Aloe vera, Argan oil. wheat germ oil, shea butter, jojoba and sweet almond oil, prickly pear, and lavender extract probably won’t raise your eyebrows in curiosity. Most likely, you’ve been using these products for many years.Maybe not buffalo milk. Try it and stop frowning. That’s a bad look. Italians love their buffaloes just as much as their looks.
Galdiero has been a Naples institution since decades. Founded by Max’s grandfather Stefano and still run by his aunt, it has retained the ability to make prescriptions on request. The pharmacy can be found a couple of streets from Laboratorio Stefano Galdiero, a clinical pathology clinic founded by Max’s father Francesco.
Max inherited from his grandfather a collection of handwritten Galenic formulas used to make medicines and beauty products. Max inherited from his father a buffalo farm in the Campania countryside, and founded the prestigious BUFARMA skin care Natural and organic products for sensitive skin.
“Buffalo milk has superior fat content to any other milk, making it more nourishing and hydrating, thus perfect for skin care,” says Max. “In addition, most people who are allergic or intolerant to cow’s milk, seem to be able to tolerate buffalo milk well.”
Buffalo milk has been used in cosmetics for a long time. It is a rich source lipids and proteins, as well as minerals, vitamins and other essential nutrients. Calcium is an essential component in moisturizing the skin. Buffalo Milk plays an important part in the balance of the skin’s water. Recent studies also show that Buffalo Milk can play a role in regulating the skin’s moisture. Adds Max: “Buffalo Milk is traditionally farmed to produce mozzarella and since the region is famous for buffalo mozzarella, made from buffalo milk, we have an ample supply of this rich and nutritious ingredient.”
Massimiliano is a virologist with a PhD degree from Cambridge University. He is renowned internationally. He is currently a professor of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli. “We believe that nature is a source of strength. BUFARMA® is an exercise in treasuring what nature gives us, doing what comes naturally.” The range includes Bar Skin Body Lotion, Comforting Milk Cleanser, scrub, body wash, face oil, day and night cream, and a Replenishing Milk Essence Serum. The formulation also contains a harGrape Native Cell Extraction (Vitis Vinifera fruit meristem cell culture) is derived from grapevine meristems. Italians can’t get enough of wine.
BUFARMA Global Ambassador Kiera Chaplin, a fashion model, is now the global ambassador for BUFARMA. She comments: “Discovering the incredible benefits of buffalo milk for skincare was a transformative journey. Embracing the amazing properties of buffalo milk has allowed truly transforms and rejuvenates the skin.”
You can ask for help from a Bufalo Mittelterraneo Italieno herd. But don’t cause a stampede.