The brand
FROM INCUBATION TO INDEPENDENCE
DUOLAB, rooted in Reinold Geiger’s vision to transform cosmetic formulation through technology and incubated within the L’OCCITANE Group, is entering a new phase as an independent company, creating the conditions for its pioneering and high-performance beauty solutions to evolve with greater agility, focus, and speed to market.
HISTORY
DUOLAB was born from the vision of Reinold Geiger, an Austrian entrepreneur renowned for transforming L'Occitane en Provence, an expert in cosmetics formulated from natural ingredients and offering visible results, into a world-leading brand, and for building a major global premium beauty group. A graduate in engineering, he began his career in industry before specializing in packaging, where he developed a keen understanding of the value of innovation applied to products. A true serial entrepreneur, he has continuously explored new ways to improve product performance and experience.
With DUOLAB, he continues this quest to revolutionize the cosmetics industry through technology, leveraging his dual background as an engineer and industrialist. His ambition: to unleash the full potential of existing formulas through a unique system and intelligent packaging, proven to be among the most advanced on the market. Initially incubated within the L'OCCITANE Group, the project benefited from its expertise and heritage. But at the time of the project's commercialization, the need to break new ground and gain agility became apparent. DUOLAB thus gained its independence to develop fully, while remaining faithful to the founding principles instilled by Reinold Geiger: innovation, high standards, and a constant pursuit of performance.
What's difficult in formulating cosmetic products is achieving product stability over time. Because of this, certain ingredients cannot be used, or some active ingredients degrade over time. DUOLAB is a brilliant invention; the product is mixed and used immediately. You have a base on one side and active ingredients on the other, which you then mix. This allows for the use of ingredients that would normally be incompatible, and we can create much more effective formulas.
Today
A CLEAR PATH: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT ALREADY EXISTS
Today, the start-up affirms a clear direction: the sublimation of active ingredients. Building on its heritage, DUOLAB does not seek to create new ingredients, as the industry traditionally does to innovate, but to unlock the full potential of those that already exist. Thanks to its technology, it is able to fully release the effectiveness of active ingredients, optimizing their freshness, combination, and performance at the moment of use. It is in this spirit that the brand is launching an anti-aging range, while also aiming to explore all available active ingredients on the market to offer their most refined and high-performing versions.
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