Founder’s Notes
Building the Foundational System
Why AMINATIDE begins with three products — and what it takes to hold each to the same standard.
By Tia Ebeling
Published 2026-08-22 · Updated 2026-08-24

AMINATIDE begins with three formulas because I believe a foundational skincare ritual needs three essential roles: cleansing, renewal and retention.
DISSOLVE 13 is our transforming cleansing gel. SIGNAL 01 is our peptide-led renewal serum. VEIL 02 is its cushioning barrier partner. Distinct by function and designed as one system, together they form The AMINATIDE Foundational System.
Three formulas. Three essential roles.
DISSOLVE 13 opens the ritual. It is being developed as a cushioned, water-based cleansing gel that dissolves sunscreen, makeup and daily buildup, then develops a fine, creamy foam when activated with water. It is designed to rinse clean without leaving skin feeling squeaky, tight or coated.
Its role is cleansing: removing what has accumulated on the skin so the ritual can begin from a clean, comfortable foundation.
SIGNAL 01 is the scientific center of the system. It’s being developed as a concentrated peptide serum designed to support visibly smoother, firmer-looking and more resilient-looking skin while improving the appearance of texture and radiance.
Its role is visible renewal: the treatment-focused step within the ritual.
VEIL 02 serves a different purpose. It is being developed as a cushioning peptide barrier cream designed to support lasting hydration, comfort and a smoother, more resilient-looking barrier.
Its role is retention: helping skin hold on to the hydration and comfort it needs while completing the ritual with a protective, sensorial layer.
Beginning with three is a quality decision
Launching with three products allows us to give each formula the attention it deserves.
Every ingredient selection must have a reason. Every raw material must be evaluated not only for what it may contribute independently, but for how it behaves within the complete formula.
For AMINATIDE, quality is at the core of our development system.
The AMINA COMPLEX™ Standard
DISSOLVE, SIGNAL and VEIL perform different functions, but all three are held to the same standard of development.
All three formulas are being developed without added fragrance, artificial colors, phthalates or PFAS. Nothing is included simply to make a formula sound more impressive, look more marketable or align with a passing ingredient trend.
That standard does not mean forcing the same ingredient category into every product. For SIGNAL and VEIL, it includes purposeful peptide strategies. DISSOLVE is peptide-free by design because a rinse-off cleanser cannot credibly deliver peptide performance. Its role is to cleanse exceptionally well, and we will not add a token peptide simply for label appeal.
But exclusions alone do not define quality. Every ingredient must earn its place through a clear functional purpose and an appropriate evaluation of its identity, quality, safety, stability and compatibility.
The objective is not to create the longest ingredient list, the shortest ingredient list or the most fashionable ingredient list.
The objective is to create three formulas designed around quality and purpose, with every ingredient serving a defined role — either advancing the product’s intended benefits or supporting its safety, stability, delivery and sensorial performance.
Quality is personal to me
Quality is foundational to AMINATIDE because it is foundational to the way I live.
I think about the sourcing and ingredients of the food I eat. I consider the materials in the clothing I wear and the fabrics that spend hours against my skin. I pay attention to the products I bring into my home and the standards of the companies I support.
Naturally, I think just as carefully about the ingredients I apply to my skin every day.
This is not about achieving perfection or allowing quality to become another source of fear. It is about being intentional. The things we use repeatedly become part of the way we care for ourselves, and skincare is one of the rituals many of us return to every morning and every evening.
I wanted to feel confident in that ritual.
I wanted to understand what I was using, why each product existed and whether the same level of care had been applied to the formula, testing, packaging and claims.
Too often, I felt as though I had to choose between science that felt cold and luxury that lacked substance. I began building AMINATIDE because I did not believe we should have to choose.
I built The Foundational System first for myself — and then for the women like me: women who care deeply about what they eat, what they wear, what they bring into their homes and what they put on their skin; women who want advanced skincare to feel beautiful, but who are unwilling to trade quality for experience.
The foundation for what follows
AMINATIDE is already extending beyond these first three formulas. But every future product has to earn its place in the system.
It must serve a distinct purpose, answer a real need and add something meaningful to the ritual without making it unnecessarily complicated. Most importantly, it must be capable of meeting the same standard established by The Foundational System.
The size of the collection will never matter more than the integrity of the products within it.
The AMINATIDE Foundational System is therefore more than our first launch. It is the first expression of how we intend to build the company: deliberately, transparently and with the understanding that quality cannot be added at the end.
It has to be present from the beginning.
DISSOLVE 13. SIGNAL 01. VEIL 02. Three formulas. One foundational system.
Coming Spring 2027.

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