Eau Thermale Avène ingredients

In complete transparency

These days, a few of you are wondering – and rightly so – about the composition of dermo-cosmetic products to the point of sometimes giving up using these products. We do not compromise on the safety of our products and work with highly qualified toxicologists to carefully evaluate them. We open up our tubes and bottles in complete transparency and tell you all about our policy concerning ingredients deemed “controversial”.

In complete transparency

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• Animal testing has been banned in the European Union since 2004 for finished products, and since 2013 for the ingredients used to make these products. Pioneers in this approach, since 1995 we have been using innovative skin models reconstructed in the Laboratory.
• As many as 700 tests can be carried out on a dermo-cosmetic product and if one test is not conclusive, the product will not be launched.
• 3 years of research is the average time needed between the discovery of a key ingredient and the launch of the finished product...but it can take up to 10 years!

• Sun filters are essential for protecting the skin from UV rays responsible for the vast majority of skin cancer: they absorb or deflect them.

• The mineral oils we use (paraffin, microcrystalline wax, etc.) are to the quality set out by the European Pharmacopoeia and are therefore purified without any health risk.
• In no way, are oils used for industrial purposes.
• We use them for their excellent tolerance and their protective and hydrating properties.

• To better meet the expectations of our consumers, we have decided to stop using parabens in our new products.
• Similarly, we no longer use Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) and Phenoxyethanol in our new products.

• Antioxidants prevent formulas from becoming rancid, especially those containing fats.
• When the formula requires it, we use Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) which has been proven to be neither an irritant nor an endocrine disruptor.
• Unlike Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA), which we no longer include in our formulas.
• As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our formulas, we are looking for alternatives, but for the moment there are few substitutes.

• Not all silicones are controversial.
• In some of our formulas, we include Dimethicone, a hydrating and nourishing agent. It is often confused with Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4), a prohibited silicone, which we do not use.
• In particular cases, such as scar massage, silicones are very effective ingredients and are recommended by experts.
• They are well tolerated by the skin, non-comedogenic, non-irritant and non-allergenic. They improve the feel and finish of a product.
• We do not use Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4).

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