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    • Sun simulator: sunlight reproduced in the laboratory
    • Formulation challenges of suncare products in Brazil
    • Sunscreen products and the aquatic environment
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    • Pro-Xylane discovery journey
    • Pro-Xylane: the ultimate well-ageing Green Chemistry Active
    • Science of Proxylane
    • Silicones: should we do without them?
    • PPD and PTD hair dyes
    • Nanoparticles: why do we use them?
    • Parabens: what are they for?
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    • Fragrances and allergies
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    • Alternative methods to animal testing
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    Others innovations

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    • Inclusion: change the conversation about curl beauty
    • Inclusion: advanced tool to find the right shade for everyone
    • Inclusion: beauty that's all about me
    • Inclusion: introducing our numerical foundation name system
    • The beauty of future

Menu Glossaire

  • Glossary
Accessibility
  • Ingredients
    • Active ingredients
      • Ferulic acid
      • Hyaluronic acid
      • Lactic acid
      • Salicylic acid
      • Alcohol in cosmetics
      • Aloe vera
      • Shea butter
      • Hemp
      • Glycerine
      • Argan oil
      • Avocado oil
      • Coconut oil
      • Palm oil
      • Essential oils
      • Minerals oils
      • Madecassoside
      • Melasyl™
      • Mica
      • Honey
      • Nanoparticles
      • Niacinamide
      • Panthenol
      • Retinol
      • Perpetual rose
      • Aluminum salts
      • Silicones
      • Squalane
      • Talc
      • Vitamin CG
      • Vitamin C
      • Vitamin E
      • Vitreoscilla filiformis
    • Dyes
      • Permanent oxidative hair dye
    • Sun filters
      • Octinoxate
      • Octocrylene
      • Oxybenzone
      • Sun filters
      • Titanium dioxide
      • Zinc oxide
      • Mexoryl® SX
      • Mexoryl®  XL
    • Fragrances
      • Composition of a fragrance
    • Preservatives
      • MIT
      • Parabens
      • Phenoxyethanol
      • Preservatives
    • Texturing agents
      • BHT
      • EDTA
      • PEG/PPG
      • Sulphates
    • Ingredients we do not use in our products
  • Approach
    • Quality and Safety
      • Product safety: our number one priority
      • Quality at the heart of our products
      • Compliance with cosmetics regulations
    • Environment
      • Formulas more respectful of the aquatic environment
      • Our commitments to the environment
      • Our ecodesign policy
      • Microplastics in cosmetic products – let’s mythbust!
    • Innovation
      • Netlock, our technology for more effective sun protection
      • UV Mune 400: our Biggest Sun Filtering Technology in 30 Years
    • Transparency
      • Our alternative methods to animal testing
      • Our policy of transparency in fragrances
  • Questions / Answers
    • Ingredients
      • Do cosmetic products contain heavy metals?
      • Natural ingredient, of natural origin or chemical, how to see more clearly?
      • Traces of impurities and contaminants: what are they and how to identify them?
      • What is the classification and regulation of CMR substances?
      • Allergens in cosmetic products: how to disentangle the real from the fake?
    • Health and Environment
      • Babies, children, teenagers and pregnant women: how to meet their specific needs?
      • What is an endocrine disruptor?
      • Labels: what are they and what is their purpose?
      • What are beauty apps for and how to use them?
  • Experts' testimonies
    • Sun protection
      • Sun protection: Beauty that protects
      • Sun protection: UV Mune 400
      • Sun protection: a real public health issue
      • What impact do ultraviolet rays have on our skin?
      • Suncare products: understanding the protection factor
      • How is reconstructed skin produced in the laboratory?
      • Sun simulator: sunlight reproduced in the laboratory
      • Formulation challenges of suncare products in Brazil
      • Sunscreen products and the aquatic environment
      • Sunscreen products: evaluating their efficiency
      • Sunscreen products: formulas to protect you better and better
    • Ingredients
      • Pro-Xylane discovery journey
      • Pro-Xylane: the ultimate well-ageing Green Chemistry Active
      • Science of Proxylane
      • Silicones: should we do without them?
      • PPD and PTD hair dyes
      • Nanoparticles: why do we use them?
      • Parabens: what are they for?
    • Safety
      • Safety assessment: allergies
      • EpiSkin's History
      • Products and ingredients safety assessment
    • Transparency
      • Fragrances and allergies
      • Transparency is our duty
      • Alternative methods to animal testing
      • Fragrances transparency
    • Others innovations
      • Inclusion: change the conversation about curl beauty
      • Inclusion: advanced tool to find the right shade for everyone
      • Inclusion: beauty that's all about me
      • Inclusion: introducing our numerical foundation name system
      • The beauty of future
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