The science & ingredients
CAFÉ-M5™: Nature’s Formula for Next-Level Skin Defense
CAFÉ-M5™ is the signature system behind Radiant Shield™, with each letter representing one of the five key ingredients that work together in harmony.
Our Ingredients
Antioxidant Vitamin E
An essential antioxidant and natural skin conditioner, vitamin E helps neutralize free radicals that accelerate visible aging. At the same time, it strengthens the skin’s protective barrier, restores smoothness and suppleness, and supports overall resilience against daily stressors.
Our Ingredients
Ferulic Acid
A plant-derived antioxidant enhancer, ferulic acid helps stabilize and boost the activity of CGA and vitamin E. It works to improve skin tone and texture while helping to protect against premature aging, making the antioxidant network more effective at preserving firmness and radiance over time.
Our Ingredients
Energy From Caffeine
Caffeine & Caffeic Acid are a dynamic duo naturally occurring in green coffee. Together, these two actives energize and restore.
- Caffeine: Boosts microcirculation, helping to visibly reduce puffiness and awaken tired skin, particularly around the eyes.
- Caffeic Acid: A phenolic antioxidant that helps support firmness, provides soothing benefits, and works in synergy with CGA to reinforce antioxidant defense.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Kenatae’s Radiant Shield different from other antioxidant skincare products?
Antioxidant skincare is often dominated by vitamin C and synthetic serums. Radiant Shield™ was created as a powerful, natural alternative that delivers broad-spectrum antioxidant protection, is gentle on all skin types, and can be used alone or effortlessly layered.
What makes it truly unique is our signature CAFÉ-M5™ Antioxidant System™, our synergistic fusion of five natural forces that amplify one another: green coffee's powerhouse antioxidant, CGA (carefully preserved and strengthened), caffeine, ferulic acid, vitamin E, and Mānuka honey.
This unique system gives Radiant Shield™ multi-functional performance not typically found in other natural oils. It goes beyond simple protection to help renew, firm, and restore your skin’s natural radiance. Radiant Shield™ represents a new standard of innovation that delivers the proven potency of a serum in a natural oil.
Why is Radiant Shield™ a breakthrough in natural botanical skincare?
Radiant Shield™ is more than just a face oil; it's a groundbreaking antioxidant oil-serum. It's the first product to feature green coffee’s hidden gem, chlorogenic acid (CGA), and unite it with caffeine, vitamin E-rich fatty acids, ferulic acid, added vitamin E, and Mānuka honey, achieved through our proprietary CAFÉ-M5™ Antioxidant System™.
The result is a concentrated, multi-active complex that remains stable and absorbs quickly. This powerful formula helps to defend against daily stressors, renew skin’s firmness and resilience, and restore radiant vitality, all in a single, naturally derived product.
How is Radiant Shield different from Vitamin C serums?
Vitamin C is widely recognized as the gold standard in antioxidant skincare, but it can be unstable and sensitizing for many skin types. CGA offers similar radiance-boosting and collagen-supporting benefits - with greater stability and gentleness. Paired with vitamin E and ferulic acid, Radiant Shield delivers the “Vitamin C effect” without the sting.
How is Radiant Shield™ different from other green coffee products?
Most green coffee products on the market are either cold-pressed oils or water-based extracts, commonly used for caffeine's invigorating effects but missing green coffee's true hero ingredient: Chlorogenic Acid (CGA).
- Cold-pressed oils fail to capture CGA, a potent, water-soluble antioxidant that doesn't transfer into the oil during the pressing process, meaning these products lack its anti-aging benefits.
- Water-based extracts may contain some CGA, but often prioritize caffeine, causing their efficacy to vary.
Radiant Shield™ is different. We use advanced CO₂ precision extraction technology to preserve CGA and other key actives while our signature CAFÉ-M5™ system amplifies their potency with additional antioxidants, creating an unmatched, natural oil that is pure, stable, and high-performing. This allows Radiant Shield™ to deliver comprehensive antioxidant benefits far beyond those of typical green coffee products.
This synergistic, five-part system works in harmony to strengthen and extend each other's effects, delivering comprehensive defense and renewal that no single-ingredient oil can achieve.
What is an oil-serum, and why do you call Radiant Shield™ one?
An oil-serum combines the concentrated performance of a serum with the nourishing feel of an oil. Radiant Shield™ does both, delivering treatment-level antioxidant benefits powered by green coffee’s chlorogenic acid (CGA) and our CAFÉ-M5™ System, in a texture that absorbs effortlessly. It’s why we call it an oil-serum, because it’s concentrated like a serum, yet elegant and comforting like an oil.
How do I use Radiant Shield™ in my skincare ritual?
Radiant Shield™ is designed for simplicity and versatility. After cleansing, apply 3–4 drops to your face, neck, and chest, press gently into slightly damp skin for best absorption.
- Minimalist routine: Use it as your all-in-one antioxidant, moisturizer, and skin-reviving step.
- Layered routine: Apply it after serums or moisturizer, as your last step to lock in hydration and create a protective antioxidant shield.
- Day or night: In the morning, follow with SPF for a radiant glow. At night, layer it over your repair actives (like retinol or acids) to add hydration, support collagen, and soothe skin, or use it alone as a gentle overnight renewal step.
Pro tip: Mix 1–2 drops with your moisturizer, or pat a drop under the eyes for a caffeine-powered de-puffing boost.
Is Radiant Shield™ suitable for all skin types?
Yes. Radiant Shield is non-comedogenic, lightweight, and fast-absorbing, making it suitable for all skin types, including sensitive and acne-prone. Its blend of CGA, honey, lipids, and vitamin E helps balance, soothe, and renew without clogging pores.
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