What is Slow Cosmétique?

Cosmetics must be formulated and used with respect for the environment.

The least processed natural and organic ingredients should be favoured in formulas, excluding any synthetic chemical ingredients, petrochemicals, animal abuse leading to death, as well as any ingredients potentially polluting the environment.

Cosmetics must strive to minimize its environmental impact in all spheres of its design and use. Short cycles and exchanges at the local level must be favoured.

Slow Cosmétique is formulated and practised with respect for human, vegetal, and animal health. It is formulated with respect for nature and its life cycle without causing short of long-term harm. It ensures to not disrupt the body’s physiological functions.

In any doubt over the sanitary impact or action of a product, Slow Cosmétique follows the precautionary principle and satisfies itself with the available alternatives. Slow Cosmétique bars all animal testing, as well as any animal abuse by suffering or death.

Slow Cosmétique meets the skin’s real needs in a suitable and sound manner. It acknowledges the skin's basic dermatological needs, namely cleansing, hydration and protection, and meets them with sound products or rituals. To this end, it uses ingredients from available resources that bring something positive to the skin. It avoids wherever possible the inert, inactive or unnecessarily processed ingredients, as well as any ingredient capable of maintaining or improving the health of the skin to the detriment of the health of the rest of the body or the mind.

It encourages us to consume less but better, while leading us into direct contact with nature without looking to recreate the latter in an artificial way.

Slow Cosmétique does not make false promises, impossible to keep with regards to the nature of a product or a cosmetic ritual. It forbids itself from greenwashing, manipulation, and any form of airbrushing or concealment intended to deceive its contacts.

It is sold and bought at a fair price, which reflects the genuine quality of its formulation or service. The price is the result of an honest calculation, in direct connection to the development of the product or service upholding Slow Cosmétique values. It promotes ancient and traditional know-how while respecting ethics. In its development, it ensures the improvement of the standard of living for all actors in the production chain. It trusts the ingredients from nature or human talent, without seeking to claim exclusivity (biopiracy).

Decidedly positive and notanxiety-provoking, it recognizes the need for pleasure felt by humankind as a quality and encourages it to cultivate it in a simple way. It encourages the adoption of natural alternatives, beneficial for the body and beauty as well as the mind.