Your local pharmacy probably stocks P50 toner and Filorga anti-aging products, but did you know there are so many more French beauty brands worth exploring?
Phyto-cosmetology, or infusing products with plant extracts, lies at the core of many French skin care brands. Here are a few of our favorites!
Chanel
Chanel may be best known for their fashion designs, but their skin care line also stands out. Their Creme Main hand cream offers nourishment and brightness for hands; it has become a cult product.
French women are known for their natural, undeniable beauty. To maintain it, they follow a regimen consisting of cleansing, toning and moisturizing as part of their beauty regime – indulging in extra measures by spraying thermal spring water on their skin for added nourishment.
Clarins was founded by Jacques Courtin in 1984 as a luxury brand that explored phyto-cosmetology and botanical extracts to produce luxurious skincare products. Their mousellar water has become an indispensable makeup remover available at virtually every pharmacy around the world.
L’Occitane
L’Occitane was established by 23-year-old Olivier Baussan using steam distillation to produce essential oils of wild rosemary and lavender. The name Occitania, from which it derived, referred to a region in Southern France encompassing Northern Italy as well as parts of Spain that once existed at that time.
One of the four commitment pillars for the brand is sustainability, with particular attention paid to traceability and eco-friendly practices. They work closely with producers to establish long-term contracts that ensure fair prices are paid for their ingredients while offering technical support as necessary.
They work to protect plant species and promote biodiversity, such as helping Provence restore organic immortelle production while safeguarding lavender production in Corsica.
Filorga
Laboratoires Filorga was the pioneer French aesthetic medicine lab, designing pharmaceutical-grade injectables used by dermatologists around the globe. Additionally, they adapted these injections for at-home use by safely encasing active ingredients within creams – producing powerful anti-ageing products with results within seven days!
Their most popular products include TIME-FILLER Absolute Wrinkles Correction Cream and OPTIM-EYES Intensive Revitalizing 3-in-1 Eye Cream. In addition to that, they also carry a range of face masks and moisturizers suitable for all skin types – so to achieve optimal results choose products tailored specifically to meet your individual needs and skin type.
Bioderma
The brand’s products are inspired by skin biology and strive to strengthen skin’s natural defenses, using minimal yet optimally dosed ingredients while taking an eco-friendly approach to cosmetics.
Bioderma offers several popular beauty products both online and in retail outlets worldwide. Their signature micellar water is an integral component of every beauty kit.
Popular for its no-rinse cleansing and makeup removal properties, its formula features fructooligosaccharides and rhamnose as prebiotics to support healthy bacteria that reside on your skin’s surface.
Embryolisse
Embryolisse is a brand that specializes in dermo-cosmetic care. Their products are developed with input from dermatological experts and tested by professionals for best results. One of their best-selling moisturizers, Lait-Creme Concentre is said to reduce fine lines and wrinkles as it hydrates, protects, cleanses and nourishes the skin while cleansing at the same time.
This multitasking cream can serve multiple functions. From moisturizer to makeup primer and aftershave lotion, its formula includes shea butter, beeswax and soy proteins for firming and toning skin while diminishing fine lines and wrinkles.
Adore Beauty provides this makeup artist essential, which features no unnecessary ingredients and prioritizes those from natural origin.
Nuxe
NUXE believes beauty products should be an engaging sensory experience, which is why their skin and hair care offerings include natural ingredients and aromatic scents to make you feel pampered and relaxed. Their best-selling product Huile Prodigieuse contains seven precious 100% botanical oils to nourish and repair skin cells in ways similar to massage therapy; its Or version adds an illuminating boost while Florale brings fresh citrus blossom, magnolia flower, and vanilla notes into its fragrance profile.
Cult range, selling one bottle every 11 seconds worldwide. An anti-aging serum designed to rejuvenate complexion and reduce wrinkles using Camellia Japonica Oil (tsubaki). Furthermore, this formulation also contains fatty acids and antioxidants which work together to provide soothing results on skin.
