About Us

Our Mission

To enhance skin health and beauty via luxurious, elevated skin care regimens formulated with an eclectic blend of the best international scientific skin care technologies.

The Amarte Difference

Amarte's innovative formulas fuse ancient proven ingredients with modern innovative skin care technology. Our formulas include many of the original ingredients recommended by the Donguibogam, including sulfur, mushrooms, and various botanical extracts.

Products are formulated in South Korea and are tested, refined, and perfected in consultation with board certified dermatologist and president of Amarte, Craig A Kraffert, MD, here in the United States.

The result is Amarte Skin Care - a uniquely luxurious and efficacious skin care brand that takes the very best of Korean skin care philosophy, technology, and creativity and synergizes it with Western dermatology expertise and sensibilities.

Ingredients & Technologies 

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Nanotechnology Expertise

  • Gentle Retinol - up to 3.8% Concentration
  • Ultra-pure 2-Nanometer Sulfur Particles for Health & Beauty


Emollient Artistry

  • Non-greasy Durable Skin Hydration
  • Quick & Complete Absorption; No Lingering Cloudiness


Strictest Ingredient Standards

  • Korea-Derived Extracts & Korea-Sourced Ingredients - Exclusively Grade A
  • Cruelty-Free, Paraben-Free, Formaldehyde-Free


High-Tech Manufacturing Facilities and Processes

  • Inspected & Certified - Korean FDAInspected & Certified - Pharmaceutical Standard - US-FDA

Fermented Ginkgo Biloba Nut Extract (Patented)

  • Skin Microvasculature Stabilizer


Golden Silk Extract (Tokyo University Exclusive)

  • Perfecting & Purifying Biomatrix


Mushroom Beta-Glucan Extract

  • Moisturizing Environmental Shield

Nanoparticle Elemental Sulfur (Ultra-Purified)

  • Brightens, Calms, Purifies, Exfoliates


a-Arbutin (Pharmaceutical Grade)

  • The Natural Hydroquinone Alternative


Retinol (U.S.-Sourced Pharmaceutical Grade)

  • Top Rejuvenative Vitamin A Ingredient

CRUELTY FREE 

In philosophy and practice, Amarte Skin Care around the world is 100% Cruelty-Free.

Amarte products are formulated in Korea where animal testing is prohibited by law.

Our History

Our History

Amarte started in Korea in 1994 as a skin care initiative within a prestigious dermatology clinic. One clinic member was strongly interested in creating skincare products to address various skin and aesthetic concerns. Her formulations received a positive response from clinic patients and the dermatology community, leading to the establishment of Amarte Co., Ltd. in Korea in 2001. By 2004, Amarte had become a well-established supplier of high-end skincare products in East Asia.

In 2006, Amarte Korea signed an exclusive contract with a major pharmaceutical company in Hong Kong, and their signature product became the top-selling prestige skincare product in Hong Kong. The same year, Amarte partnered with the Korean Bio Regional Innovation Center to further advance the use of bioorganic ingredients in their products. It was also in 2006 that American dermatologist and DermStore.com founder, Dr. Craig Kraffert, recognized the superior properties of Amarte products and formed an international corporate partnership to customize and introduce these Korean formulations into the American luxury skincare market.

Dermatologist Developed

Dermatologist Developed

Dr. Craig A. Kraffert is a board-certified dermatologist and the president of Amarte. He founded DermStore.com and CK Derm, a dermatology practice with locations in northern California and Oregon, specializing in all aspects of dermatology.

Dr. Kraffert started his career in research as a biochemist and cell biologist at the Scripps Institute in La Jolla, California. He then pursued medicine at UCLA and completed a surgery internship at UCLA Medical Center. Following that, Dr. Kraffert underwent dermatology training at the University of Miami, known as one of the world's most prestigious programs.

Passionate about skincare, Dr. Kraffert realized that Amarte's technology and formulations were more advanced than those he had encountered through DermStore. He believed that Amarte could offer superior product experiences, even though it was a startup with little brand awareness. Dr. Kraffert formed an international corporate partnership to further refine the original Amarte formulations and adapt the products for the American and global markets.

Under Dr. Kraffert's direction, Amarte has set a new global standard for luxurious and effective skincare. The brand represents a blend of Eastern and Western skincare traditions, celebrating the intertwining of beauty, science, and healthy, beautiful results.