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ENERGY Lifting NAD+ Cream

A rich cream for long-term skin function and hydration from within

$125.00 1.7 FL OZ | 50 ML (Travel Friendly)

Skin that looks rested - NAD+ restores the energy cells lose with age

Two NAD+ pathways, to reach the cell not just the surface

Visibly lifted, firmer-looking skin with continued use

Actives build the barrier from within, so hydration lasts

The final step that makes the whole system compound

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USA Made cGMP
pH 5.0 Skin-identical
3rd-Party Tested
Research- Backed
Doctor Formulated

“ENERGY addresses the root cause of dryness and age-related skin decline, instead of just sitting on the surface”

DR. INDY CHABRA, MD, PHD

Stanford-educated, double board-certified dermatologist

NAD+ is the coenzyme at the center of mitochondrial energy, DNA repair, and sirtuin activation, the longevity pathways the research is most focused on. By midlife it has declined roughly 50%. When NAD+ falls, barrier repair slows, collagen production drops, and cell turnover decelerates, because all three depend on cellular energy. ENERGY does not treat those symptoms one by one. It addresses the energy deficit underneath all of them, which is why it is the product that makes the whole system compound.

  1. NAD+ direct delivery. Immediate cellular substrate at the skin surface.
  2. Niacinamide as precursor. The raw material your cells use to synthesize their own NAD+, sustaining levels beyond direct delivery alone.
  3. Cordyceps, mitochondrial support. Enhances the efficiency of the energy machinery that NAD+ powers.
  4. Ceramide NP, barrier integration. Integrates directly into the skin's lipid structure. Not a surface moisturizer, a barrier-building lipid.

NAD+ is a large, water-loving molecule, and the outer layer of skin is a real barrier to molecules like it. So a formula that simply lists NAD+ is not the same as a formula designed to get it to the cellular level. What is on the label and what reaches the cell are two different things, and the formulation approach matters as much as the ingredient.

ENERGY works NAD+ from two directions at once. Direct NAD+ provides immediate substrate at the surface. Niacinamide, which is well documented to penetrate skin, acts as the precursor your cells use to build NAD+ from within. Together they aim at maximum cellular availability rather than a single surface hit.

Feels like: A plush whipped cream

Smells like: Barely-sweet, bitter-almond folded into a fluffy meringue

Last, morning and night. Apply a pea sized amount to the skin on the face and neck. Skin feels cushioned straight away and rested by morning. Rich but not heavy. Hydrating but not greasy. No pilling under sunscreen. On the nights skin needs more rest, recovery and repair, apply more and leave it as an overnight mask.

Peer-Reviewed Ingredients Every active in this formula is here because there is published, peer-reviewed research behind it, and we name the study. Not "clinically proven" with nothing to click. The paper, the journal, the year, on the page, so you can go and read it yourself.

Dermatologically Tested on Sensitive Skin Before this formula shipped, it went through a Human Repeat Insult Patch Test (HRIPT): a 4-week study in 50+ subjects, run by a 3rd party, independent laboratory, designed to detect irritation and sensitisation under repeated exposure. It is the standard dermatological safety test in this category. Not every brand runs it.

Stability Tested Every formula is held through accelerated stability testing before it goes into production: elevated temperature, freeze and thaw cycling, and light exposure. It confirms that what is in the bottle at the end of its life is what was in it on the day it was filled.

How and Where It Is Made Formulated with a double board-certified dermatologist. Manufactured in an ISO certified, FDA-registered facility in California, USA.
Vegan and PETA certified. Cruelty-free and Leaping Bunny certified. 1% For the Planet member. Recyclable PCR bottle, recyclable FSC certified carton. 30 day guarantee.

What We Do Not Claim We have not run a clinical trial on the finished formula. Most brands making bigger promises than ours have not either. The difference is that we say so, and we show you the ingredient science instead: the paper, the journal, the year, for every active on the page.

Water (Aqua), Octyldodecanol, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, C12-16 Alcohols, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Fructooligosaccharides, Palmitic Acid, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+), Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp (Snow Mushroom) Extract, Inonotus Obliquus (Chaga Mushroom) Extract, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Phoenix Dactylifera (Date) Seed Extract, Prunus (Plum) Domestica Seed Extract, Niacinamide, Betula Alba (Birch) Juice, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Fruit Extract, Beta Vulgaris (Beetroot) Root Extract, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Erythritol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol

No trace-quantity actives. Every active is included at the concentration where it actually Works.

No foaming surfactants. The primary cause of barrier disruption. Replaced entirely by enzymatic and oil-dissolution cleansing.

No synthetic or natural fragrance. The most common triggers of barrier reactivity.

No alcohol / ethanol. Drying and barrier-disruptive. Not present in any form.

No mineral oil. Replaced with lipids that integrate into barrier architecture.

No artificial colorants. The color is the formula.

Complete. Four products across the three systems behind how skin ages. Not a hero product you hope works, a system where each step makes the next stronger.

Clinical. Formulated by a board-certified dermatologist at the doses the research supports, not trace amounts for the label. Visible results, or your money back.

Consistency. Four considered steps, morning and night, that feel like a ritual you turn to again and again. Textures you look forward to, not a chore you abandon.

Certainty. One system instead of a shelf of products that never delivered. The last skincare brand you will try for the person who has tried everything.

NO trace activesNO foaming surfactantsNO synthetic fragranceNO alcoholNO mineral oilNO artificial colorantsNO trace activesNO foaming surfactantsNO synthetic fragranceNO alcoholNO mineral oilNO artificial colorantsNO trace activesNO foaming surfactantsNO synthetic fragranceNO alcoholNO mineral oilNO artificial colorantsNO trace activesNO foaming surfactantsNO synthetic fragranceNO alcoholNO mineral oilNO artificial colorants

Transform your skin

Barrier
Supports barrier health and integrity
Hydration
Solves the root cause of dryness
Resilience
Builds skin resilience and longevity
Soft
Instant and lasting softness
How to use

AM + PM, every day.

The last step of your skin system
Apply a pea sized dollop to skin on clean face and neck
Apply a thicker layer as an overnight sleeping mask
Layers over and under Retinoids to support the purge
AM + PM, every day.

Power ingredients

Ascorbic Acid

Ascorbic Acid

Ascorbic Acid

StructureCollagen & FirmnessAntioxidant DefenseEven Tone
Beetroot Extract

Beetroot Extract

Beta Vulgaris (Beetroot) Root Extract

MetabolismAntioxidant Defense
Birch Juice

Birch Juice

Betula Alba (Birch) Juice

BarrierHydration
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

BarrierBarrier Strength
Ceramide NP

Ceramide NP

Ceramide NP

BarrierBarrier Strength
Chaga Mushroom Extract

Chaga Mushroom Extract

Inonotus Obliquus (Chaga Mushroom) Extract

MetabolismAntioxidant Defense
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

MetabolismCellular EnergyAntioxidant Defense
Date Seed Extract

Date Seed Extract

Phoenix Dactylifera (Date) Seed Extract

StructureMetabolismAntioxidant DefenseStructural Resilience
Erythritol

Erythritol

Erythritol

BarrierHydration
Fructooligosaccharides

Fructooligosaccharides

Fructooligosaccharides

BarrierMicrobiome Balance
Glycerin

Glycerin

Glycerin

BarrierHydrationBarrier Strength
Hibiscus Fruit Extract

Hibiscus Fruit Extract

Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Roselle) Fruit Extract

MetabolismAntioxidant Defense
Hydrogenated Lecithin

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Hydrogenated Lecithin

BarrierBarrier Strength
NAD+ (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide)

NAD+ (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide)

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+)

MetabolismCellular EnergyDNA RepairCollagen & Firmness
Niacinamide

Niacinamide

Niacinamide (Vitamin B3)

BarrierMetabolismBarrier Strength Reduced RednessEven ToneDNA Repair
Plum Seed Extract

Plum Seed Extract

Prunus Domestica Seed Extract

StructureBarrierBarrier StrengthStructural ResilienceAntioxidant Defense
Snow Mushroom Extract

Snow Mushroom Extract

Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract

BarrierHydration
Squalane

Squalane

Squalane

BarrierBarrier Strength
Tocopherol

Tocopherol

Tocopherol (Vitamin E)

StructureMetabolismAntioxidant DefenseElasticity
Sodium Hyaluronate

Sodium Hyaluronate

Sodium Hyaluronate

BarrierHydration

What To Expect After Daily Use

(Skin health is built by daily choices)

First Use

Soft

Soft

Instant non-greasy plumpness and bounce

First Month

Hydration

Hydration

Dryness stops returning between applications

First Quarter

Resilience

Resilience

Skin tolerates adversity easily (treatments, etc.)

Twice a day. The last step that stays on the skin the longest.

  • Feeds the cell while it seals the barrier.
  • Firms, plumps and evens over time.
  • Works where you can't see. Shows where you can.
After
Before
Before
After

ENERGY vs. Generic Moisturizers

Nothing comedogenic. Nothing greasy. A cream-based treatment that addresses that rejuvenates the skin at a cellular level.

ENERGY

Generic Moisturizers

Addresses the root cause of dryness anddehydrations (not just the surface)
Resolves skin concerns at a cellular level
Rich, non-greasy formula (doesn’t containany comedogenic ingredients)
Fragrance- and irritant-free

Get the Full Results with the Full System

Build a consistent routine with
clinically backed formulas designed to work together
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Abundance Cleanser + Mini-Mask
1
Supports barrier strength while cleansing.
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Renew Resurfacing Peptide Toner
2
Resurfaces for smoother, healthier-looking skin.
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Power Brightening Bicelle Serum
3
Brightens and refines uneven-looking tone.
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Energy Lifting NAD+ Cream
4
Recharges and strengthens skin.
Complete the system

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Got questions? We've got answers

NAD+ is the coenzyme almost every repair process in a cell draws on. It carries electrons through the mitochondria to make energy, it is the substrate the sirtuins require to do their signalling work, and PARP-1 spends it repairing breaks in DNA. Without it, none of that machinery runs.

It also falls by roughly half between the ages of 20 and 50. (Verdin E, Science, 2015; Rajman L et al., Cell Metabolism, 2018.)

So the premise of this step is not that your skin's repair machinery is broken. It is that it is underfunded.

NAD+ is 663 g/mol, and the rule of thumb for a molecule crossing intact stratum corneum is about 500 Daltons. (Bos JD & Meinardi MMHM, Experimental Dermatology, 2000.) It is a large molecule, and a large molecule does not simply sail in.

Which is exactly why the formula also carries Niacinamide, at 122 g/mol. Niacinamide crosses easily, and the cell converts it into NAD+ through its own salvage pathway. So there are two routes running at once: direct supply at the surface layers, and a precursor small enough to reach the cells that will do the converting.

We did not pick two ingredients that do the same thing. We picked one that arrives and one that gets in.

Because the pathway has three positions and each mushroom sits at one of them.

Chaga is the protective one. Grown on birch, dense in polyphenols, melanin and betulinic acid. Oxidative damage is what depletes NAD+ in the first place, so this sits upstream of the core active rather than beside it.

Cordyceps is the metabolic one, working on the mitochondrial machinery that NAD+ supplies.

Snow mushroom is the hydrating one. Its polysaccharides hold water in a three-dimensional network at a smaller average particle size than hyaluronic acid, and it is what gives the cream its cushion.

Three mushrooms, three jobs, no overlap.

No to both. It is light in the hand and silky on the skin rather than a heavy night cream, and reviewers specifically call out that sunscreen does not pill on top of it. That is the objection that ends most step-four creams, so it is worth saying plainly.

Yes, and this is the one to use if you have avoided moisturiser for that reason. Oiliness is not the same as hydration, and a barrier that is short of water often produces more oil, not less. The texture here is light enough to disappear, and ceramides, squalane and the humectant ingredients are doing barrier work rather than sitting on top.

Yes, and it is a good idea. It layers over or under a retinoid and it is the step that supports skin through the dryness and flaking of a retinol or tretinoin adjustment period. Apply it last, after your treatment step.

If you are using a prescription, keep following your dermatologist's directions and add this alongside rather than in place of anything you have been told to do.

Yes. Apply a thicker layer on nights when skin needs more, and leave it. It is the same formula given more contact time, which is the whole argument for putting the slow-acting ingredients in the last step: everything before it either rinses off or absorbs in seconds. This one stays on for hours.

First night: skin feels cushioned and looks plumper in the morning. That is hydration and the barrier ingredients, and it is immediate.

Two to four weeks: dryness and tightness stop being a daily problem. Whatever you layer underneath behaves better.

Eight to twelve weeks: firmness and tone. Published ingredient research is the basis for the barrier and metabolic claims here rather than a trial of this product, and those studies run to twelve weeks.

It is a moisturiser, and it is more than one. Every moisturiser holds water and reinforces lipids, and this one does both properly - skin-identical Ceramide NP, squalane, hyaluronic acid, snow mushroom polysaccharides.

The difference is the fourth pillar. Barrier, structure and metabolism are three different things that change with age, and almost nothing in this category has a step for the third. That is what the NAD+, the niacinamide and the mushrooms are doing here, and it is why this is Step 04 of a system rather than a cream you finish with.

50ml, used morning and night, is about [VERIFY]. On subscription your next one arrives before you run out, and you can pause or change the interval any time.

You're covered by our 30-Day Results Guarantee. Use it for the full 30 days, and if you don't see a visible improvement, we'll refund you. The guarantee exists because the Motif customer is skeptical by default, and shouldn't have to take our word for it.