How Casa Noon began
Andi Alleman built Casa Noon because sunscreen alone isn't enough.
She spent years in beauty—on the brand side, in education and sales, then building her own strategy house. She knew what the industry promised and what it delivered. And even with that insider knowledge, she couldn't find what she needed.
As someone who travels constantly, spends time on the water, and has hypersensitive skin with hyperpigmentation, she wasn't willing to choose between sun and great skin. Every retinoid she tried—tretinoin, OTC alternatives—came with the same warning: avoid the sun.
So she went looking for a different path.
Traditional retinol activates multiple receptors at once. Those are the pathways responsible for the peeling, redness, and barrier disruption that make most people cycle on and off retinoids. For someone spending time outdoors, that sensitivity compounds. Casa Noon chose ingredients that selectively activate only the receptor tied to anti-aging and skin remodeling—none of the irritation triggers.
The result: in a clinical study, Sabbatical reduced wrinkle depth by up to 21% in eight weeks, decreased hyperpigmentation by nearly 30% in 56 days, and more than 50% of participants tolerated it better than traditional retinol with no reported irritation or sun sensitivity.
Built for motion. Made for real life.
