![]() Peace Out Skincareįelix: Now when you finally land on a manufacturer that could help produce the product, how did you find them?Įnrico: Through the patent that I was mentioning, where they would mix the alginates with the dressing. Taking matters into his own hands, Enrico Frezza spent over three years researching to launch Peace Out Skincare to solve his own adult acne issues. Because I know how it personally feels to have acne and breakouts, and I just knew that there was something better that had to be put into the marketplace. I really had the goal to help people that struggle with acne. It might've been challenging, but I knew that I could find the one manufacturer to make this work and believe in my idea, rather than just saying "It's impossible," or say it would take multiple years to try and develop it. What kept you going during this time?Įnrico: What kept me going is that I knew it was possible somehow. So I said, "Well, if they were able to mix that, then maybe they can mix the active ingredients that I would like to put into the patch." I reached out to them, and after seven R and D batches and test and trial, we were able to achieve the final results, which is the Acne Dot, which is currently in our marketplace.įelix: You mentioned it took six months and seventy-five manufacturers to finally produce your envisioned product. Eventually, through research, I found a patent that was able to mix alginates, which improves the adhesion of the dressing. Nobody could do it, or if they could try to do it, it would take two to three years of R and D, which was not an option. I reached out to 75 manufacturers in the US and overseas. It took six months, and I almost gave up. Then I started looking for manufacturers that would be able to infuse these ingredients with the hydrocolloid dressing, which is easier said than done. We wanted to bring a fun and engaging lifestyle brand aspect to the market.įelix: What were the first steps you took to create the product?Įnrico: The first step was to test it on myself, I was definitely my test subject. And secondly, bringing it with a brand that was not doctor-driven, but instead was fun and not scary. So what we wanted to do is bring a first to market to a product that is effective at treating breakouts overnight. I didn't feel there was very much innovation in that category, and it was just extremely clinical. Most of the products out there were just repeats of the same things, just in different packaging formats. We're the first-ever company to infuse active ingredients with these hydrocolloid dressing to make the acne healing dot.įelix: What made you believe that there could be more done with the existing products in the marketplace?Įnrico: The acne category hasn't really changed since 1980, and it's been very doctor-driven. ![]() But we're able to achieve it and file a patent. Which took a long time to find the manufacturer, and the lab, and a lot of testing in the kitchen at my house to be able to find the right percentages and stuff. Can we make this better?" And making them better was to be able to infuse it with acne-fighting ingredients. But I found the dressing, the hydrocolloid addressing, was able to absorb the pimple overnight. When I woke up, the pimples were flat, so a layer of my skin had peeled off. I mean, I tried everything, so why not?" So I did a 20% salicylic acid peel on my face, and then I put on the big patch and went to sleep. It absorbs fluids and reduces inflammation. I stumbled upon this dressing that is called hydrocolloid dressing, which has been used for wound care for over 25 years. I started researching different types of treatments that were not focused on acne to treat my breakouts because I'd tried everything to treat acne and nothing worked for me. It really took a toll on my emotional wellbeing. It robbed me of my self-esteem and happiness. ![]() I got tired of trying everything under the sun to take care of them, and I got tired of letting my breakouts make me feel insecure like when I was back in my teenage years. But years after I stopped the Accutane, I kept getting those occasional breakouts. I ended up taking Accutane, which cleared my major acne. Peace Out, before it started, was my own struggle with acne that I had throughout my teenage years, and I couldn't find anything to fix it. Can you tell us more about that?Įnrico: That’s correct. Social Profiles: Facebook, Twitter, Instagramįilling the gap with a product developed out of personal needįelix: You created this business, or rather the first product in the business, because of an issue that you suffered with. Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to Shopify Masters.
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