The formula at a glance

Each of our ingredients have been selected for their effectiveness. Find all the ingredients of your product grouped into families according to their role.

D.A.F. patent

Antalgicine technology

Nourishing

  • Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

Sanitising

  • Zinc sulfate

Moisturising

  • Glycerin

Soothing

  • Apigenin
  • Arnica montana flower extract

Texture

  • Arachidyl alcohol
  • Arachidyl glucoside
  • Behenyl alcohol
  • Butylene glycol
  • Caprylic / capric triglyceride
  • Cetyl palmitate
  • Dicaprylyl carbonate
  • Phospholipids
  • Polyglyceryl-10 stearate
  • Propylene glycol
  • Sodium acrylates copolymer
  • Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)
  • Xanthan gum

Formulation water

  • Aqua / water / eau

Protection of the product

  • Capryloyl glycine
  • Hydrogenated lecithin
  • Hydrogenated polyisobutene
  • Hydroxyethylcellulose
  • Laureth-3
  • Pentylene glycol
  • Sodium citrate
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • Tocopherol

Preservative

  • Potassium sorbate

Ingredients under the magnifying glass

The ingredients of our formulas have been selected according to very strict dermatological criteria and recommended by independent toxicological experts. Classified in three main categories of active ingredients, you will discover the nature, role and origin of each by clicking on their name.

Here are grouped the ingredients that contribute to the expected effectiveness of the product: those that optimize or preserve the biological skin's mechanisms (such as hydration, regeneration, lipid-replenishing action), and those that have a very specific physico-chemical action (exfoliating, matifying, sun filters ...).

The ingredients listed here are those contained in the latest formula for this product. As there may be a time lag between its production and its distribution on the market, we invite you to consult the list of ingredients on the packaging.

Aqua/water/eau

What is it?

Purified water.

What’s the point?

Formulation water.

How do you get it?

Mineral origin.

Glycerin

What is it?

Glycerin.

What’s the point?

Moisturising: increases the water content of the skin’s outermost layers.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, extracted from vegetable oil.

Dicaprylyl carbonate

What is it?

Fatty alcohol derivative.

What’s the point?

Emollient: soothes and softens the skin.

How do you get it?

Combination of fatty alcohol of plant origin, and a synthesised carbonate derivative.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

What is it?

Glycerin and fatty acid derivative (triglycerides).

What’s the point?

Emollient: soothes and softens the skin.

How do you get it?

Combination of glycerin and fatty acids extracted from vegetable oil.

Propylene glycol

What is it?

Polyol.

What’s the point?

Humectant: maintains the skin’s moisture level.

How do you get it?

Synthesis

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
- reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
- obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

Behenyl alcohol

What is it?

Fatty alcohol.

What’s the point?

Thickening: provides the texture with consistency.

How do you get it?

Obtained from fatty acid extracted from vegetable oil.

Capryloyl glycine

What is it?

Lipoamino acid.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: contributes to the product’s homogeneity or stability.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from fatty acid extracted from vegetable oil, and synthesised glycine.

Cetyl palmitate

What is it?

Fatty acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Emollient: soothes and softens the skin.

How do you get it?

Combination of fatty acid and fatty alcohol of plant origin.

Arachidyl alcohol

What is it?

Fatty alcohol.

What’s the point?

Thickening: provides the texture with consistency.

How do you get it?

Obtained from fatty acid extracted from vegetable oil.

Sodium acrylates copolymer

What is it?

Acrylic polymer.

What’s the point?

Gelling: provides the texture with consistency.

How do you get it?

Synthesis

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
- reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
- obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

Mannitol

What is it?

Sugar derivative.

What’s the point?

Contributes to the D.A.F. (Dermatological Advanced Formulation) patent
This patented complex increases the skin’s tolerance threshold – regardless of skin type – in order to strengthen its resistance.

How do you get it?

Obtained from sugar of plant origin.

Xylitol

What is it?

Sugar derivative.

What’s the point?

Contributes to the D.A.F. (Dermatological Advanced Formulation) patent
This patented complex increases the skin’s tolerance threshold – regardless of skin type – in order to strengthen its resistance.

How do you get it?

Obtained from plant sugar.

Rhamnose

What is it?

Sugar.

What’s the point?

Contributes to the D.A.F. (Dermatological Advanced Formulation) patent
This patented complex increases the skin’s tolerance threshold – regardless of skin type – in order to strengthen its resistance.

How do you get it?

Wood extraction or synthesis.

Fructooligosaccharides

What is it?

Sugar macromolecule.

What’s the point?

Contributes to the D.A.F. (Dermatological Advanced Formulation) patent
This patented complex increases the skin’s tolerance threshold – regardless of skin type – in order to strengthen its resistance.

How do you get it?

Biotechnology.
Biotechnology uses biological processes, including natural fermentation, to obtain ingredients.

Laminaria ochroleuca extract

What is it?

Golden algae extract.

What’s the point?

Contributes to the D.A.F. (Dermatological Advanced Formulation) patent
This patented complex increases the skin’s tolerance threshold – regardless of skin type – in order to strengthen its resistance.

How do you get it?

Laminaria algae extraction.

Zinc sulfate

What is it?

Zinc derivative.

What’s the point?

Sanitising: helps purify the skin.

How do you get it?

Mineral origin.

Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

What is it?

White pigment (titanium dioxide).

What’s the point?

Colouring agent: optimises and stabilises the product’s colour.

How do you get it?

Mineral origin.

Arnica montana flower extract

What is it?

Arnica montana extract.

What’s the point?

Soothing: reduces sensations of skin discomfort.

How do you get it?

Arnica flower extraction.

Apigenin

What is it?

Apigenin.

What’s the point?

Soothing: reduces sensations of skin discomfort.

How do you get it?

Grapefruit extraction.

Acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester

What is it?

Lipopeptide.

What’s the point?

Antalgicine technology.
This technology helps regulate skin reactivity.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from fatty alcohol of plant origin, and synthesised amino acids.

Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

What is it?

Sunflower oil.

What’s the point?

Nourishing: strengthens the skin’s protective film and the epidermis’s structure by supplying lipids.

How do you get it?

Sunflower seed extraction.

Phospholipids

What is it?

Phospholipids.

What’s the point?

Emulsifying: enables the formation and stabilisation of an emulsion.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, extracted from vegetable oil.

Tocopherol

What is it?

Vitamin E or tocopherol.

What’s the point?

Antioxidant: prevents the oxidation of the ingredients contained in the product.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, extracted from vegetable oil.

Sodium citrate

What is it?

Citric acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: contributes to the product’s homogeneity or stability.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, obtained by biotechnology.
Biotechnology uses biological processes, including natural fermentation, to obtain ingredients.

Arachidyl glucoside

What is it?

Fatty alcohol and sugar derivative.

What’s the point?

Emulsifying: enables the formation and stabilisation of an emulsion.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from fatty alcohol and glucose of plant origin.

Polyglyceryl-10 stearate

What is it?

Glycerin and fatty acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Gelling: provides the texture with consistency.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from glycerins and fatty acid extracted from vegetable oil.

Xanthan gum

What is it?

Xanthan gum.

What’s the point?

Gelling: provides the texture with consistency.

How do you get it?

Biotechnology.
Biotechnology uses biological processes, including natural fermentation, to obtain ingredients.

Laureth-3

What is it?

Fatty alcohol derivative.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: contributes to the product’s homogeneity or stability.

How do you get it?

Synthesis

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
- reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
- obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

Hydroxyethylcellulose

What is it?

Cellulose derivative.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: contributes to the product’s homogeneity or stability.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from cellulose extracted from wood.

Hydrogenated polyisobutene

What is it?

Polymer.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: contributes to the product’s homogeneity or stability.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from mineral oil.

Hydrogenated lecithin

What is it?

Lecithin derivative.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: stabilises the mineral screen or pigment.

How do you get it?

Obtained from vegetable oil.

Butylene glycol

What is it?

Polyol.

What’s the point?

Humectant: maintains the skin’s moisture level.

How do you get it?

Synthesis

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
- reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
- obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

Pentylene glycol

What is it?

Polyol.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: contributes to the product’s homogeneity or stability.

How do you get it?

Synthesis

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
- reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
- obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

Sodium hydroxide

What is it?

Sodium derivative.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: helps adjust the product’s pH.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, obtained by synthesis.

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
- reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
- obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

Potassium sorbate

What is it?

Sorbic acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Preservative: protects the product from microbial contamination throughout its use.

How do you get it?

Synthesis

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
- reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
- obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

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