Why Young Goose — And What Cellular Science Actually Means For Your Skin
I'm selective about what I bring into my practice. Every product I use in a treatment or recommend for home has to meet the same standard: it has to be honest, it has to be backed by real science, and it has to align with how I believe skin works — as a living, intelligent system that responds best when you support its own biology rather than override it.
Young Goose meets that standard in a way very few brands do. And it occupies a space in my practice that nothing else could fill.
Where Young Goose sits in the IRA product spectrum
At IRA, I work across three skincare philosophies. Living Libations represents pure botanical intelligence — wildcrafted, unrefined, as close to the plant as possible. Odacité bridges clean formulation with clinical precision, offering targeted concentrates for specific skin concerns. Young Goose is the third pillar: cellular science.
Where Living Libations speaks to the wisdom of nature and Odacité to the precision of clean chemistry, Young Goose speaks directly to the cell. It's skincare formulated to work at the deepest level of skin function — not just improving how the skin looks on the surface, but supporting how it regenerates, repairs, and maintains itself over time.
This is what longevity skincare actually means. And it's why Young Goose is central to the cellular science side of what I do.
What is Young Goose?
Young Goose was founded in 2017 with a single goal: to bring the latest scientific discoveries in cellular biology into skincare. They describe themselves as the first biohacking skincare brand, and having worked with the products extensively — both in treatment and in my own routine — I think that claim holds up.
The brand is built on what they call the Skin Longevity Matrix, a framework developed in their research lab that targets the root causes of skin ageing through three mechanisms: restoring cellular energy, activating the skin's natural detoxification process, and supporting healthy gene expression. Their formulations are backed by over 350 clinical studies and developed in collaboration with researchers and scientists in the longevity space.
What makes Young Goose different from most "anti-ageing" skincare is the starting point. Most products focus on symptoms — a wrinkle, a dark spot, a loss of firmness. Young Goose starts with the cell itself and asks: why is this cell underperforming, and what does it need to function at its best again?
The science, in terms that actually make sense
This is where it gets interesting — and where I know it can also get overwhelming. So let me break down the key ingredients and what they're actually doing in your skin.
NAD+ precursors
NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a molecule that exists in every cell of your body. Think of it as your cells' energy supply — it fuels the processes that keep them repairing, regenerating, and communicating with each other. The problem is that NAD+ levels decline significantly as we age. By the time you're in your forties, you may have half the NAD+ you had in your twenties.
Young Goose uses NAD+ precursors — specifically NR (nicotinamide riboside) and NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide) — to help replenish this cellular energy topically. When your cells have more energy available, they repair faster, communicate better, and maintain their function for longer. This shows up as improved texture, firmness, luminosity, and overall skin resilience.
CelVio™ Spermidine
Spermidine is a naturally occurring compound that supports a process called autophagy — essentially your cells' built-in recycling system. Autophagy clears out damaged or dysfunctional components within a cell so it can function more efficiently. It's one of the body's most important renewal mechanisms, and like NAD+, it becomes less active as we age.
Young Goose's patented CelVio™ Spermidine stimulates this process topically, encouraging the skin to clean house at a cellular level. The result is healthier, more resilient skin that's better equipped to deal with environmental stress, inflammation, and the natural ageing process.
Senolytics
As we age, some cells stop dividing but don't die — they linger and release inflammatory signals that damage the healthy cells around them. In the longevity science world, these are referred to as zombie cells. Senolytics are compounds designed to target and clear these cells, reducing the inflammation they cause and making room for healthier, more functional cells to thrive.
Young Goose incorporates senolytic compounds into their formulations to address this specific mechanism of skin ageing — one that most skincare brands don't even acknowledge, let alone target.
Advanced peptides
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as messengers in the skin, signalling cells to produce more collagen, improve firmness, or accelerate repair. Young Goose uses next-generation peptides that go beyond basic collagen stimulation — they're designed to encode cellular renewal, supporting the skin's structural integrity from within.
Ergothioneine
This one doesn't get as much attention but it should. Ergothioneine is a powerful amino acid antioxidant that protects cells from oxidative stress and inflammation — two of the primary drivers of premature ageing. It works at the mitochondrial level, supporting the energy-producing centres of your cells so they stay functional and resilient.
Why this matters for longevity — not just anti-ageing
There's a distinction I come back to often in my practice: anti-ageing asks how do we reverse the signs of ageing. Longevity asks how do we support the skin so it ages well.
Young Goose sits firmly in the longevity space. The formulations aren't trying to force the skin backwards — they're designed to give your cells what they need to keep functioning at their best. More energy, better communication, cleaner cellular environments, stronger defences. When those foundations are supported, the visible changes — smoother texture, improved firmness, brighter tone — follow naturally.
This is why Young Goose resonates so deeply with my approach at IRA. In the treatment room, I'm working with the muscles, fascia, lymphatic system, and nervous system to support how the face functions structurally. Young Goose extends that same philosophy to the cellular level. One works from the outside in through touch. The other works from the inside out through science. Together, they create a more complete picture of what longevity skincare can actually look like.
How Young Goose is used in IRA treatments
Young Goose formulations are integrated into selected longevity facials at IRA — particularly where cellular repair and regeneration are the focus. The products are layered alongside manual technique, allowing the active ingredients to penetrate more effectively into skin that's been prepared through massage, lymphatic drainage, and fascial release.
This is intentional. Skincare applied to skin that's been worked — where circulation is elevated, lymph is moving, and the tissue is warm and open — performs differently than skincare applied to skin at rest. The combination of skilled touch and cellular-level actives is where the real compounding happens.
I also recommend Young Goose for home use as part of a longevity-focused skincare routine, particularly for clients who are ready to go deeper with their at-home care. The products work beautifully alongside Living Libations and Odacité — you don't have to choose one philosophy over another. Skin is complex enough to benefit from all three.
The products I work with most
Youth Reset — Pro-Youth™ Serum: The cornerstone. NAD+ precursors and cellular repair actives that target all twelve recognised hallmarks of ageing. This is the product I recommend most often as a starting point.
Youth Daily — Pro-Youth™ Moisturiser: Designed to work with Youth Reset, using the same NAD+ technology to support cellular renewal and protect skin longevity day to day.
NiaPolish — NAD+ Pomegranate Exfoliant: Gentle exfoliation powered by fermented pomegranate enzymes and coconut-derived micro polishing powder, enriched with niacinamide and panthenol to repair the skin barrier while it refines. Exfoliation with a longevity lens — clearing the surface and refortifying it at the same time.
Hyperbaric Mask — Lifting Oxygen Therapy: An overnight mask that amplifies hydration and supports the skin's repair cycle while you sleep. Clients notice a visible difference in firmness and radiance after consistent use.
Blue Peptide Spray — Mitochondrial Peptide Mist: A clinical-grade mist developed with Troscriptions, powered by methylene blue — a compound that optimises mitochondrial function, essentially helping your cells produce energy more efficiently. Layered with NAD+ APEX™, copper peptides, and spirulina extract to support collagen renewal and defend against environmental stress. I use it in treatments and recommend it daily.
A final thought
I don't bring a brand into my practice lightly. Young Goose earned its place because it approaches skin the same way I do — as a system that responds best when you understand its biology and work with it, not against it.
If you're curious about what cellular science could look like as part of your own skincare routine, it's something we can explore together — in the treatment room or through a personalised recommendation.
Your skin is always evolving. The question is whether your skincare is evolving with it.