Did you know that your hair is naturally porous? This porosity, inherent to its structure, makes it vulnerable, particularly in the face of certain haircare habits. Repeated use of shampoos containing strong surfactants such as SLS or SLES accentuates this phenomenon....

The visual, the appearance is an ancestral preoccupation. Is it a quest for cultural belonging? Is it a quest for self-approval? Is it a quest for youth? Is it a quest driven by our ego? I think this is a whole that mixes history, culture, nature and emotion. We first...

This is something that I’ve recently heard, and which has caught my attention.   Have you ever noticed how we tend to blame it on our “generation”? Go on and blame today’s society! And for each era, its scapegoat. But have social medias perverted us that much? Is...

You already know it under different appellations, but especially: the cutaneous microbiome. Ever heard of it? We don’t actually see them, and yet, there are more of them than all of the cells of our body. It is said that there is 10^15 of them… But what are these...

  Virgin coconut oil, brough to you by the tree of life in French Polynesia (although, from a strict botanical point of view, coconut tree is not a tree…!)    First glance at it, it reminds us of holidays, farniente, warm sand, and blue lagoon… Are you...

If your bathroom doesn’t yet contain a jar of virgin coconut oil, it might simply be because you haven’t read this article. Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is a true cosmetic multitasker: emollient, antibacterial, well tolerated, and above all, effective—even on sensitive...

Discover the discipline of ethnopharmacology This is the scientific studies of plant based, animal based or mineral based materials, and related knowledges or practices applied by traditional cultures in order to modify the condition of living organisms for...

It’s that time of year again — many of us are gearing up for holidays in the sun. We’re already dreaming of that blissful feeling: lying on a beach towel in a swimsuit, the sun gently warming our skin, lulled by the sound of waves… Ah, pure joy. Total relaxation. And...

It is pretty obvious that our skin reflects many things. The skin is the result, the reflection of our emotions. In good ways or in bad ways… When we feel good, we’re glowing. When we go through tough times, we somatize, and at best it’s just an acne breakout. Our...

Vitamin E is often name‑checked in cosmetics without people really understanding why. One of its roles is to act as a molecular safety‑net. When free radicals attack skin cells, vitamin E can calm oxidative stress by donating a proton, neutralizing those reactive...