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CITRIC ACID

Citric acid, naturally present in plants like lemons and also produced by the human body, is a versatile ingredient widely used in cosmetics. It acts as an effective astringent, helping to tighten pores, reduce blemishes, and refine skin texture.
Particularly suitable for oily, blemish-prone, or acne-prone skin, it helps regulate excess sebum and improve the appearance of blackheads and enlarged pores. In formulations, it helps lower the pH of products to respect the skin's natural balance (pH 5.5) and enhance the effectiveness of preservatives.

Beyond its skin benefits, citric acid extends the shelf life of skincare products and is an ingredient in effervescent products, such as bath bombs, when combined with baking soda.

BUTTERFLY LAVENDER ACTIVE

Butterfly Lavender active is a natural active ingredient with anti-wrinkle and lifting effects, derived from butterfly lavender (Lavandula stoechas) organically grown in Portugal. Thanks to supercritical CO₂ extraction, it preserves a pure and concentrated composition, particularly rich in fenchone.
A true plant-based alternative to Botox, it does not paralyse muscles but reversibly relaxes the contractions responsible for expression lines, while respecting facial mobility and expressiveness. It also promotes skin regeneration, improves hydration, and restores softness and radiance to the skin.

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Regenerating Serum

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ORGANIC COCOA BUTTER

Organic cocoa butter is an ingredient naturally rich in fatty acids (stearic, oleic, palmitic, linoleic) as well as vitamin E, phytosterols, and squalene. Solid at room temperature and very resistant to oxidation, it is a valuable base in cosmetics.
Ideal for dry, sensitive, or damaged skin, it deeply moisturizes, nourishes, and protects against dehydration. Emollient and restorative, it helps regenerate damaged epidermis, soothe redness and irritation, while restoring suppleness, firmness, and elasticity. Its richness in antioxidants also gives it an anti-aging action, preventing skin aging and leaving the skin soft and silky.

Used in balms, ointments, or lipsticks, it provides comfort and protection.

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ORGANIC SHEA BUTTER

Organic shea butter is an essential ingredient, rich in essential fatty acids (stearic, oleic, linoleic, palmitic), vitamins A, D and E, phytosterols and terpenic alcohols. A true multi-purpose treatment, it intensely hydrates, nourishes and protects both skin and hair.
It is particularly suitable for dry, mature, sensitive or atopic skin, which it helps to soothe, heal and regenerate. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, it reduces redness, relieves irritation and combats the signs of skin aging by preserving skin elasticity. Protective, it creates a barrier against external aggressions and provides a light natural defense against UV rays.

Thanks to its antifungal and antimicrobial properties, it also protects the skin against bacteria and fungi, while providing comfort to skin prone to eczema or psoriasis.

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BAKING SODA

Baking soda is a versatile ingredient suitable for all skin and hair types. Moisturizing, refreshing, and gently exfoliating, it soothes irritations, sunburns, and minor burns, while softening skin and hands. Used in the bath, it provides relaxation and comfort, and can also be incorporated into facial care as a gentle cleanser.
In cosmetic formulations, baking soda can be used to increase the pH of solutions

VEGETABLE BUTYLENE GLYCOL

Plant-derived butylene glycol is a plant-based alternative to conventional butylene glycol, which is usually petrochemical-derived. More environmentally friendly, it offers the same functional properties while being a sustainable option for natural cosmetic formulations.
Versatile, it acts as a humectant by retaining water in the skin, an emollient by softening it, and a solvent by improving the solubility of other ingredients. It also facilitates the penetration of active ingredients, stabilizes formulations, and improves product texture and application.

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BEESWAX

Beeswax is suitable for all skin types, even sensitive, and is particularly beneficial for dry, dehydrated, rough, or eczema and psoriasis-prone skin. Nourishing and protective, it helps maintain skin hydration and prevents dryness.
As a natural preservative, it extends the stability of formulations while remaining a local and responsible alternative to exotic vegetable waxes, which often have a greater environmental impact.

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EMOLLIENT (BIO-SOURCED)

Our emollient is an innovative, bio-based ingredient that advantageously replaces silicones and mineral oils in cosmetics. Derived from a fractional distillation process, it offers high purity and meets the strictest ecological standards, such as the Nordic Swan label.
Valued for its silky feel comparable to silicone, it softens and smooths the skin without a greasy effect, while making textures more pleasant to apply. In addition to improving sensory comfort, it helps to better diffuse active ingredients in formulas for optimal effectiveness. Used in face, body, and hair care, makeup, and perfumes, it combines performance, softness, and respect for the environment

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SEA FENNEL EXTRACT

Extract from rock samphire, also known as sea fennel, a halophyte plant that grows naturally on rocky coasts exposed to wind, salt, and sea spray. Thanks to these extreme conditions, it has developed an exceptional richness in minerals, iodine, vitamins, and trace elements. Traditionally recognized for its medicinal properties, rock samphire is now highly valued in cosmetics. Its extract, rich in essential fatty acids, phytosterols, and active molecules, provides anti-pollution, anti-aging, and balancing actions.
Key Benefits
– regulates sebum and mattifies the complexion,
– reduces wrinkles and fine lines,
– prevents the appearance of pigment spots,
– stimulates natural skin exfoliation,
– strengthens the skin barrier and hydration.
For all skin types: Versatile, Algo Maritim is suitable for dry, oily, sensitive, or mature skin. A true daily protector, it supports the skin against external aggressions (cold, wind, pollution, heat) and restores its radiance and vitality.

ARJUNA BARK EXTRACT

Arjuna bark extract (Terminalia arjuna) comes from a tree native to India and has been recognized for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine for its protective and regenerating properties. The extraction is carried out using an environmentally friendly oleo-eco-extraction process that preserves the full richness of the active molecules.
Rich in antioxidant polyphenols, this active ingredient protects the skin from premature aging and helps repair damaged skin tissue. It stimulates cell regeneration, improves elasticity, and contributes to firmer, smoother skin.

Thanks to the oleic acid and lecithin it contains, this extract strengthens the skin barrier, maintains hydration, and leaves the skin soft, supple, and soothed. Its anti-inflammatory properties provide comfort and vitality, even for sensitive skin.

VIOLET EXTRACT

Violet hydroglycerin extract soothes fragile, dry, or irritated skin, including children's skin. Its emollient and softening properties relieve tightness, calm irritation, and protect delicate skin, especially in cases of eczema or chapping.
Native to Europe and Asia, violet is a small herbaceous plant known since antiquity for its medicinal and soothing properties. Used in cosmetics, its extract helps to nourish, protect, and revitalize the skin, providing daily comfort and softness.

ECHINACEA EXTRACT

Echinacea hydroglycerine extract is particularly suitable for mature, dry, dull or tired skin, as well as sensitive scalps.
Naturally rich in antioxidant phenols, it helps slow down skin aging, protects against free radicals and promotes healing. Its moisturizing, softening and regenerating properties soothe irritation and restore comfort to fragile skin. Detoxing and toning, echinacea revives skin's radiance and gives it vitality.

ENANTIA CHLORANTHA BARK EXTRACT

Enantia chlorantha bark extract is obtained by solvent extraction, allowing the isolation of active compounds such as protoberberines and oleanolic acid. This plant-based active ingredient is particularly known for its sebum-regulating action.
It reduces sebum production by limiting the number of sebocytes and 5-α reductase activity. This mechanism helps to reduce shine, shrink pore size by an average of one-third, and refine skin texture.

In parallel, Enantia chlorantha bark extract moisturizes and soothes, while promoting cell regeneration and providing antioxidant protection. It is therefore a choice active ingredient for achieving a clear, even, and mattified complexion.

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VEGETABLE GLYCERIN

Vegetable glycerin is obtained from coconut oil through a saponification or hydrolysis process that isolates this naturally moisturizing ingredient.
It acts as a powerful humectant, retaining water in the skin and preventing dehydration. Emollient and protective, it softens the skin, improves its elasticity, and provides comfort, even for sensitive skin.

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LAUREL BERRY OIL

Laurel berry oil is suitable for oily and acne-prone skin, as well as dry, dehydrated, sensitive, or irritated skin. It helps to soothe redness, relieve tightness, and protect weakened skin, especially after sunburn or razor burn.
Astringent and purifying, it cleanses the skin and helps limit imperfections. Its repairing, softening, and emollient properties enhance skin elasticity and maintain suppleness, while protecting the skin from dryness.

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BAOBAB OIL

Virgin baobab oil is obtained by first cold pressing, without solvents or chemicals. Rich in vitamins A, D, E, and F, as well as fatty acids (nearly 70% of its composition), it helps strengthen the skin barrier, maintain hydration, fight against free radicals and inflammation, and promote healing.
It is particularly suitable for dry, dehydrated, rough, or weakened skin (chapping, calluses, redness, irritation), as well as mature, tired skin or skin prone to stretch marks and scars. Emollient and protective, it prevents skin dryness and, thanks to its fluid and non-greasy texture, absorbs quickly, leaving the skin supple and satiny.

Used in creams, oils, milks, masks, scrubs, serums, or after-sun products, virgin baobab oil actively contributes to skin regeneration. Its soothing, restorative, and restructuring properties make it an effective anti-aging treatment, while also improving skin firmness and elasticity.

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CARROT OIL

Carrot oil macerate is suitable for all skin types, even sensitive ones. Rich in beta-carotene, phenolic acids, flavonoids, and triglycerides, it provides a healthy glow by illuminating dull and tired complexions.
Thanks to its antioxidant content, it promotes cell regeneration, protects the skin from external aggressions, and helps maintain its elasticity. By strengthening the hydrolipidic film, it preserves hydration and leaves the skin supple, soft, and revitalized.

ORGANIC SAFFLOWER OIL

Organic safflower oil is rich in vitamins K and E, as well as omega-6, making it a complete treatment for dry, sensitive, mature, or devitalized skin. It soothes redness and irritation, protects against dryness, and revitalizes dull and tired skin.
Nourishing and lipid-replenishing, it contributes to skin regeneration, improves elasticity, and helps prevent the appearance of stretch marks. Its restructuring and firming action restores firmness and tone to the skin.

Thanks to its dry texture, it absorbs quickly without leaving a greasy film, offering comfort and suppleness, even to reactive or fragile skin.

WHEAT GERM OIL

Organic wheat germ oil is a precious oil, rich in beta-carotene, omega-6 and vitamins A, C and E. Highly nourishing and emollient, it is particularly suitable for dry, sensitive, mature or weakened skin, which it helps to hydrate, regenerate and protect. Its soothing properties calm irritation and redness, while its antioxidant action combats skin aging and prevents the appearance of wrinkles.
It is ideal for the eye contour, face, chapped lips and décolleté, where it helps maintain firmness and elasticity. In winter, it effectively relieves feelings of tightness and dryness.

This oil is also beneficial for brittle nails, which it helps to strengthen and protect.

ORGANIC JOJOBA OIL

Organic jojoba oil is a versatile treatment suitable for many skin types: oily and acne-prone, mature and tired, as well as dry, dehydrated or sensitive. It is also beneficial for skin marked by stretch marks, scars or cellulite, as well as for the eye contour.
On the skin, it is restructuring and firming, restoring firmness and tone. Protective and softening, it improves hydration and elasticity, while regulating sebum production to rebalance oily skin. Its regenerating and anti-aging properties help prevent skin aging and preserve the skin's radiance.

ORGANIC MACADAMIA OIL

Organic macadamia oil is suitable for dry, dehydrated, fragile, or sensitive skin, as well as for oily or combination skin. Rich in essential fatty acids, it nourishes, protects, and helps maintain skin hydration.
Protective and restorative, it soothes fragile skin, stimulates blood circulation, and supports cell regeneration. Softening and emollient, it enhances elasticity and leaves the skin smooth, soft, and silky. It can also be used after epilation to provide comfort and protection.

MONOI OIL

Originating from Tahiti, Monoï oil is obtained by macerating Tiaré flowers. Used for centuries in Polynesian tradition, it is renowned for its moisturizing, soothing, and repairing properties.
Suitable for all skin types, even sensitive, it deeply nourishes, restores natural hydration, and helps calm redness or irritation. Softening and restructuring, it restores elasticity, softness, and radiance to the skin.

ORGANIC HAZELNUT OIL

Organic Hazelnut oil is suitable for all skin types, including dry, dehydrated, sensitive, combination to oily, and mature skin. Nourishing and moisturizing, it helps restore and maintain the skin's natural hydration.
Its softening and smoothing properties strengthen skin elasticity, leaving skin softer and more supple. Protective and restorative, it contributes to the regeneration of weakened tissues and helps the skin better resist external aggressions.

Non-comedogenic, it regulates sebum production, making it a particularly suitable choice for combination to oily skin.

ORGANIC COCONUT OIL

Rich in nourishing fatty acids, it protects and helps restore the skin's natural hydration. Soothing and restorative, organic coconut oil calms redness and irritation while restoring suppleness and comfort. Its emollient and restructuring properties make it an ideal treatment for keeping skin soft, smooth, and balanced.

GRAPE SEED OIL

Organic grapeseed oil is rich in vitamin E and polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that help protect the skin from oxidative stress and premature aging. Fluid and non-greasy, it penetrates easily and leaves a soft, satin finish.
Emollient and softening, it strengthens skin elasticity, nourishes, and actively participates in epidermal regeneration. It also stimulates microcirculation and promotes the normal production of collagen and elastin, thus helping to maintain firmness and tone.

Thanks to its richness in antioxidants, grapeseed oil helps combat signs of aging, protects the skin from external aggressions, and restores comfort and vitality.

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ROSEHIP OIL

Organic Rosehip Oil is obtained from the seeds of the plant and is distinguished by its richness in essential fatty acids and vitamins A and C. It promotes cell regeneration, improves skin elasticity, and supports its natural vitality.
Nourishing and restorative, it deeply moisturizes, helps to reduce scars, stretch marks, and wrinkles, and restores firmness and tone to the skin. Its emollient and soothing properties enhance the comfort of sensitive skin and help reduce redness and irritation.

Thanks to its antioxidant content, it has an anti-aging and preventive action against skin aging. Revitalizing, it brightens the complexion and leaves the skin soft, supple, and regenerated.

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ORGANIC SOYBEAN OIL

Organic virgin soybean oil is obtained by first cold pressing soybean seeds. Rich in essential fatty acids and vitamin E, it combines softening, emollient, and nourishing properties that strengthen skin elasticity and protect it from dryness.
It is particularly suitable for mature, dry, dehydrated, or irritated skin, which it helps to regenerate and firm. Soothing and restorative, it helps to reduce redness, irritation, or chapping, while supporting the comfort of fragile skin.

Thanks to its antioxidant and regenerating active ingredients, soybean oil helps prevent wrinkles and dark spots, leaving the skin revitalized, soft, and radiant.

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ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL

Organic sunflower oil is obtained by cold-pressing sunflower seeds and is suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive. Rich in essential fatty acids and vitamin E, it has anti-aging, emollient, and softening properties, which help maintain skin hydration and suppleness.
Regenerative and restorative, it promotes skin regeneration, strengthens skin elasticity and density, and helps preserve its firmness. It is thus a natural care product suitable for fragile, dry, or aging skin.

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ORGANIC ALMOND OIL

Obtained by cold pressing almonds, organic virgin sweet almond oil retains all its nutrients, vitamins (A, B, D, E) and essential fatty acids (omega 6 and 9). Its rich composition of minerals, proteins, and phytosterols makes it a high-quality natural skincare product, renowned for its gentleness and purity.
Particularly suitable for fragile and delicate skin, including children's, it intensely moisturizes, soothes irritations, and calms skin discomforts (redness, eczema, minor burns, itching). Nourishing and softening, it prevents dryness, supports skin elasticity, and helps combat skin aging.

ORGANIC BOURBON GERANIUM HYDROSOL

Derived from the distillation of Pelargonium graveolens leaves and flowers, organic Bourbon geranium hydrosol is renowned for its natural balance of gentleness and effectiveness. It contains aromatic compounds such as geraniol and citronellol, known for their purifying, soothing, and toning properties.
As an antioxidant, it helps protect the skin from oxidative stress and preserve its natural radiance. Its harmonizing action makes it a particularly valued ingredient in treatments aimed at restoring vitality and comfort to skin prone to imbalances.

Its soft, slightly rosy floral scent adds an elegant yet refreshing touch, enhancing the sensory experience of this exceptional hydrosol.

PEPPERMINT HYDROSOL

Distilled from the leaves of Mentha piperita, organic peppermint hydrosol is renowned for its richness in menthol and active aromatic compounds. It stands out for its purifying, toning, and refreshing properties, which bring comfort and vitality to the skin.
Thanks to its action on cutaneous microcirculation, it helps to tone blood vessels and reduce sensations of warmth, thus contributing to a more even and luminous complexion. Its purifying effect helps rebalance skin prone to shine and irregularities, while its soothing properties provide relief to weakened skin.

Its fresh, lively, and mentholated scent provides a pleasant immediate sensation of freshness, characteristic of peppermint, enhancing its functional and sensory appeal.

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ROSE HYDROSOL

Damask Rose (Rosa damascena) hydrosol is obtained by distilling the petals. This gentle process concentrates some of the essential oil's aromatic molecules while preserving the water-soluble compounds responsible for its skin properties. It contains active ingredients with anti-inflammatory, astringent, and healing properties, as well as antioxidants that help protect cells.
Soothing and purifying, it calms redness, irritation, eczema, chapped skin, and discomfort caused by sunburn. Its astringent properties help tighten pores, tone the skin, and support its natural balance.

Toning and regenerating, the hydrosol restores radiance and vitality to dull complexions, while promoting skin elasticity and firmness. Its delicate and refined floral scent, rich in aromatic nuances, brings a unique sensory dimension and contributes to an immediate feeling of well-being.

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LEMON VERBENA HYDROSOL

Derived from the distillation of verbena leaves, verbena hydrosol is known for its soothing, astringent and rebalancing properties. Rich in natural aromatic compounds, it helps calm fragile, delicate or irritation-prone skin.
Its softening properties are particularly useful for sensitive skin or skin marked by discomfort, whether it be redness, chapping, eczema or sunburn. Its purifying and toning action also helps rebalance acne-prone or tired skin, restoring freshness and radiance.

Its delicate, citrusy and slightly floral scent gives verbena hydrosol a soothing sensory dimension, evoking softness and well-being.

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GREEN TEA EXTRACT

Green tea oil macerate is suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive, as well as all hair and scalp types.
Known for its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, it provides real comfort to delicate skin by reducing redness and calming irritation. It also acts as an effective regenerating and repairing agent, promoting the restoration of weakened or damaged epidermis. Rich in antioxidants, it helps prevent skin aging by neutralizing free radicals responsible for the signs of aging. Used regularly, it helps maintain healthy, radiant, and balanced skin, while supporting hair vitality and strength.

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RED VINE EXTRACT

Red vine oil macerate is suitable for all skin types, including the most sensitive, as well as for all hair and scalps.
Appreciated for its circulatory and toning properties, it stimulates microcirculation, restores vitality to the skin and revives its radiance. Purifying and astringent, it helps regulate skin prone to imperfections and acne. Its richness in antioxidants promotes cell regeneration, contributing to smoother, firmer and visibly younger skin. Thanks to its anti-aging properties, it effectively fights free radicals responsible for skin aging.

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SEA FENNEL MACERATE

Samphire (Crithmum maritimum), a coastal plant growing on cliffs and rocky areas by the sea, has developed a great resistance to extreme conditions such as salt, wind, and sun. These protective and revitalizing properties are found in its oily macerate, obtained by macerating its aerial parts in a gentle vegetable oil.
Rich in flavonoids, natural iodine, and antioxidant compounds, this macerate helps stimulate skin microcirculation, promoting the elimination of toxins and skin regeneration. Its draining and firming properties make it a choice ingredient in anti-cellulite treatments, helping to restore skin firmness and tone.

Astringent and purifying, it balances blemish-prone skin while providing radiance and vitality. Thanks to its anti-aging virtues, it protects against the effects of skin aging and helps maintain young, smooth, and luminous skin. Suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive, samphire oily macerate combines marine efficacy with botanical gentleness.

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LOTUS MACERATE

Lotus oil macerate is a precious extract, obtained by macerating lotus flowers in a gentle vegetable oil. A symbol of purity and harmony, it is prized in cosmetics for its many benefits, suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive.
Softening and soothing, it calms feelings of discomfort and makes skin more supple and comfortable. Thanks to its regenerating action, it promotes the repair of weakened or damaged skin, while strengthening its resistance to external aggressions.

Naturally rich in antioxidants, this macerate helps fight against oxidative stress and prevent the signs of skin aging. It thus helps preserve the skin's radiance, youthfulness, and vitality, leaving it soft, luminous, and balanced.

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EDELWEISS MACERATE

A symbol of the Swiss Alps, edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) is renowned for its ability to withstand extreme conditions: wind, intense cold, and UV radiation. These exceptional survival properties are found in its oily macerate, obtained by macerating the flowers in a gentle vegetable oil, which concentrates its protective and antioxidant active ingredients.
This macerate is particularly rich in flavonoids and phenolic acids, powerful antioxidant molecules that neutralize the free radicals responsible for premature skin aging. Thanks to its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, it effectively calms redness, irritation, and itching, making the skin more comfortable and resistant to external aggressions.

Revitalizing and healing, it promotes the regeneration of weakened or damaged skin, while strengthening its suppleness and elasticity. Its gentleness makes it an ingredient suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive. Thanks to its sensory richness and Alpine heritage, edelweiss oily macerate brings a unique dimension to cosmetic care, combining dermatological effectiveness and natural heritage.

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JASMINE MACERATE

Jasmine oil macerate is suitable for all skin types, including the most sensitive.
Rich and delicate, its primary action is soothing: it calms irritations, reduces redness, and restores comfort to fragile skin. Its moisturizing and softening power helps the skin regenerate and strengthen its protective barrier.

Thanks to its regenerating and unifying properties, it brightens the complexion, revitalizes dull and tired skin, and restores radiance and vitality daily.

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ACEROLA POWDER

Acerola powder, also known as Barbados cherry, is particularly suitable for blemish-prone or oily skin, as well as dull, tired, and uneven complexions. Rich in vitamins C and E, it helps slow down skin aging by protecting cells and stimulating natural collagen production.
Renowned for its effectiveness on cellulite, orange peel skin, and stretch marks, acerola works deeply thanks to its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, energizing, and antioxidant properties. It helps remineralize and detoxify the skin, while restoring its radiance and vitality.

Integrated into a skincare routine, acerola powder promotes smoother, more even, and youthfully radiant skin.

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VITAMIN E BETA

Vitamin E beta, extracted from sunflower seeds, is a powerful natural antioxidant that protects skin cells from free radicals responsible for premature aging. It helps preserve skin elasticity, reduce the effects of UV rays, and maintain optimal hydration for softer, suppler skin.
Versatile, it is suitable for all skin types, even sensitive ones, as well as for hair and scalp. In addition to its anti-aging and restorative benefits, it improves the stability of cosmetic products by preventing the oxidation of active ingredients, extending their shelf life and efficacy.