. Ergothioneine brings unusually long-lasting antioxidant protection directly to the mitochondria where free radical damage accumulates most consequentially with age. Copper Tripeptide-1 connects the energy story to the structural one: by modulating the gene expression that governs both mitochondrial biogenesis and collagen-supporting ECM remodeling, it bridges cellular energy and the visible outcomes clients care about.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Young Goose","offers":[{"title":"50 ml","offer_id":48939995758781,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/6012\/6883\/files\/YoungGooseC.A.R.E.webp?v=1792802313","url":"https:\/\/www.lazskincare.com\/products\/young-goose-c-a-r-e","provider":"LAZ Skincare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}