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

Moisturising

  • Glycerin

Sebo-regulating

  • Zinc gluconate

Keratolytic

  • Glycolic acid
  • Salicylic acid

Cleansing

  • Caprylyl / capryl glucoside
  • Coco-glucoside

Lipid-replenishing

  • Glyceryl oleate

Formulation water

  • Aqua / water / eau

Texture

  • Cellulose
  • Cellulose gum
  • Fructose
  • Glucose
  • Hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate
  • Inulin
  • Propanediol
  • Xanthan gum

Scent & fragrance

  • Fragrance (parfum)

Protection of the product

  • Citric acid
  • Sodium citrate
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • Tocopherol

Preservative

  • Sodium metabisulfite

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.

Caprylyl/capryl glucoside

What is it?

Fatty alcohol and sugar derivative.

What’s the point?

Cleansing: removes impurities, dirt and make-up.

How do you get it?

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

Propanediol

What is it?

Polyol.

What’s the point?

Humectant: maintains the skin’s moisture level.

How do you get it?

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

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.

Zinc gluconate

What is it?

Zinc derivative.

What’s the point?

Sebo-regulating: helps regulate sebum.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from zinc of mineral origin, and gluconic acid (biotechnology).

Salicylic acid

What is it?

Salicylic acid.

What’s the point?

Keratolytic: promotes the elimination of dead cells and epidermal renewal.

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.

Glycolic acid

What is it?

Glycolic acid.

What’s the point?

Keratolytic: promotes the elimination of dead cells and epidermal renewal.

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.

Coco-glucoside

What is it?

Fatty alcohol and sugar derivative.

What’s the point?

Cleansing: produces foam in contact with water and promotes cleansing.

How do you get it?

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

Glyceryl oleate

What is it?

Glycerin and fatty acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Lipid-replenishing: promotes the natural production of the epidermal lipids involved in hydration.

How do you get it?

Combination of glycerin and fatty acid extracted from vegetable oil.

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.

Cellulose gum

What is it?

Cellulose gum.

What’s the point?

Gelling: provides the texture with consistency.

How do you get it?

Wood extraction.

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.

Citric acid

What is it?

Citric acid.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: helps adjust the product’s pH.

How do you get it?

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

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.

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.

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.

Inulin

What is it?

Sugar macromolecule.

What’s the point?

Humectant: maintains the skin’s moisture level.

How do you get it?

Chicory extraction.

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.

Sodium metabisulfite

What is it?

Sulphur 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.

Cellulose

What is it?

Cellulose.

What’s the point?

Gelling: provides the texture with consistency.

How do you get it?

Wood extraction.

Fructose

What is it?

Sugar.

What’s the point?

Humectant: maintains the skin’s moisture level.

How do you get it?

Chicory extraction.

Glucose

What is it?

Sugar.

What’s the point?

Humectant: maintains the skin’s moisture level.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, extracted from plant sugar.

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.

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, 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.

Hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate

What is it?

Glycerin and fatty acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Emollient: soothes and softens the skin.

How do you get it?

Obtained from fatty acids and glycerins extracted from vegetable oil, and citric acid (biotechnology).

Fragrance (parfum)

What is it?

Fragrance composition.

What’s the point?

Scent & Fragrance: provides the product with olfactory sensory appeal.

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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