Press & Media
Media resources for editors, reporters, and producers. For interviews, samples for editorial consideration, or the full media kit: allon@alonlabs.com. We respond within one business day.
About Alón Labs
Alón Labs is a physician-founded skincare company whose formulas are designed to correct abnormal pigment while respecting and preserving normal pigment. Its hero product, CODE3, is a patent-pending, non-bleaching cosmetic serum — an alternative to hydroquinone and other bleaching-style agents — developed by board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Daniel Jacobs and refined over 12 years across three formula generations. CODE3 is formulated with 10% topical tranexamic acid, one of the highest concentrations available, alongside bakuchiol and quercetin: three ingredients chosen to address three drivers of uneven-looking tone — plasmin-related signaling, inflammation, and oxidative stress — with supporting actives including niacinamide and hyaluronic acid.
CODE3 at a glance
- Product: CODE3 — Selective Pigment Correction Serum (patent-pending)
- Size / price: 30 mL / 1 fl oz · $240 · alonlabs.com/products/code3
- Key actives: 10% topical tranexamic acid · bakuchiol · quercetin; supporting actives include niacinamide and hyaluronic acid
- Positioning: Correct abnormal pigment. Preserve normal pigment.
- Company experience: more than 2,500 units sold across 12 years and three formula generations — cosmetic experience data, not a clinical trial
- Ingredient citations: peer-reviewed literature with PubMed IDs at alonlabs.com/pages/code3-citations
About the founder
Dr. Daniel Jacobs is a board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of Alón Labs, a clinical skincare company focused on abnormal pigment care and ingredient transparency. CODE3, the company's hero product, began as a formula Dr. Jacobs developed for his wife's melasma and evolved over 12 years through three formula generations. The current patent-pending formula combines 10% tranexamic acid, bakuchiol, quercetin, and a foundation of supporting actives including niacinamide and hyaluronic acid. CODE3 is built on a simple idea: correct abnormal pigment, preserve normal pigment. Melanin is healthy, protective skin biology — the problem is the abnormal signaling that pushes skin toward dark patches and uneven tone. Rather than broadly suppressing melanin the way bleaching-style agents do, CODE3 is designed to address those upstream signals: a non-bleaching option for people who want a more even-looking tone without trading away their natural color.
What we can offer press
- Source interviews and background calls with Dr. Daniel Jacobs on pigment biology, tranexamic acid, bakuchiol, quercetin, and evidence standards in cosmetic skincare
- Interviews with Dr. Melinda Costa, a board-certified plastic surgeon in San Jose whose practice offers CODE3 through a co-branded partnership — on how clinicians evaluate pigment-care products, tolerability, and the questions patients actually ask
- CODE3 review samples for editorial consideration, with full ingredient and concentration documentation
- A one-page pigment mechanism map and product imagery (media kit on request)
Alón Labs does not pay for coverage and does not provide medical advice. Product questions from customers are answered at skin-science@alonlabs.com.