Calm Serum · 30 ml / 1 fl oz
Calm, at a stated dose
$26.00
A clear, water-light gel for skin that reacts. 1% ectoin and 5% niacinamide in a short base of 15 ingredients.
Morning and evening. Apply 3 to 4 drops to clean, dry face and neck. Press in with fingertips and let it settle for a moment. Follow with moisturizer and, in the morning, sunscreen. Avoid the eye area. If you use other leave-on actives, introduce one at a time.
Water (Aqua), Niacinamide, Glycerin, Propanediol, Panthenol, Ectoin, Betaine, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid
For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes; if contact occurs, rinse well with water. Do a patch test on a small area of skin before first use. Stop use and ask a doctor if irritation develops. Keep out of reach of children. Store closed at room temperature, away from direct sunlight. Use within 12 months of opening.
Tacet · Calm Serum
Two actives, each at a dose we print on the label. Around them, 13 ingredients with a job each and nothing for show.
What is inside
An extremolyte that salt-lake microbes make to hold water around themselves. On skin it binds water at the surface, so skin feels soothed, comfortable and less tight.
Vitamin B3, within the 2 to 5% range used in published cosmetic studies. With daily use, skin tone looks more even and pores look refined.
2% panthenol, 0.3% allantoin, 0.2% bisabolol, 0.1% sodium hyaluronate, 4% glycerin and 1% betaine. Buffered to pH 5.8.
Texture
A clear gel that spreads thin, settles quickly and leaves skin feeling smooth rather than tacky, so moisturizer goes on over it. No fragrance, no essential oils, no color.
The ritual
Start on clean, dry skin, morning and evening.
Across the face and the front of the neck.
Flat fingertips, no rubbing. It settles in a moment.
Then, in the morning, your sun protection last.
In daily use
Formulated without
15 ingredients, each with a job. Vegan.
The line
 Calm Serum |  Hydrate Serum |  Night Serum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made for | Sensitive, redness-prone and combination skin | Dry, tight-feeling skin | Skin that looks uneven in texture |
| Key actives | 1% ectoin, 5% niacinamide | Hyaluronic acid, glycerin | 1% bakuchiol, squalane |
| Texture | Clear, water-light gel | Clear gel, a little richer | Light fluid |
| When | Morning and evening | Morning and evening, layers with Calm | Evening, after Calm |
Read the label
Water (Aqua), Niacinamide, Glycerin, Propanediol, Panthenol, Ectoin, Betaine, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid.
Morning and evening. Apply 3 to 4 drops to clean, dry face and neck. Press in with fingertips and let it settle for a moment. Follow with moisturizer and, in the morning, sunscreen. Avoid the eye area.
For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes; if contact occurs, rinse well with water. Do a patch test before first use. Stop use and ask a doctor if irritation develops. Keep out of reach of children.
Apply Calm Serum first on clean skin, let it settle, then the other product. If your skin reacts easily, introduce one leave-on active at a time.
Nothing is added for scent: no fragrance, no essential oil, no masking scent. You may notice the faint smell of the raw materials themselves.
About 60 days at 4 drops twice a day. Use within 12 months of opening.
About Tacet
In a score, tacet tells one instrument to rest while the piece goes on. We liked that: a product that does its job and otherwise keeps quiet. So the formulas are short, every number on the label is one we can explain, and nothing is added for show.