Founded by sarah leiba, BSN, RN
Skincare built on
clinical questions,
not marketing claims.
Every formula in this line starts with a question: Which active? At what concentration? Is there published research showing it works at that level? Four products. One complete system. Zero compromise.
What we stand for
Our Values
What we believe — and what we won’t do.
Science X Ritual
Every active in our formulas is selected based on published clinical data. Not trends. The concentration matters. The vehicle matters. A beautiful texture that delivers nothing isn’t skincare. The science follows the ritual; the formula follows the science.
Female Founded
Founded by Sarah Leiba, BSN, RN. Built on clinical questions, not marketing assumptions. Sarah spent years in the operating room learning what the body’s barrier actually does when it fails and what it takes to rebuild it. That background is in every formula.
Intentional Ingredients
Every ingredient has a purpose. No fillers, ever. We publish the mechanisms. We cite the studies. If an ingredient is in this formula, you can read exactly why, at what level it functions, and find the peer-reviewed data that supports the claim.
Ethical By Design
Cruelty-free. Fragrance-free across all four products. Manufactured in a GMP-certified facility in the USA. Clean formulations.
Our philosophy
What we actually mean when we say
clean.
Clean beauty gets used as a marketing term so often it has stopped meaning anything. At Leiba Beauty, we define it specifically: no synthetic preservatives, no fragrance, no dye, no filler ingredients that exist to pad a label.
Every formula in this line starts with a clinical question. Which active? At what concentration? Is there published research showing it works at that level — or is it present in a quantity too small to do anything?
We work with a formulation partner and reference peer-reviewed data before locking any ingredient. We don’t follow trends. We follow the science. When the science changes, the formulas change with it.
That’s what Leiba means. Not a feeling. A standard.
“The toner alone went through two formulators and one complete formula restart. Not because the first versions didn’t look good on paper, but because when I analyzed the chemistry, the ingredients were working against each other.”
- Every active at a clinically relevant concentration. If a study used 4%, our formula uses 4%.
- Every citation is verifiable. We publish real PMIDs and DOIs. Open them. Read the abstract. The study must match the claim.
- Manufactured in a GMP-certified facility in the United States.
Why a nurse built a skincare line
Founder BSN, NurseMade in the USA
Founded By
Sarah Leiba, BSN, RN
I spent years in the operating room watching what actually happens when the body’s barrier fails — and what it takes to rebuild it. That background changes how you think about skincare.
When I looked at what was on the market, I kept finding the same problems. Products with five active ingredients on the label and none of them at a concentration that does anything. Formulas built around what photographs well in an Instagram flat lay. Claims with no clinical data behind them.
I wanted something different. I wanted to know: what does this ingredient actually do, at what concentration, in what vehicle — and is there a peer-reviewed trial to back it?
I worked with a formulator and went through multiple iterations of each product before anything shipped. The toner alone went through two formulators and one complete formula restart. Not because the first versions didn’t look good on paper. Because when I analyzed the chemistry, the ingredients were fighting each other.
Every product in this line is the answer to a specific clinical question. That’s the only standard I formulate to.
Fours Products
One Complete Routine
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Step 1 · Remove

Hydrating Oil Cleanser – Red Algae
Removes sunscreen and makeup. Replenishes while it cleanses.$47.99 — or subscribe to save 10% -
Step 2 · Refine

GFF Brightening Toner
GFF + niacinamide + bearberry. Three brightening mechanisms.$54.99 — or subscribe to save 10% -
Step 3 · Protect

Cellular Defense Serum
Five-pathway brightening and anti-aging serum.$77.99 — or subscribe to save 10% -
Step 4 · Restore

Snow Mushroom Barrier Cream
Firms, smooths, strengthens barrier.$69.99 — or subscribe to save 10%