FV 067 : Mademoiselle Organic: DIY your own skin care and beauty products

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Before personally meeting Mademoiselle Organic, I didn't even know you could make your own skin care and beauty products (or rather, this is not something that had crossed my mind!). And yet, this trend is growing, especially in France. People are getting increasingly worried by the hormone disruptors used in the products of supermarket brands and there's also a desire to use clean and environment-friendly products. Not to mention the fun side of making your own recipes at a reasonable price. But the complete beginner will have lots of questions, such as: Is it dangerous to make your own products? Which products are the easiest to make? Where to find the ingredients? I asked Mademoiselle Organic, our expert on the topic!

Episode Timeline

Part 1

Introducing Mademoiselle Organic

How Aurélie got interested in DIY products

Part 2

Is it dangerous to make your own products?

Trusting big companies? The example of sunscreen

Where to find the ingredients

Part 3

Which products may be harmful

Why less (ingredients) is more

Customising your own beauty products: a hobby

Part 4

Defining a new lifestyle

Which products are the easiest to make?

Mademoiselle Organic courses

Vocab List

après-shampooing (nm) = hair conditioner

baume (nm) = balm

bio = organic

crème solaire = sunscreen

dentifrice (nm) = toothpaste

effet secondaire (nm) = side effect

enceinte = pregnant

hydrater = to moisturise

karité (nm) = shea

peau (nf) = skin

perturbateur endocrinien (nm) = endocrine disruptor, hormone disruptor

remettre en question = to question

savon (nm) = soap

se procurer = to get hold of, to obtain, to get

shampooing (nm) = shampoo

Links & Resources

Mademoiselle Organic: https://mademoiselleorganic.com

French Possum: http://frenchpossum.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlleorganic/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWB2pWUhe2e/?taken-by=mlleorganic

French Voices, episode 41: "Discover the Fantasy World of Lusilière with Author L.Shena": frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode41

French Voices, episode 45: "Chapter 1 of “Les Héritiers de Lusilière” read by the Author, L.Shena": frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode45

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