The SOBIOetic range from France uses only organic ingredients to give you naturally clear and radiant skin.
The SOBIOetic range from France uses only organic ingredients to give you naturally clear and radiant skin.
If you prefer to use natural skincare that’s free of artificial ingredients, like parabens, silicone and synthetic fragrances, the made-in-France SOBIOetic line is a must buy. The products are formulated with botanical ingredients and produced without synthetic materials or chemicals. They’re also certified organic by French organisation Ecocert, which awards the certification only when 90 per cent of the ingredients are grown organically. This is great news – not just for your skin but the environment, too – because it means the ingredients are extracted in a responsible and sustainable manner. Best of all, SOBIOetic is very affordable.
FOR YOUTHFUL-LOOKING SKIN & HAIR
TRY: PRECIEUX ARGAN
This collection contains organic argan oil, which has exceptional levels of essential fatty acids and vitamin E to help correct fine lines, wrinkles and dehydration, and keep your skin firm as well as radiant every day.
Precieux Argan Anti-Age Micellar Water, $26.50 (500ml) The perfect refreshing step in your beauty routine, and enriched with argan oil, the makeup cleanser is especially gentle and comfortable on skin.
Precieux 100% Pure Argan Beautifying Oil, $26.50 (50ml) This contains 100 per cent pure organic argan oil, pressed from argan tree nuts. Easily absorbed, it is a wonderful hydrating treatment for dry, brittle hair.
FOR BETTER HYDRATED SKIN
TRY: HYDRA ALOE VERA
This line is enriched with organic aloe vera juice, an essential active ingredient for hydration.
Hydra Aloe Vera 3-in-1 Soothing Micellar Water, $24.50 (500ml) This three-in-one product removes makeup. It also cleanses and soothes sensitive as well as reactive skin, thanks to organic aloe vera and rose flower water. You can even use it around your eyes.
Hydra Aloe Vera 24-hour Light Moisturising Day Cream, $24.50 (50ml) Ideal for normal to combination skin, this lightweight cream with organic aloe vera and hyaluronic acid hydrates the skin instantly and for at least 24 hours.
Hydra Aloe Vera Anti-Puffiness Eye Contour, $26.50 (15ml) Eliminate puffiness around the eyes with this treatment with buckwheat wax to help brighten, tone and revitalise the eye contour area.
FOR RADIANCE
TRY: FLEUR D’IMMORTELLE
If you’re worried about the signs of ageing on your skin, the star ingredient in this range is immortelle essential oil, known for its antioxidant and wrinkle-fighting properties.
Fleur D’Immortelle Anti-Blemish Radiance Serum, $32.50 (40ml) If blemishes on your face and hands are a concern, this nourishing serum is said to reduce the size and intensity of sun spots, age spots and other imperfections. With active ingredients like floral water and sea lily extract, it aims to even out and smooth your complexion and restore radiance to your skin.
Fleur D’Immortelle Immediate Effect Firming Serum, $32.50 (15ml) This ultra-light, fluid serum penetrates rapidly without stickiness and also boosts the effects of skincare as it smooths and brightens your face.
Fleur D’Immortelle BB Cream – Perfect Cover SPF10, $28.50 (30ml) Containing a host of active ingredients, like extracts of jojoba, mimosa and sunflower, this evens out your complexion, eliminates blemishes and red spots, adds luminosity, hydrates, purifies, and protects your skin from the sun.The creamy, satiny texture blends into skin for a natural, radiant finish.
SPECIAL!
Enjoy 20 per cent off SOBIOetic products. Valid until Jan 31, 2017.
Where to buy: Selected Guardian and Watsons stores; Mili Enterprises, Unit 28 Kallang Estate Food Centre, 17 Old Airport Road, tel: 9027-2222; Rey Im Cosmetics House, #01-53 Katong Shopping Centre, tel: 6345-4850; Taste Original, #03-57 Harbourfront Centre, tel: 6274-5852; Yes Natural, 51 Geylang Lorong 27, tel: 6846-1580.
