MAISON DE FORMULATION

BASTINA™

0.5 oz • 15 g ℮

$54.00

FORMULATION PROFILE

North American Desert Botanical Lipid Complex • Overnight Seal • Final Step of the LAYLAND METHOD™ 

WHAT IT HELPS IMPROVE

Throughout history, people living in the world’s driest climates understood that survival depended not only on finding water, but on preventing it from escaping. They learned to protect moisture with plant waxes, animal fats, botanical oils, and mineral-rich clays that formed a protective veil over the skin, reducing water loss in harsh desert environments. 

Modern barrier science follows the same principle: healthy skin depends as much on retaining moisture as it does on replenishing it. 

Think of healthy skin like a reservoir. You need hydration to refill it, and a sealant to prevent it from evaporating. BUFFÈRE™ replenishes moisture and supports the skin barrier, while BASTINA™ forms a nourishing protective veil that helps lock hydration into the skin.

Wake to skin that feels softer, smoother, and deeply nourished.

Ideal for dry, mature, peri-menopausal, menopausal, postmenopausal, barrier-compromised, and environmentally and active stressed skin.

Barrier Breakdown
A concentrated network of structural lipids, botanical waxes, and cholesterol forms a breathable protective seal that helps reinforce the skin barrier while reducing transepidermal water loss (TEWL).

Dehydration
Nutrient-rich botanical butters, omega-rich oils, and moisture-sealing lipids help preserve hydration throughout the night, allowing skin to awaken softer, smoother, and more comfortable.

Healthy skin depends on one essential principle: keeping water where it belongs.

Hydration is only half the equation. Without a healthy lipid barrier, moisture continuously escapes from the skin, especially overnight when repair processes are most active.

BASTINA™ was designed as the final step of The Layland Method™. Rather than functioning as a heavy occlusive balm, it creates a breathable lipid seal that helps minimize overnight water loss while preserving the benefits of every treatment layered beneath it.

Think of it as the protective finishing step that allows the rest of your skincare routine to perform at its full potential.

Every ingredient in BASTINA™ was selected because it contributes to a specific biological purpose and is supported by published scientific literature.

A Structural Lipid Network of shea butter, meadowfoam seed oil, radish seed oil, cocoa butter, cholesterol, lecithin, and plant-derived lipids replenishes moisture while reinforcing the skin’s natural barrier.

A Breathable Occlusive System featuring tribehenin, sunflower wax, and candelilla wax forms a lightweight protective seal that helps reduce overnight transepidermal water loss without creating a heavy or suffocating finish.

A Desert Botanical Lipid Complex inspired by the remarkable resilience of North American desert plants includes evening primrose, sand verbena, agave, Joshua tree, cholla cactus, ocotillo, and creosote bush. These species evolved sophisticated biological strategies to conserve moisture under relentless sun, prolonged drought, and extreme environmental conditions, inspiring a formulation designed to help skin preserve its own precious hydration.

Bisabolol and tocopherol further support skin comfort while helping defend against everyday environmental stress.

BASTINA™ takes its name from the French word bastion, a fortified structure built to protect what lies within. 

Healthy skin depends on one essential principle: keeping water where it belongs. Throughout history, people living in some of the world’s harshest deserts learned that survival depends not only on finding water, but on preventing its loss. 

The inspiration came from North American desert plants that have evolved extraordinary lipid-rich protective systems that minimize water loss despite intense heat, wind, and drought.

BASTINA™ applies that same philosophy to the skin by creating a breathable protective seal that helps preserve hydration throughout the night while supporting the skin’s natural overnight recovery process.

Most overnight balms simply moisturize. BASTINA™ was designed to help preserve everything your skin gained during your evening routine.

Final Step of The Layland Method™
Locks in the benefits of every treatment applied beneath it.

Barrier-First Occlusive Technology
Creates a breathable overnight seal that helps reduce moisture loss without feeling heavy.

Desert Botanical Lipid Complex
Inspired by plants that evolved to survive some of Earth’s driest environments.

Structural Lipid Network
Supports the skin barrier with cholesterol, botanical lipids, essential fatty acids, and nutrient-rich plant butters.

Designed for Changing Skin
Thoughtfully formulated for dry, mature, sensitive, peri-menopausal, menopausal, postmenopausal, and environmentally stressed skin.

As the final step of your evening ritual, warm a small amount between your fingertips before gently pressing over the face, neck, and décolleté. Leave on overnight to help seal in the treatments beneath while supporting the skin’s natural overnight recovery process.

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Raphanus Sativus (Radish) Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Tribehenin, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Cholesterol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Root Extract, Abronia Villosa Leaf Extract, Agave Americana Stem Extract, Yucca Brevifolia Root Extract, Opuntia Coccinellifera Flower Extract, Fouquieria Splendens Stem Extract, Larrea Tridentata Extract, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Bisabolol, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract.

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