by Christine Dunn, National Director of Education

September 15th, 2026

The performance of a skincare product is influenced by many factors, including:

1. The sourcing of its ingredients

2. The quality and concentration of those ingredients

3. Their compatibility within the formulation

4. Their stability throughout the product’s shelf life

5. The delivery system used to make them available to the skin

Many of skincare’s most well-researched ingredients are vulnerable to degradation from light, oxygen, heat, water, pH changes, or interactions with other ingredients. As a result, the ingredient’s stability, and therefore its potential performance, may be compromised before the finished product is ever applied to the skin.


Encapsulation is an advanced formulation technology that can help shield selected ingredients by surrounding them with a compatible carrier system. These technologies protect valuable ingredients while supporting their stability, compatibility, and targeted delivery to the skin, ensuring each carefully selected active performs as intended.


Some of the most recognized encapsulated skincare ingredients include various forms of vitamin C and retinoids. As encapsulation technologies have evolved, their application has expanded to include selected naturally derived ingredients. When appropriately encapsulated and formulated, these ingredients benefit from improved stability, compatibility, controlled release, and targeted deposition, thereby enhancing their potential to visibly address specific skin concerns.


Pevonia utilizes various encapsulation technologies, carefully selected according to the ingredient, its intended purpose, and the specific formulation. Because each delivery system offers distinct properties, certain encapsulation technologies may perform multiple functions; such as helping protect ingredient stability, regulate its release, support hydration, and improve the delivery and retention of ingredients within the skin.

Pevonia’s Collections of Encapsulations & the Products They are Used In:

Liposomes: Phospholipid bilayer delivery systems designed to help protect ingredient stability and support delivery into the skin, assisting with penetration.


Stem Cells Phyto-Elite® Collection

• Plant-Based Stem Cells Derived from Comfrey Root & Argan: Comfrey root stimulates lethargic epidermal stem cells while argan helps “revive” sluggish dermal stem cells.

Unispheres®: Encapsulation systems that release their ingredients when the spheres break down during application and contact with the skin; used to work on the skin's surface.


YouthRenew™ Tinted Cream

• Sea Whip Extract: A Caribbean marine botanical recognized for its soothing and anti-irritant properties.

Oxyzomes: A highly stable, time-released encapsulation that increases vitamin C stability and offers time-released technology, increases bioavailability, and is a vitamin E & C acid-resistant liposome.


“C” Complexe with Oxyzomes

• Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate: A stable, water-soluble vitamin C salt compound that works as an antioxidant, stimulates collagen production, smooths wrinkles, and evens out skin tone.

Sphérulites®: Microencapsulation systems with a multilamellar, multi-shield structure that helps improve ingredient stability and protect selected ingredients from premature degradation.


Enzymo-Sphérides® Peeling Cream

• Papain and Bromelain: Encapsulated to help protect and preserve the enzymes until application.

“C” Évolutive Eye Gel

• Hyaluronic Acid: Encapsulated to support stability and controlled release while enhancing its delivery and retention within the skin.

Micro-Matrix: An advanced microparticle delivery system derived from alginate and cellulose, naturally occurring structural materials found in algal and plant cell walls.


SpaTeen® Blemished Skin Moisturizer

• Featuring Micro-Matrix Technology with Benzoic Acid and Salicylic Acid: Helps reduce the potential irritation associated with the immediate release of acne-focused ingredients and supports the delivery of active ingredients to congested and inflamed follicles.

Microspheres: Phospholipid-based delivery systems containing diacetyl boldine.


Lumafirm® Collection

• Diacetyl Boldine: A derivative of boldine, an alkaloid obtained from the bark of the Chilean Boldo tree, which helps reduce the appearance of uneven pigmentation and stabilizes tyrosinase in its inactive form, helping moderate melanin production.

• Helps interrupt stress-related signals involved in excess pigmentation.

• Provides antioxidant protection against free-radical activity.

Biomimetic Micro-liposomes: Phospholipid-based capsules composed of multiple rounded microstructures that bind together and enclose a peptide derived from seaweed amino acids. The biomimetic design supports compatibility with the skin’s natural barrier structure.


Lumafirm® Collection

• Their lipid-based structure is designed to interact with the lipid environment of the stratum corneum.

• This lipid-to-lipid interaction helps facilitate the release and delivery of the encapsulated peptide to the skin.

Hyalusphere®: A micron-sized encapsulation system containing hyaluronic acid featuring a high-tech, multilamellar, time-released structure with layers containing high-molecular weight, naturally derived hyaluronic acid that is released through friction and the skin’s warmth.


Foam-A-Zym™ Peel with Hyalusphere® and Retinol (Professional Only)

• Protects and preserves the hyaluronic acid until application.

• Supports controlled and targeted delivery to the skin’s surface.

• Helps counteract surface dehydration that may occur during exfoliation.

• Delivers intensive moisturizing, plumping, and skin-soothing benefits during the exfoliation process.

Tegospheres®: An advanced encapsulation system derived from fish amino acids. This systematic diffusion technology incorporates an innovative, pH-triggered release mechanism.


De-Aging Body Balm – Papaya-Pineapple

• Retinol is distributed from the center to the surface of a permeable, amino-functional carrier material.

• The technology responds to the skin’s pH to:
  • Release retinol gradually.
  • Optimize the delivery and utilization of retinol.
  • Help minimize the potential for irritation.

• Independent testing demonstrated that this delivery system reinforces the efficacy of encapsulated retinol delivery by more than 70% compared with 10% pure retinol.

• This controlled delivery helps ensure maximum ingredient utilization with minimal irritation.
  
  

Encapsulation represents more than advanced formulation technology; it reflects a precise and purposeful approach to skincare performance. By selecting the appropriate encapsulation system for each ingredient, its intended function, and the formula in which it is used, Pevonia helps protect ingredient integrity, support stability, regulate release, and optimize delivery to the skin. From proven actives such as vitamin C and retinoids to enzymes, peptides, illuminating agents, and naturally derived ingredients, these sophisticated delivery systems help ensure that each active is not simply included in a formula but thoughtfully protected and delivered to perform as intended.