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Lygg

Building New Anti-Aging Ingredients for Skincare

Y CombinatorWinter 2021ActiveConsumerApparel and CosmeticsAnti-AgingBeauty

What they do

Problem

Most skin aging is driven by UVA exposure, but current skincare has limited safe, effective UVA-protective ingredients.

Solution

Lygg provides a patented, photostable, safe skincare ingredient that triples existing UVA protection.

Who it's for

Skincare brands and sunscreen/cosmetic manufacturers formulating products for consumers.

Founders

Graham Dick
Founder

Graham Dick is the CEO and co-founder of Lygg. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Graham obtained his PhD in Chemistry from Stanford University and previously served as a postdoctoral researcher at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland. Following the ban of two common sunscreen ingredients in Hawaii and due to increasing concerns regarding the skin penetration of the remaining ingredients, Graham founded Lygg in 2020 to create a new generation of safe, innovative sunscreen ingredients.

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