This is the story of a crazy bet. That of opening, at the end of a peninsula beaten by winds and tides, a laboratory of cosmetics. This story is that of Algologie, a small brand made in Brittany anxious to highlight its exceptional terroir through cosmetics stuffed with natural assets, sourced in a perimeter of about fifty kilometers around the peninsula of Pen-Lan.
The richness of a unique and preserved biotope
It is at the heart of the Talbert sulcus, a tongue of land and sand of three kilometers where the sea unleashes all its power - and thus offers a quality of water and exceptional spray - that the brand draws the best of its formulas .
Algo 4, a patented bio-mimetic complex, prides itself on the 50 or so employees who work on a daily basis to develop products.
Composed of stem cells of macro algae, microalgae and ultra-resistant halophytes plants such as sea-crist and blue thistle, it promises hydration and intense oxygenation of skin cells.
The expertise of algae stem cells
This expertise, the brand develops it day after day in collaboration with the Center for Study and Valorisation of Algae (CEVA) and Biotech Marine, specialist in the culture and supply of international algal stem cells, two partners also located in the Bréhat archipelago.
The site, which is unique in Europe, has around 800 species of algae on its shores, which are still far from revealing all their secrets and therefore their full potential.
What we love
The brand's commitment to respecting the environment and the oceans - stem cells of algae are born from a single collection in a natural environment and are then duplicated and cultivated in the laboratory.
Fine galenics and delicate perfumes that instantly recall the smell of a vacation on the Atlantic coast.
Where to find the brand?
Sold live in the Paimpol and Île de Ré Algologie boutiques, the products are also available in Passion Beauté perfumeries throughout France, at the Monge Pharmacy in Paris and on the Algologie e-shop. Superstar of the moment: the wave range, composed of 7 products with moisturizing and regenerating properties.
The prices
To "get the marine cosmetics out of the abyss", the brand is putting on average prices. Count about 22 euros for a scrub or mask, 29 euros for a day cream, 34 euros for a serum.
* www.e-shop-algologie.com
