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Alaia Peres: what the mountain taught me
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Inspired by Galen's Cerate - a cosmetic preparation used for thousands of years - Sylvie Peres, dermatologist and co-founder of Alaena, created this balm to nourish and repair even the driest skin. Formulated with high-quality organic plant oils and waxes, the balm provides immediate and long-lasting hydration.
Thanks to its formula enriched with waxes and vegetable oils, it also contains our G5 complex, made from sprouted seeds, which helps slow down skin aging.
"To nourish the body, I developed the Summer Garden Radiance Balm, inspired by Gallienus cerate (an ointment made from waxes and oils used since Antiquity)
For this formula, I chose coconut, grapeseed, plum, wheat germ, and borage oils, which are emulsified in mimosa wax and shea butter. We also find our sprouted seed extract, reinforced with squalene and beta-systoserol, natural moisturizing factors.
Dr. Sylvie Peres
The presence of mother-of-pearl leaves a light shimmering veil on the surface of the skin, for golden legs in summer and winter!

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