Why is mud used in thalassotherapy?

Where ?

What ?

Where are they produced?

Where are they studied?

Cosmetic industry

Phytomer

In laboratory

Britain

Marseille

Thalgo

Isomarine

Daniel Jouvance

Thalion

Labiomer

Passion Marine

Which products are use ?

Mask, scrub, cream, make up, soap, shampoo, perfume, after-shave

What is it ?

Substance or mixture brought into contact with the body to beautify it.

How ?

Which properties ?

Moisturizing, nourishing, regenerating, slimming, draining, soothing, remineralising and antiseptic.

Manufacturing

Extraction of mollusc

Extraction of seaweed (Protein, vitamin -> mostly B)

Ingredient measure

How do they act ?

Quality control, verification of the finished product

Safety test

Efficiency test

Conservation test

Toxicity test

Yeast identifiation

Bacteria identification

By penetration

When ?

When should cosmetics products be used?

When skin problems

Pimples

Rash

Oily skin / greasy hair

Dry skin / hair

Allergy

Not after the expiry dates

Why ?

Why blue cosmetics ?

For better hygiene

Why organic cosmetics ?

To avoid all the toxic chemicals ?

Seaweds full of properties

Bacteria that live in extreme conditions

Thalassotherapy

Who ?

Which microorganisms ?

Who are the cosmetic products for ?

Baby

Mature people : anti-wrinkle product

Teenagers

Children

Mollusques

Aquatic bacteria

Forme

Sea mushrooms

Seaweeds

Powder

Porridge

Oysters

Red

Green

Brown

Laminaria Digitata (remineralizing, moisturizing, protective, regenerating and emollient)

Fucus vesiculosus (moisturizing and soothing)

Ulva lactuca (sea lettuce) (rich in magnesium and moisturizing)

Palmaria palmata (Dulse) (moisturizing and remineralizing)

Lithothamnium calcareum (rich in Ca and Mg, remineralizing and exfoliating)

With cosmetic products

In poultice

Wrapping

Protocol

  1. Alginate extraction from the seaweed
  1. From this seaweed extract, produce a cosmetic preparation
  1. Choice of a molecule with a certain property -> Sodium alginate (moisturizing)
  1. Perform a safety test of the preparation
  1. Choice of an seaweeds contained in the mud -> Laminaria Digitata

Problematics

Why / how do mud molecules have a beneficial effect on the body?

Why does the seaweed contained in the mud have a beneficial effect on the body?