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“I had the habit of organising on my work desk all the substances that were necessary to prepare a formula. I was always visually shocked by the number of containers of “useless ingredients” that were neatly arranged in front of me. These were substances that were needed only for the construction of the emulsion, but were absolutely useless for the skin. In fact they had negative effects on the skin. There was something that was not right in all of this. It did not fit in with the basic medical tenet of “First do no harm.” With this realisation, I was presented with the challenge - and the opportunity - to change the way skincare chemists formulated skincare products.”

“At this time, a laboratory client requested a formula based specifically on Vitamin E. Vitamin E itself has an important anti-wrinkle action, but it is also a strong anti-oxidant - therefore it inhibits the proliferation of bacteria and thus has the ability to act as a “self-preservative”. From here the idea started to take shape: Why not formulate a product that contained only pure vitamin E?”

The concept that was to become the platform upon which all BAKEL products would be formulated was born, and Dr.Gregoris proceeded with her BAKEL research and trial (laboratory) production.