Guerlain & the orchid

The journey from orchid to skincare product

Cosmetics house Guerlain has its own orchidarium. They grow their own long lasting orchids in order to use their extracts in their Orchidée Impériale cosmetic line.

Orchids: beautiful inside and out

Orchids grow in the wild, in the rainforest, before they end up in your home in a vase. They can grow there to be eighty and still look fresh, due to their high resistance to damaging climate influences and anti-inflammatory characteristics. So, they thought at Guerlain, would that work for our skin as well?

L'orchidée protagoniste de la gamme Orchidée Impériale de Guerlain.

Guerlain’s orchidarium

Guerlain grows in their own orchidarium in Geneve and a nature reserve in TianZi (China), two sorts of Vanda’s, a Dendrobium and the mysterious Gold Orchid, which they are studying in the laboratory. It appears after more than 10 years of research that indeed: in the orchid are elements which can reduce the effects of skin ageing and repair the moisture in the skin. What is really great is that Guerlain can take this extract out of the flower and add it to their cosmetics.

Skincare line Orchidée Impériale

The long life of the orchid is taken from the orchidarium, via the laboratory and ends up in your bathroom. The skincare line Orchidée Impériale promises you a skin which is full, firm, smooth and supple, reducing the appearance of wrinkles. The line includes a toner, a concentrate, a serum, a mask and a range of creams. You can read more about Orchidée Impériale products on the Guerlain website.

Also see the Orchidée Impériale video

Want to read more about the orchid?

Isn’t it lovely what orchids can do? As well as their amazing effect on your skin, they also look great in your home. Read more about the orchid as a style maker in your home and how to care for the flower via the orchid dossier.

Photo credit: Guerlain.com
Video credit: Stadt-Parfümerie Pieper

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