The Secret Life of Snow Algae

High in the Swiss Alps, where winter never truly ends and sunlight cuts sharp across untouched slopes, a rare phenomenon appears: red snow. For centuries, its colour was a mystery. Today, science knows its source — a microscopic survivor called snow algae, one of the most extraordinary organisms on Earth.

Thriving where life should not exist, snow algae endures extreme cold, intense UV radiation, nutrient scarcity and relentless environmental stress. To survive, it develops powerful protective molecules and activates longevity pathways that mirror the effects of caloric restriction, one of the most researched mechanisms for extending lifespan.
In the snow, these actives protect the algae.
In skincare, they help protect you.

LUXES harnesses this alpine resilience through precision cultivation, laboratory breeding and encapsulation, creating a highly concentrated Snow Algae extract that targets the skin’s deepest markers of ageing. Studies show it stimulates the Klotho longevity gene, activates AMPK, boosts collagen I and III, reduces MMP activity and reinforces the skin barrier, even under stress.

The result? Skin that behaves younger — firmer, smoother, brighter, renewed from within.

From the harshest peaks of Switzerland to the most refined skincare science:

This is longevity, bottled.