Food for skin
Cosmetics is the art that maintains skin freshness: an art dating back thousands of years, the art which responds to the needs of men and women to nourish their skin whatever their age and their occupation.
The most obvious and interesting of skin’s macroscopic characteristics is its colour, which varies according to ethnicity,
age and gender. Its colour depends mainly on the presence of 3 different pigments: melanin, haemoglobin and carotene.
According to the amount of melanin present, there are 6 different phototypes.
The main functions of skin are two-fold:
protection
(against effects
and attacks
from the environment)
(against effects
and attacks
from the environment)
retention
(of substances that need
to be retained
and not lost externally)
(of substances that need
to be retained
and not lost externally)
The opinion of our expert
calculate your phototype
calculate phototype
select age band
0|10
YEARS
YEARS
0|60
YEARS
YEARS
over 60
select hair color
BLONDE
RED
DARK BROWN
DARK BLONDE
BROWN
BLACK
select skin color
MILKY WHITE
WITH FRECKLES
WITH FRECKLES
FAIR
MODERATELY
COLORED
COLORED
DARK
VERY DARK
AND OLIVE
AND OLIVE
BLACK
select eye color
BLUE
GREEN
BLACK
GREY
BROWN
do you tan easily?
Never
Rarely
Always
Easily
Often
N.A.
do you burn easily
Always
Rarely
Never
result
phototype:
?
Skin:
Hair:
Eyes:
You tan:
You burn:
Blonde or red hair, with white skin and freckles:
always burn and never tan.
*Such people should use very high protection factor creams
always burn and never tan.
*Such people should use very high protection factor creams
Blonde hair with pale skin:
always burn but can obtain a light tan using a high protection factor cream.
*Such people should use very high protection factor creams
always burn but can obtain a light tan using a high protection factor cream.
*Such people should use very high protection factor creams
People with light brown hair and sensitive skin:
they burn slightly and obtain a gradual tan.
*Such people should use high protection factor creams
they burn slightly and obtain a gradual tan.
*Such people should use high protection factor creams
Dark-haired people with moderately sensitive skin:
tan easily.
*Such people should use medium protection factor creams
tan easily.
*Such people should use medium protection factor creams
People with dark hair who rarely burn:
Obtain a dark tan.
*Such people should use medium to low protection factor creams.
Obtain a dark tan.
*Such people should use medium to low protection factor creams.
Very-dark-haired people with skin that never burns:
obtain a very dark tan.
*Such people should use low protection factor creams.
obtain a very dark tan.
*Such people should use low protection factor creams.
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