Form, function, formula. Core Cleanse is a gel-to-foam cleanser for the neck down, built on 5% glycerin, 2% niacinamide, and 1% gluconolactone to soften, smooth, hydrate, and support the skin barrier.
Photo by @michael.kazik for MARGIN
The Essential Cleanser face wash. A low-foam gel cleanser built on 6% glycerin - 3× the humectant load of a typical face wash - and a sulfate-free surfactant system of cocamidopropyl betaine and coco glucoside. The glycerin draws water into the stratum corneum and reduces transepidermal water loss; the plant-derived surfactants lift daily residue without disrupting the skin barrier. Niacinamide, panthenol, and allantoin reinforce the barrier; bromelain from pineapple extract provides gentle enzymatic resurfacing. Housed in a recyclable aluminum bottle that shields the formula from light and oxygen, and lends a cold, weighted feel at the sink.
With Margin, we try to make things both functional and beautiful. The products do what we say they do. The packaging isn’t just there to sell them.
It’s a way to show work we care about from people we know and to turn everyday objects into small frames for art. There’s a tension in that. Art on packaging is still part of selling something. No way around it. But if it works, the shelf ends up feeling a little better. More considered. Less disposable.
With our Essential Cleanser, we had the pleasure of featuring our friend and artist Ed Davis. He doesn’t really need an introduction, but for anyone unfamiliar, his work has shaped contemporary design and illustration across publishing, fashion, and culture. It looks loose and immediate, but there’s real precision underneath. Immediately recognizable and always impactful.
1. Artwork for Margin Cleanser Edition 1, Ed Davis, Untitled 2022
2. Margin Cleanser Packaging System
3. Ed by Eric Micotto
4. Ed Davis, Mushrooms, 2020, collage on paper 29.7 × 21 cm (paper size)
5. Various samples of Ed’s work
6. DRAIN Issue 02, cover image: Athen Kardashian and Nina Mach Durban, Prem (detail), 2023
Younger than you used to feel: DHK Defence is a daily age defence serum anchored by Dihydrokaempferol ("DHK") - a performance anti-aging antioxidant clinically proven to inhibit elastase and glycation, actively working to prevent the appearance of aged skin while protecting skin from environmental aggressors.
