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.

Solar protection

  • Bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Ethylhexyl triazone
  • Homosalate

Water-resistance agent

  • Hydrogenated microcrystalline wax
  • Hydrogenated polydecene

Nourishing

  • Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil

Texture

  • C12-15 alkyl benzoate
  • Cera alba / beeswax / cire d’abeille
  • Copernicia cerifera cera / copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax / cire de carnauba
  • Dicaprylyl carbonate
  • Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Protection of the product

  • Bht
  • Polyhydroxystearic acid
  • Tocopherol

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.

C12-15 alkyl benzoate

What is it?

Fatty alcohol derivative.

What’s the point?

Emollient: soothes and softens the skin.

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.

Hydrogenated microcrystalline wax

What is it?

Mineral wax derivative.

What’s the point?

Water-resistance agent: optimises the product’s water resistance.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from mineral wax.

Cera alba/beeswax/cire d’abeille

What is it?

Beeswax.

What’s the point?

Thickening: provides the texture with consistency.

How do you get it?

Beeswax extraction.

Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate

What is it?

Aromatic derivative.

What’s the point?

Solar protection: organic filter, absorbs UV radiation.

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.

Homosalate

What is it?

Aromatic derivative.

What’s the point?

Solar protection: organic filter, absorbs UV radiation.

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.

Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

What is it?

Octinoxate (OMC or EMC): aromatic derivative.

What’s the point?

Solar protection: organic filter, absorbs UV radiation.

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.

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.

Ethylhexyl salicylate

What is it?

Octisalate: salicylic acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Solar protection: organic filter, absorbs UV radiation.

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.

Ethylhexyl triazone

What is it?

Aromatic derivative.

What’s the point?

Solar protection: organic filter, absorbs UV radiation.

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.

Bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine

What is it?

Bemotrizinol: aromatic derivative.

What’s the point?

Solar protection: organic filter, absorbs UV radiation.

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.

Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

What is it?

White pigment (titanium dioxide).

What’s the point?

Opacifying: reduces the product’s translucent appearance.

How do you get it?

Mineral origin.

Copernicia cerifera cera/copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax/cire de carnauba

What is it?

Carnauba wax.

What’s the point?

Thickening: provides the texture with consistency.

How do you get it?

Carnauba extraction.

Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil

What is it?

Castor 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?

Castor seed extraction.

Hydrogenated polydecene

What is it?

Polymer.

What’s the point?

Water-resistance agent: optimises the product’s water resistance.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from mineral oil.

Polyhydroxystearic acid

What is it?

Fatty acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: stabilises the mineral screen or pigment.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from fatty acid extracted from vegetable oil.

Bht

What is it?

Aromatic derivative.

What’s the point?

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

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.

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.

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