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Pure Skincare

Purifying cleansing micellar water

Face, Adults and teenagers

200 ml

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A copper- and zinc-based micellar solution that removes makeup while cleansing and purifying the face and eyes in a single step.

  • Biomimetic formulation
  • Made in France
  • No artificial colouring agents
  • No mineral oil
  • No silicone
  • pH neutral for the skin
  • Tested under dermatological control
  • Vegan
  • Removes makeup

    Contains small micelles, capable of gently “capturing” makeup residues on the face, eyes and lips.

  • Cleanses

    These micelles also remove impurities present on the skin’s surface. Leaves skin perfectly clean and fresh.

  • Purifies

    Contains copper and zinc, which strengthen the cleansing micelles’ ability to eliminate excess sebum and restore skin’s balance, especially for combination to oily skin.

Is this care suitable
for your skin?

  • When

    In the morning, to eliminate impurities and excess sebum that have accumulated on the skin during the night.

  • Where

    Apply to the face, eye area and neck. Apply to dry skin using a cotton pad or reuseable cotton pad.

  • How

    Apply with a cotton pad or reuseable cotton pad. Apply as much product as necessary until there are no traces or dirt or makeup left behind on the cotton pad. Do not rub in. Do not rinse. You may need more than 1 cotton pad for makeup removal.

This formula contains 99.8% biomimetic ingredients, which are in perfect affinity with the skin (found naturally within the skin, similar to the components naturally present in the skin or perfectly assimilable by the skin). These ingredients have a thorough cleansing effect on the skin.

They have been carefully selected for their degree of purity.

For more information on the composition of this product, click:

AQUA/WATER/EAU

What it is?

Water contained in Isodermic Water.

What’s the point?

Contributes to the Isodermic Water patent.
NAOS has designed a perfectly defined water, meeting the three fundamental criteria for physiological fluids: pH, oxidation resistance, and concentration of mineral salts.
It optimises cellular functioning and preserves the balance of healthy skin.

Components contributing to this patent: aqua/water/eau, disodium adenosine triphosphate, carnosine, laminaria digitata extract.

How do you get it?

Mineral origin.

SODIUM CHLORIDE

What it is?

Sodium derivative.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: helps adjust the product’s pH.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, of mineral origin.

CAPRYLYL/CAPRYL GLUCOSIDE

What it is?

Fatty alcohol and sugar derivative.

What’s the point?

Cleansing: removes impurities, dirt and make-up.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from fatty alcohols and glucose of plant origin.

COCOYL PROLINE

What it is?

Fatty acid and amino acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Contributes to Micellar technology.
NAOS Research invented no-rinse cleansing and make-up removing micellar water.
Micelles, whose composition is inspired by the skin’s lipids, are invisible cleansing micro-droplets.
They have the ability to capture impurities while preserving the skin’s natural protective film.

How do you get it?

Combination of fatty acid extracted from vegetable oil, and proline (biotechnology).

GLYCERIN

What it is?

Glycerin.

What’s the point?

Moisturising: increases the water content of the skin’s outermost layers.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, extracted from vegetable oil.

SODIUM CITRATE

What it is?

Citric acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: helps adjust the product’s pH.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, obtained by biotechnology.
Biotechnology uses biological processes, including natural fermentation, to obtain ingredients.

SODIUM BENZOATE

What it is?

Sodium benzoate.

What’s the point?

Preservative: protects the product from microbial contamination throughout its use.

How do you get it?

Synthesis

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
– reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
– obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

LACTIC ACID

What it is?

Lactic acid.

What’s the point?

Stabilising: helps adjust the product’s pH.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, obtained by biotechnology.
Biotechnology uses biological processes, including natural fermentation, to obtain ingredients.

POTASSIUM SORBATE

What it is?

Sorbic acid derivative.

What’s the point?

Preservative: protects the product from microbial contamination throughout its use.

How do you get it?

Synthesis

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
– reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
– obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

LAMINARIA DIGITATA EXTRACT

What it is?

Brown algae extract.

What’s the point?

Contributes to the Isodermic Water patent.
NAOS has designed a perfectly defined water, meeting the three fundamental criteria for physiological fluids: pH, oxidation resistance, and concentration of mineral salts.
It optimises cellular functioning and preserves the balance of healthy skin.

Components contributing to this patent: aqua/water/eau, disodium adenosine triphosphate, carnosine, laminaria digitata extract.

How do you get it?

Laminaria algae extraction.

CARNOSINE

What it is?

Peptide.

What’s the point?

Contributes to the Isodermic Water patent.
NAOS has designed a perfectly defined water, meeting the three fundamental criteria for physiological fluids: pH, oxidation resistance, and concentration of mineral salts.
It optimises cellular functioning and preserves the balance of healthy skin.

Components contributing to this patent: aqua/water/eau, disodium adenosine triphosphate, carnosine, laminaria digitata extract.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, obtained by synthesis.

To select an ingredient, NAOS can call on synthesis in order to:
– reconstitute a natural molecule without having to extract it from a plant and thus better respect biodiversity,
– obtain a pure, perfectly defined ingredient.

FRAGRANCE (PARFUM)

What it is?

Fragrance composition.

What’s the point?

Scent & Fragrance: provides the product with olfactory sensory appeal.

How do you get it?

Combination of synthesised and plant-based odour molecules.

DISODIUM ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE

What it is?

Nucleotide (ATP).

What’s the point?

Contributes to the Isodermic Water patent.
NAOS has designed a perfectly defined water, meeting the three fundamental criteria for physiological fluids: pH, oxidation resistance, and concentration of mineral salts.
It optimises cellular functioning and preserves the balance of healthy skin.

Components contributing to this patent: aqua/water/eau, disodium adenosine triphosphate, carnosine, laminaria digitata extract.

How do you get it?

Component naturally found in the skin, obtained by biotechnology.
Biotechnology uses biological processes, including natural fermentation, to obtain ingredients.

FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES

What it is?

Sugar macromolecule.

What’s the point?

Flora regulator: preserves the quality and natural balance of the epidermis’s protective flora.

How do you get it?

Biotechnology.
Biotechnology uses biological processes, including natural fermentation, to obtain ingredients.

ZINC GLUCONATE

What it is?

Zinc derivative.

What’s the point?

Sebo-regulating: helps regulate sebum.

How do you get it?

Obtained by synthesis from zinc of mineral origin, and gluconic acid (biotechnology).

COPPER SULFATE

What it is?

Copper derivative.

What’s the point?

Sanitising: helps purify the skin.

How do you get it?

Mineral origin.

Of the 30,000 ingredients approved for use in cosmetics, our formulation charter only includes 150 to keep only those that respect your skin.

Find out more
  • What is micellar water?

    Micellar water contains water and, as its name suggests, micelles, fine particles that trap impurities. Micelles are tiny spherical shaped molecules made up of surfactants. Surfactants have a water head and oil tail which act like a magnet to trap dirt and oil. The water and the micelles work together to eliminate impurities, excess sebum and makeup in a single step, without rinsing.

  • How should I cleanse combination or oily skin without irritating it?

    It is important to cleanse oily skin twice a day, in the morning and evening, to remove impurities that can clog pores and cause spots or blackheads to appear. Avoid soap and alcohol, which aggravate the skin and can promote sebum production. Opt for gentle products and non-greasy gel textures for a mattifying result. Exfoliating once or twice a week will also help to remove dead skin cells that can contribute to blocked pores.

  • How is micellar water applied?

    In the morning and evening, using a cotton pad (disposable or reuseable), wipe the miceelar water over your face and neck, including your eyes. You can use several cotton pads to ensure that no makeup residue or impurities are left. For waterproof makeup, you can use a makeup remover before applying micellar water.

  • What steps can I take to better cleanse my face?

    Do not try to “strip” your skin of all oil. Instead, gently cleanse it with clean hands and apply your makeup remover and/or cleanser using small, light circular movements all over the face. The most important thing is to cleanse until your skin is completely clean and there are no marks left on the cotton pad or towel. Ensure you are cleasning in both the morning and evening to remove anything the skin has absorbed throughout the day and night.

  • Is the Micellar Purifying Cleansing Water recommended for sensitive skin?

    Yes, our Micellar Purifying Cleansing Water is formulated to be kind to facial skin and is tested on sensitive skin.

  • What is the difference between Pure Skincare and Pure Actives?

    Pure Skincare products do not contain any active ingredients, to take care of skin every day, without needlessly irritating it. Pure Actives offer a targeted action to treat skin problems when necessary (1 Pure Active = 1 skin issue). Healthy skin with no particular issues does not need Pure Actives.

  • How can Pure Skincare products be effective without any active ingredients?

    They are specifically formulated to give healthy skin with no particular issues what it needs, to cleanse and moisturise it while preserving its natural mechanisms. Adding in active ingredients that the skin doesn’t need can damage it. Over 98% of the ingredients in our Pure Skincare products are biomimetic (global Biomimetic© patent), for perfect affinity with the skin.

  • Do your products contain fragrances?

    Our Pure Actives do not contain fragrances, nor do some of the other care products such as the Moisturising Eye Contour Fluid, the Melting Exfoliating Gel and the Express Purifying Mask. The majority of our Pure Skincare products are very lightly scented to make them pleasant to use while being kind to skin. We carefully select our fragrances, which we create ourselves, and make sure they are free from allergens and sensitising substances.

  • What makes Pure Skincare special?

    Pure Skincare products do not contain any active ingredients, to cleanse and moisturise the skin every day. The biomimetic formulation of all Pure Skincare products is in perfect affinity with the skin so as to strengthen the natural processes without overtreating. Healthy skin with no particular issues does not need superfluous active ingredients that risk irritating it.

  • Are your products tested on animals?

    No, in accordance with the applicable European cosmetics regulations, our products and the ingredients they contain are not tested on animals. Toxicology experts have evaluated our formulas’ perfect tolerance. And, of course, our products are tested under dermatological and ophthalmological supervision if necessary.

  • Do your products contain preservatives?

    In order to protect our formulas from contamination, we use the necessary amount of natural preservatives (black radish extract, potassium sorbate or capryloyl glycine). We also use airless bottles, pumps and tubes to limit the risk of contamination, and therefore the quantity of preservatives.

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