NEW YORK – NewBeauty’s 10th Annual Beauty Awards honored Macrene Actives with the award for best moisturizer for sensitive skin and the Clean Beauty Badge on April 7.

NewBeauty, the magazine dedicated to beauty, tested over 9,000 products and procedures and chose 208 as their best picks.

“We’re still not sure how Dr. Macrene Alexiades managed to pack 50 powerhouse ingredients into such an elegant formula, but Macrene Actives High Performance Face Cream ($225) is worth every penny,” NewBeauty reported.

Marcene Actives features “plant-derived, clean, vegan, silicone-free, paraben-free, phthalate-free, sulfate-free and fragrance-free, all-in-one products,” according to its website.

Macrene Actives was founded by Dr. Macrene Alexiades, a Harvard-educated dermatologist. She earned her BA at Harvard, her MD at Harvard Medical School, and her PhD in Genetics at Harvard and was a Fulbright Scholar with a research award year in Europe. Dr. Macrene is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and has achieved the rare status of Double Board-Certification in Dermatology in the European Union as well as the United States.

Dr. Macrene is a Diplomat of both the American and European Boards of Dermatology and Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine. She founded and directs her dermatology, laser surgery, and research center in Manhattan and a lab-based skin care research company NY Derm LLC. She is an attending at Lenox Hill Hospital, Yale/New Haven Hospital, and Yale/West Haven VA Hospital.

Dr. Macrene has numerous publications and discoveries in the fields of basic science, dermatology, and laser surgery. Her practice and academic work are focused on topical dermatologic anti-cancer and anti-aging therapies, laser technology, and skin rejuvenation.

More information about Macrene Actives is available online: https://macreneactives.com.