SickScience Debuts at Ulta Beauty

A year after its official launch, biotech skin care brand SickScience has landed a major retail partner.

Starting Feb. 8, SickScience will launch online at Ulta.com, followed by an in-store rollout beginning Feb 22, across 757 Ulta Beauty locations.

“At SickScience, we believe beauty should work smarter,” said Dr. Merve Yildirim, cofounder of SickScience, “We’re so excited to be working with Ulta Beauty, which allows us a space to educate and engage with consumers in a face-to-face way for the first time.”

Dr. Polen Koçak, cofounder, added: “Launching with Ulta Beauty allows us to interact with a highly engaged beauty consumer who is actively seeking innovation, efficacy and transparency. This partnership marks a pivotal step in making high-performance biotech beauty more accessible than ever.”

The brand launched in February 2024, with its proprietary NX35TM Exosome Technology — a plant-based system that mimics the body’s cellular communication to target repair and renewal at the molecular level.

The launch will include NetWork Rich Concentrated Serum, $74; ShapeShift V-Line Jaw Defining Serum, $64; PowerCycle Scalp Treatment Serum, $64, and DropOff Body Sculpting Serum, $52.

“Skin care is one of our most dynamic categories, driven by guests who are highly engaged and eager to explore clinically backed solutions to meet their goals,” said Lisa Tamburello, vice president of merchandising at Ulta Beauty. “Derm-founded and medical-grade skin care is resonating more than ever because it offers proven results in a way that feels inclusive, approachable and driven by potent ingredients that are highly effective. SickScience embodies that balance, and we’re thrilled to welcome a brand that makes science-led skin care accessible to our Ulta Beauty community and beyond.”

The Bolingbrook, Ill.-based retailer reported net sales increased 12.9 percent to $2.9 billion in its third quarter. Skin care was its second-fastest growing category, delivering high-single-digit comp growth, helped by both mass and prestige and especially K-beauty. Its newly expanded wellness assortment also contributed positively to skin care performance.