PharmD-formulated. Complete skin longevity system.
UV-Tolerance Support
Skin Hydration & Plumping
Fine-Line & Wrinkle Depth
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Lily Shapiro, PharmD
Founder, ATIKA
Green markings represent VISIA wrinkle detection.
This analysis reflects instrument-measured changes in wrinkle detection — not cosmetic before/after photography.
Why It Works
Your skin naturally produces less collagen and fewer ceramides (skin lipids) as you age, starting in your late 20s and accelerating in your 30s. Topicals can’t reach the deeper layers where this breakdown happens. And this aging happens before it shows up on your skin.
Formulated by a PharmD, Advanced Skin Nutrition delivers a complete skin longevity system in a daily scoop — clinically dosed collagen peptides and cofactors, patented ceramides, antioxidants, carotenoids, polyphenols, botanicals and essential vitamins & minerals.
This synergistic blend helps support skin that looks plump, firm, hydrated, elastic, and defended against everyday oxidative stress.
Advanced Skin Nutrition supports four core skin pathways that naturally decline with age.
Supported by VERISOL® collagen peptides plus the full set of collagen cofactors — vitamins A, C, and D; zinc, silica, selenium, and niacinamide. These nutrients play key roles in the body’s natural collagen-building processes and help maintain the structural proteins that keep skin looking firm and smooth over time.
A broad-spectrum antioxidant system - including carotenoids, polyphenols, and AstaReal® astaxanthin - helps reduce oxidative stress from everyday environmental exposure, including UV and blue light. This supports a more even-looking tone and helps limit photoaging at the cellular level.
Note: Not a sunscreen; always use topical SPF.
Ceramosides™ help support the skin’s lipid barrier — the outer layer that holds moisture in and keeps irritation out. A well-supported barrier is essential for comfortable, well-hydrated, soft skin across the face and body.
Essential vitamins, minerals, niacinamide (a precursor to NAD⁺), and MCT-mediated absorption support daily cellular energy and nutrient delivery. This helps the skin perform its natural renewal and repair processes as we age.
Powered by VERISOL® collagen peptides, AstaReal® astaxanthin, β-carotene and other antioxidants, Advanced Skin Nutrition helps maintain a smoother, more elastic-looking complexion. In published double-blind trials, these actives have reduced crow's-feet wrinkle volume by ≈ 20%, boosted skin elasticity 10-15%, and supported dermal collagen density within 8-12 weeks.†
Ceramosides™ wheat-lipid complexes, carotenoids, niacinamide and antioxidant vitamins work together to reinforce the skin-barrier lipids and retain moisture. Human trials show Ceramosides™ can raise skin hydration ≈ 16% in 15 days, while niacinamide and lutein-zeaxanthin blends further improve elasticity, tone and moisture over 8-12 weeks.†
Targeted carotenoids, citrus polyphenols, and niacinamide work together to calm redness, brighten dull areas, and support a more even-looking complexion. In clinical studies, red-orange polyphenols reduced visible redness 26% in 30 days, niacinamide eased uneven pigmentation ≈ 10% while boosting skin ceramides, and tomato-derived carotenoids helped blunt UV-induced discoloration.†
Polypodium leucotomos, AstaReal® astaxanthin, green-tea catechins, lutein + zeaxanthin, niacinamide and maqui-berry polyphenols help the skin respond more calmly to sunlight and blue-visible light.* In human trials these actives raised UV-tolerance thresholds (MED) up to 180%, cut UV-induced redness ≈ 35%, and preserved key immune and antioxidant markers after exposure.†
Note: This is nutritional support, not a substitute for topical sunscreen.
VERISOL® collagen peptides, Ceramosides™ wheat-lipid ceramides, bamboo-derived silica and green-tea catechins work together to support stronger-feeling hair shafts and less-brittle nails. Human trials report ↓ 42% nail brittleness with collagen peptides, thicker hair shafts and ↓ 14% shedding with ceramides, plus measurable gains in tensile strength after supplemental silica.†
Targeted VERISOL® collagen peptides have been studied for smoother-looking skin on thighs and buttocks. In a 105-woman double-blind trial, daily 2.5g reduced visible cellulite scores 10% at 3 months and 15% at 6 months, while ultrasound showed an 8% drop in dermal waviness.†
VERISOL® COLLAGEN PEPTIDES
Patented collagen peptides help smooth fine lines & improve elasticity
CERAMOSIDES™ PHYTOCERAMIDES
Helps boost deep hydration & skin barrier
ASTAREAL® ASTAXANTHIN
Supports collagen integrity, hydration, elasticity, and UV defense
RED ORANGE COMPLEX®
Sicilian citrus blend that helps neutralize photo-oxidative stress
POLYPODIUM LEUCOTOMOS
Plant extract shown to raise skin’s UV tolerance
GREEN TEA CATECHINS (EGCG)
Polyphenol that calms oxidative-stress-induced redness
MAQUI BERRY
One of nature’s highest-ORAC fruits — helps bolster antioxidant defenses
BAMBOO-DERIVED SILICA
Supports collagen matrix, strong hair, and nails
GRAPE-SEED OPCs
Helps maintain collagen stability and delivers rich proanthocyanidins
LUTEIN & ZEAXANTHIN
Blue-light filter that supports skin and eye health
LYCOPENE
Tomato antioxidant that helps even tone & radiance
NIACINAMIDE (B3)
Helps boost NAD⁺
β-CAROTENE (PRO-VITAMIN A)
Pro-retinol precursor aiding turnover and photo-defense
VITAMIN D₃
Supports skin immunity, repair, and balanced inflammation
VITAMIN C
Supports collagen synthesis, brightening, antioxidant defense
ZINC PICOLINATE
Highly absorbable mineral for repair and balance
SELENIUM (SELENOMETHIONINE)
Powers glutathione enzymes for antioxidant resilience
MCT
Enhances absorption of fat-soluble carotenoids & vitamins
Evidence, not trends.
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Selected episodes where Lily Shapiro, PharmD, explains skin longevity, the CALM framework, and how internal nutrition complements topicals and procedures.
Collagen Doesn’t Fix Skin Aging (Here’s What Actually Does) | Ep. 36
Conversation focused on skin as a functional organ, hydration biology, oxidative and UV stress, and why skin longevity requires systemic, clinically dosed nutrition rather than topical or cosmetic fixes.
The Future of Skin Longevity: A Smarter, Health-First Approach with Lily Shapiro, PharmD
Discussion on how stress physiology, inflammation, and recovery capacity influence skin aging, and why foundational, evidence-based nutrition is essential for long-term skin function and stability.
ATIKA is a clinically grounded nutritional dermatology brand focused on foundational nutrition for skin longevity — a systems-based approach to skin aging that prioritizes long-term biological function over short-term cosmetic effects.
Developed by a PharmD, ATIKA is built on the CALM framework: four core drivers of skin health that decline in parallel with age — Collagen structure, Antioxidant defense, Lipid barrier integrity, and Mitochondrial cellular energy (NAD+ pathways). Skin quality is not governed by a single nutrient or pathway; it reflects the cumulative performance of these systems over time.
ATIKA is formulated with 18 clinically studied active ingredients, each selected for human evidence and dosed at therapeutic thresholds — VERISOL® collagen peptides, Ceramosides™ phytoceramides, AstaReal® astaxanthin, Red Orange Complex™, Polypodium leucotomos, vitamin C, niacinamide, vitamins D and A, zinc, selenium, silica, EGCG, grape seed extract, maqui berry, lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene and MCT powder to support absorption.
Together, these nutrients form an integrated internal nutrition system designed to support hydration, elasticity, texture, tone uniformity, antioxidant capacity, barrier function, collagen integrity, and cellular energy maintenance with consistent daily use.
ATIKA’s mission is to define a new standard for skin longevity: precise, transparent, clinically informed formulations that support skin health as biology over time.