Canadian-born of Czech parents and fluent in five languages with a Ph.D. from Stanford University (U.S.), Dr. Barbara Paldus holds over 40 US patents and is a serial entrepreneur, having started companies like Picarro (greenhouse gas detection for climate change) and Finesse Solutions (biotechnology equipment for vaccines like COVID-19, cancer therapeutics and cell therapy).

Codex Labs was conceived with dermatologists and ethnobotanists to deliver affordable, clinically proven skin-gut-brain solutions that support the microbiome and delivery healthy skin, without sacrificing sustainability.

Based in Silicon Valley and led by scientist Dr. Barb Paldus, Codex Labs started as a response to her son's allergy to phenoxyethanol, a common preservative in skincare, household cleaning agents, gum and even toothpaste. The company developed a new preservative system based on biotech ferments that supports your natural microbiome and fortifies your skin barrier.
Today, Codex Labs is committed to creating clinically proven, integrative skin-gut-brain solutions that are microbiome friendly and contain biotech plant-based actives. Our products are focused on restoring/protecting the skin barrier, managing inflammation (think red bumps), and addressing troublesome skin conditions associated with menopause, hormonal acne, eczema and psoriasis. Our brand has been heralded by dermatologists for creating the next generation of medical skincare that is effective, vegan, cruelty-free and sustainable: dermo-cosmetics 2.0