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Luxury French skincare brand Sothys has introduced a new skincare line targeting pigmentation concerns and designed to reveal a flawless, luminous complexion.

Powered by key ingredients like stabilised vitamin C, niacinamide, and Sothys’ patented white nettle extract, this pigmentation management regimen takes a clinical approach to reduce the appearance of existing dark spots and prevent new ones from forming.

Key ingredients

• • ENCAPSULED FERULIC ACID: Powerful antioxidant.
  • ORGANIC WHITE NETTLE EXTRACT (PATENT PENDING FRANCE NO. 2302520): Derived from Sothys Advanced research. Harvested in Corrèze. Helps reduce the phenomenon of pigmentation spots.
  • NIACINAMIDE: Promote complexion radiance.
  • STABILISED VITAMINS C: Illuminating active ingredient. Helps limit the formation of pigmentation spots.

What’s in the range…

Sothys Illuminating Facial Cleanser

R855 (125ml)

The collection starts with the Illuminating Facial Cleanser, with a gel-cream texture that becomes an enveloping and softly generous milk. Your skin stays clear and keeps its natural hydration, while your pigmentary imperfections visibly fade day after day. Formulated with stabilised vitamin C, encapsulated ferulic acid, white nettle extract (patent pending) and citric acid.

Apply to moist skin in the morning and evening, lather, and rinse thoroughly. If it comes into contact with the eyes, rinse thoroughly with water.

Sothys Illuminating Essence

R895 (200ml)

Next is the Illuminating Essence; its light, milky veil merges with your skin to treat pigment spots, hydrate and prep the skin, and enhance the performance of subsequent products.

It is formulated with stabilised vitamin C, encapsulated ferulic acid, white nettle extract (patent pending), niacinamide, prickly pear oligosaccharides, and a hydra-plumping complex (derived from urea).

To be used before your serum and your skincare cream. Apply morning and evening to cleansed skin of the face, neck, and décolletage. Avoid direct contact with the eyes.

Sothys Flawless Complexion Serum

R1395 (30ml)

The star of the line is the Flawless Complexion Serum. This serum is the result of a unique combination of nine active ingredients derived from science and nature in order to address all dark spots: emerging, visible, and established. It is clinically proven that pigment spots are reduced from one month. Day after day, the spots are visually clearer and smaller in appearance. This is a true concentration of efficiency in a light and penetrating texture.

This serum is ideal for use before your sun protection and thus offers your skin optimal protection against photo-ageing.

It is formulated with stabilised vitamin C, encapsulated ferulic acid, white nettle extract (patent pending), red algae, azelaic acid derivative, citric acid, niacinamide, N-acetylglucosamine, and iris extract.

To be used as a cure, morning and evening, on the face, neck, décolletage, and hands. It can be used on every single skin blemish for a more targeted action. Ideally, follow with the use of the Sothys Flawless Complexion Cream. Avoid direct contact with the eyes. Use a sun protection product and limit sun exposure while using this product.

Sothys Flawless Complexion Cream

R1195 (50ml)

Follow with the Flawless Complexion Cream moisturiser, a light cream with a second-skin effect that provides a dual response for dark spots and youth. It’s clinically proven: month after month, dark spots are visibly reduced, and the skin is durably hydrated.

It is formulated with stabilised vitamin C, encapsulated ferulic acid, white nettle extract (patent pending), red algae, azelaic acid derivative, niacinamide, and a hydra-plumping complex.

Apply to the entire face, neck, décolletage, and hands morning and evening. Follow with Sothys Protective Youth fluid SPF50 for optimal protection against photo-ageing.

Sothys Illuminating Mask

R795 (50ml)

For a boost, the Illuminating Mask contains kaolin emulsion, bisabolol, and vitamin C. In testing, 41% of users saw increased radiance after two weeks of use.

Apply twice a week to cleansed and dry skin on the face, neck, and décolletage. It can also be used as a hand mask. Leave on for 15 minutes and rinse.

Sothys Protective Youth Fluid SPF50

R795 (50ml)

Finally, the Protective Youth Fluid SPF50, designed to provide your skin with a double action: treatment and protection against photo-ageing. Its broad-spectrum UVA-UVB protection and its white nettle extract make it a daily ally wherever you are. Because the best prevention against dark spots is daily sun protection.

Apply every morning to the face, neck, décolletage, and hands after your skincare cream. Avoid direct contact with the eyes. In the event of sun exposure, reapply throughout the day. Avoid contact with clothes.

Sothys Illuminating Professional Treatment

As a skincare specialist, Sothys has specifically developed a radiance beauty routine to target and treat all types of dark spots. At the heart of this routine lies organic white nettle extract (Patent pending France no. 2302520), inspired by the Jardins Sothys and derived from Sothys Advanced research.

This six-step treatment provides a triple solution: dark spots, hydration, and an even complexion.

• Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
• Treatment areas include: face, neck, décolletage, and hands
• Series of six treatments; one treatment per week

Where to buy

Available at select spas and salons. Contact +27 21 701 2900 to find a stockist.

Or shop online at www.orleanscosmetics.co.za

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