SKIN IN WINTER

In winter, the skin requires special care. Exposed to the dual drying effect of the cold outside and the artificial heat of our homes, to the violence of temperature contrasts, to the scarcity of light and to the lack of exposure, the skin dries out, becomes irritated, loses its tone and radiance. Taking care of it starts in the shower, with this nourishing and enveloping soap-care, ideal for cleansing the skin while reforming its lipidic protection. The absolute softness of Yellow Clay, the immediate comfort of Shea Butter and Argan... there's no doubt that winter is a beautiful season!

Of course, nothing could be simpler than soaping up, since the dawn of time. But the reality is that everything from setting the water temperature to drying your skin to choosing the right care soap counts! So here are our application tips:

1. Prepare your skin by wetting it with water at a pleasant temperature, but not too hot. Excessive temperature increases the sensation of irritation and tingling of the skin. At the end of the shower, it accentuates the evaporation of water from the surface of the skin and therefore its immediate dehydration.

2. Moisten your OPPIDUM care soap and rub it directly onto the skin. Focus on the main areas where you will lather your soap: arms, chest, shoulders, lower back, thighs, calves.

3. Lather the soap on your skin with your hands and spread it all over your body. Skin against skin, your soaping is carried out with maximum gentleness, without the rubbing or irritation that textile fibres can cause.

4. Let the soap sit on the skin for a few seconds. You prolong its cleansing action and increase the uptake of the soap's natural glycerine by your skin. This is where the rehydrating and repairing care begins.

5. Rinse with clean water, not too hot. Again, too high a temperature would reduce the care provided by your soap: it would disrupt the production of sebum necessary for skin hydration and cause excessive evaporation of skin moisture.

6. Dry your skin by dabbing it with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid rubbing too hard and scraping the skin with textile fibres: excessive rubbing removes the lipid film deposited on the skin by your soap. Especially in winter, when temperature contrasts exacerbate the skin's sensitivity.

Coconut oil*, Shea butter*, Sunflower oil*, Water, Natural glycerin* from cold saponification, Argan oil*, Yellow clay from Périgord, Essential oils of Sweet orange**, Lemon**, Chinese cinnamon**, Sweet fennel**, Black pepper**, Scots pine**, Clove tree**, Turmeric powder*.

* made from organically grown ingredients
** from organic farming

COSMOS ORGANIC certified by Ecocert Greenlife according to the COSMOS standard

Cosmébio label

Slow Cosmetic Label

Cruelty-Free & Vegan approved by PETA

SODIUM COCOATE*, SODIUM SHEA BUTTERATE*, SODIUM SUNFLOWERSEEDATE*, AQUA, GLYCERIN*, SODIUM ARGANATE*, BENTONITE, CITRUS SINENSIS PEEL OIL EXPRESSED**, CITRUS LIMON PEEL OIL**, CINNAMOMUM CASSIA LEAF OIL**, FOENICULUM VULGARE DULCE FRUIT OIL**, PIPER NIGRUM FRUIT OIL**, PINUS SYLVESTRIS LEAF OIL**, EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS STEM OIL**, CURCUMA LONGA ROOT POWDER**, CINNAMAL***, EUGENOL***, LIMONENE***

* made from organically grown ingredients
** from organic farming
*** naturally present in essential oils

ONE SOAP, TWO ACTIONS.

Cold saponified from precious plant materials, your soap is composed not only of "soap" (the washing part of the soap) but also of vegetable glycerine produced naturally during the saponification process during the weeks of treatment in our workshops (the emollient and softening part of the soap).

In the shower or in the bath, this double composition ensures a simultaneous double action on the skin. The soap-care product acts firstly as an effective cleanser by removing the oily film from the skin to be cleansed as well as the bacteria responsible for bad body odours. At the same time, it deposits a thin layer of emollient and lipid-replenishing glycerine, which is immediately absorbed by the epidermis, allowing the skin's hydrolipidic protection to be re-established without delay, diffusing the natural properties of the oils and butters used in the composition of the soap-care product and restoring the capacity of water to preserve its hydration and regain suppleness and comfort.

The quality of the glycerine is therefore closely linked to the quality of the vegetable oils and butters chosen to create your soap. The composition of the oils and butters in fatty acids and unsaponifiable matter, the adaptation of the formulas to the different needs of the skin, the integral biological quality of each plant material, the use of precious oils and butters as basic ingredients and not just as residual additives... everything counts to obtain the best textures and to ensure real effects on the skin.