VIRTUOUS COSMETICS ARE BASED ON 2 PILLARS
THE EFFICIENCY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
A very French artisanal and science-backed know-how, which enables to create exceptionally effective products for the skin, thanks to their:
1. MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
The key to an effective formula are the ingredients that actually have an effect on your skin, not texture agents, water or excipients. Giving their exact percentage is the only way to inform about real effect on your skin.
2. QUALITY NATURAL INGREDIENTS
The plants we source (organic crops, others harvested by hand) and the extraction methods we use (e.g. first cold press for vegetable oils) guarantee the most efficient ingredients for all required benefits: hydration, regeneration, anti-ageing, etc.
3. HIGHEST-QUALITY FORMULATION
Our R&D relies on the combination of age-old botanical know-how and modern bio-analyses, like chromatography, enabling us to precisely identify which plants and plant parts contain the most active ingredients. The perfect combination of ancient knowledge and science.
4. GENTLE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
There is no point in choosing the best plants and growing and harvesting them in the best possible conditions if manufacturing processes damage their active ingredients. Craftsmanship is the most respectful way of preserving them and transfering their immense benefits to skincare products.
THE BEAUTY OF SUSTAINABILITY
Making use of the benefits of Nature, without devastating it through habit, greed or carelessness, inspires a never-ending search for beauty:
1. BEING NATURAL & FRESH
A demanding organic certification guarantees the origins of our ingredients, with no petrochemicals whatsoever. Preservatives are naturally derived, in minimum quantities (always less than 1%). All products are strictly 100% biodegradable. Delicate smells and beautiful textures come solely from the active natural ingredients used in the formulas.
2. NO PLASTIC CONTAINERS
No plastic containers whatsoever: instead we use Miron glass, opaline glass and aluminium, which are beautiful and non-toxic for the environment. Even cardboard packaging is reduced to a strict minimum. Sustainability inspiring minimalism.
3. ZEROING CARBON FOOTPRINT
Priority given to local production and manufacturing (origin of ingredients; 99.5% European packaging) in order to minimise transport and reduce carbon footprint. Planting of hundreds of beautiful trees around the laboratory makes our manufacturing vastly CO2-negative.
4. RE-USE, REFILL, RETHINK
We are currently looking for solutions allowing us to set up a deposit and re-use system for our glassware. Liquid soaps are already available in eco-refills. Having sustainability in the brand’s DNA is a demanding but permanent inspiration.