Heritage and Inspiration
The journey of La Fervance finds its roots in a moment of inspiration during the National Gallery of Victoria’s Napoleon: Revolution to Empire exhibition in 2014. This exhibit highlighted Napoleon and Josephine’s fascination with Australia, a land they viewed as exotic and boundless with potential. Their expedition to Australia in the 1800s brought hundreds of thousands of flora and fauna back to France, forging a unique connection between the two cultures.
An Exciting New Adventure
This historic synergy between France and Australia became the spark for an entrepreneurial journey. What began with the development of innovative, 100% natural baby products sold nationwide in Australia soon evolved into something more ambitious. Recognizing a gap in the market for impeccably presented, high-performance, 100% natural beauty products within an eco-friendly framework, the founders partnered with Australia’s leading cosmetic scientists to begin crafting a new vision of luxury beauty.
This vision called for an even deeper commitment. The founders relocated their young family from the comfort of Bayside Melbourne to the heart of Provence, France, in 2016. Immersed in the Provençal lifestyle for two years, they then moved to Paris to launch their heartfelt creation. Selling their first family home and the cherished memories it held allowed them to collaborate more closely with the world’s leading cosmetic scientists.
The Journey
Sitting on the balcony of their Parisian apartment in the Marais, inspired by a day spent absorbing the grandeur of Napoleon-inspired sites, the connection between French and Australian beauty became undeniable. Both cultures, blessed with active botanicals and complemented by France’s centuries-old savoir-faire, formed the foundation of a new, luxurious clean beauty venture.
La Fervance was created with a philosophy of minimalism, effectiveness, and natural beauty. By respecting the integrity of ingredients, packaging, and the brand’s dual cultural heritage, the innovative Fusionistique Skincare™ philosophy emerged. This 360-degree approach delivers highly active, concentrated formulas crafted in small batches, offering multifunctional and effective self-care rituals.
La Fervance is Born
The creation of La Fervance began with a simple yet powerful question: “What will it take to create a product with a 100% natural formulation?” This question guided the brand through countless challenges, including securing partnerships with leading cosmetic scientists, meeting rigorous regulatory standards, and ensuring the uncompromising quality of every product.
Today, La Fervance is proud to source its ingredients from both France and Australia, working with artisans and boutique suppliers to craft small-batch products that celebrate sustainability and craftsmanship. Every formula is produced in France with the expertise of the world’s top cosmetic scientists, ensuring a standard of excellence that is trusted globally.
With its products featured in prestigious spas and luxury retail outlets worldwide, La Fervance has become a symbol of clean, luxurious beauty—a brand where nature’s finest elements meet scientific innovation to create skincare masterpieces.
What sets LA FERVANCE apart from every other skincare brand?
Establishing a new philosophy in luxury skincare, LA FERVANCE combines sustainably foraged botanicals with scientific integrity to deliver a sensory beauty experience like no other. Clean, slow and ethical, LA FERVANCE is a Parisian legacy in heart and soul, yet its origins hail from salty coastlines of Australia. After igniting a love affair with French culture, ethos and nature, our family uprooted their lives in Melbourne to disrupt the luxury beauty industry with an idea that not only amplified results using 100% natural and sustainably-sourced ingredients, but also offered a simplified, one-step skincare routine for all.
The symbiotic relationship between French and Australian beauty comes down to a “less is more” doctrine. It’s natural, minimalistic and effortless. LA FERVANCE embodies this approach through its highly concentrated formulas with multi-functional uses and textures, complemented by bespoke 100% natural scents that were hand-sourced in Grasse. By respecting the integrity of its ingredients, packaging – which is 100% recyclable and French-made -, culture and usage, the one-of-a-kind and innovative Fusionistique Skincare™ philosophy behind LA FERVANCE is the reason why it has become a trusted luxury skincare brand globally.
Hand-Sourced Natural Ingredients In Their Purest Form
Rarely seen within the beauty industry, LA FERVANCE sustainably sources natural active ingredients from boutique producers across the world, and integrates them their highest possible concentrations. The heartfelt ethos of best practice transcends the apothecary of the products themselves, extending to the savoir faire of the packaging and perfume, to the complete traceability and story of each and every ingredient – where the provenance can go from source to skin in its purest form.
Stepping Towards Slow Beauty
LA FERVANCE invites you to take a breath, embrace an easier ritual, and discover the effortless effectiveness of ‘slow beauty’. With the duality of our products, your skincare routine is streamlined while becoming more mindful – relieving the unnecessary stress and waste that can come a ten- or twelve-step approach. The crucial component to Slow Beauty, however, is incorporating eco-conscious practices in every step of the supply chain, from ingredient sourcing through to packaging. Harvesting botanicals at nature’s own pace and supporting boutique family farms in the process, LA FERVANCE formulations usher in a new era of natural products with data-driven results.
A sensory world of Fusionistique Skincare™ awaits, it’s time for you to enjoy a decadently immersive routine with products that leave the world – and yourself – in a symbiotic state. Our COSMOS certification proves our commitment to our products of integrity, our community of suppliers and the environment we live in.
RECYCLABLE PACKAGING
All of LA FERVANCE packaging is COSMOS-certified and 100% recyclable, using glass primary packaging and FSC-accredited, fine Italian-made papers for their cartons. All of the glass used in its product packaging is recyclable and the founders are investigating a refill program. This would enable consumers to purchase product refills for their existing jars and bottles instead of purchasing replacement products in brand-new packaging.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
LA FERVANCE uses European-made glass packaging wherever possible and is deeply committed to reducing the amount of plastic found in waterways. The founders intend to work with companies that remove plastic from the oceans and are also committed to preserving forests and halting land degradation and biodiversity loss. The use of French and European-made packaging and many key ingredients minimise the impact of transporting goods to their production facilities in France.
SUSTAINABLY- SOURCED NATURAL INGREDIENTS
Sustainability – the ingredients in every LA FERVANCE product are traceable and of 100% natural origins, and all ingredients are sustainably-sourced and COSMOS-certified for
sustainability. All products are free from propylene glycol and microbeads, and do not contain any harsh chemicals. The products are also microplastic-free, and the organic ingredients are certified by Ecocert. All ingredients are traceable and they offer each community the opportunity to understand where each ingredient comes from and for what purpose.
Certifications in the beauty industry can be difficult to understand and value. Some awards are only offered to those who pay for nominations and advertising, others are genuine accolades presented to the industry leaders, and often dominated by French skincare brands.
We are proud to have been recipients of some of the awards that are shrouded in integrity and impact, as well as hold certifications to associations that maintain cornerstones in ethical cosmetic production.
Melissa sought a third-party certifier to further distinguish La Fervance and give it an outside stamp of approval that would resonate with savvy clean beauty shoppers. After extensive research, she landed on COSMOS, the standard designed to promote organic agriculture, environmental protection, human health and green chemistry.
“Cosmos certification is extremely stringent…They have to certify every ingredient. They have to certify the manufacturing processes, the manufacturers, the storage, the packaging, the materials, everything,” she says. While the certification process was time-consuming and expensive, it was ultimately worthwhile. With the COSMOS seal, Melissa emphasizes La Fervance can “guarantee to the consumer that we are who we claim to be.”
We are certified with the following entities:
ECOCERT
Founded in France 1991, ECOCERT specialised in the certification of organic agricultural products and was the very first certification body to develop standards for “natural and organic cosmetics. ECOCERT had become a benchmark in organic certification worldwide, winning the confidence of consumers and professionals.
The ECOCERT standard was set to inspect the ingredients, manufacturing process and packaging to ensure that everything from the where the plant is grown to the packaging you see on your shelf is compliant. ECOCERT will only approve the use of “green chemicals” and accredit products that meet its strict criteria. To ensure an environmentally friendly product, ECOCERT strives to promote the use of ingredients derived from renewable resources and production and manufacturing processes that are environmentally safe. Outside of cosmetic products and respected ingredients, ECOCERT also holds certification and control of eco-products related to home fragrance, textiles, spas, and detergents. It is accredited in accordance with the ISO 17065 standard, and their certification standards now fall under the broader COSMOS-standard noted above and set forth in early 2017.
The COSMOS Standard
The COSMOS-standard is a new cosmetic certification developed to harmonise various certifications and labels in order to create one standard that is internationally recognised for natural and organic cosmetics. The “COSMetic Organic Standard” was officially launched in February 2011, and as a result of Europe’s leading natural cosmetic certifiers coming together and forming a non-profit association, COSMOS-standard AISBL. The COSMOS-standard association consists of five founding members who now authorise and oversee the certification, including the Soil Association (UK), Ecocert (France), Cosmebio (France), BDIH (Germany) and AIAB/ICEA (Italy). The main goal is to uphold the inspection and certification of organic and ecological products, eco-friendly systems and respect for the environment throughout the production chain. Today, over 1,600 companies, and more than 25,000 products sold into more than 45 countries are certified under COSMOS
Within this standard are the core principles of prevention and safety, reflective from the production of raw materials to the distribution of finished products which includes:
- promoting the use of products from organic agriculture, and respecting biodiversity
- using natural resources responsibly and respecting the environment
- using processing and manufacturing that are clean and respectful of human health and environment
- integrating and developing the concept of “Green Chemistry” instead of using petrochemicals
- providing transparency for consumers
The COSMOS-standard surrounding the origin and processing of cosmetic ingredients are classified into five categories:
- Physically processed agro-ingredients – organic agriculture that reflects pure or allows simple processing;
- Chemically processed agro-ingredients – certifiable by using agricultural organic raw materials and manufacturing processes that are clean and authorised, all under the umbrella of “Green Chemistry”;
- Water – non-certifiable and must comply with hygienic standards;
- Minerals and ingredients of mineral origin – non-certifiable, requires clear environmental rules in their use, and in further processing;
- Other ingredients – a very limited list of preservatives and some ingredients allowed as long as there are no effective natural alternatives available to ensure the safety of consumers or efficacy of the product.
COSMOS-standard certified products are labeled with the signature “COSMOS ORGANIC” or “COSMOS NATURAL”, depending on their certification level. Our Eclat and Gommage have been certified COSMOS NATURAL after a complete audit of ingredients, suppliers, our proprietary formulation, production process, and packaging.
Forest Stewardship Council – FSC
After the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio failed to produce an agreement to stop deforestation, a group of businesses, environmentalists and community leaders came together to create the Forest Stewardship Council.
Gathered in the first FSC General Assembly in 1993 in Toronto, Canada, the group set out to create a voluntary, market-based approach that would improve forest practices worldwide. At the time, FSC represented an alternative to boycotts of forest products, which were shown to be counterproductive since they devalued forest land.
Originally headquartered in the forested region of Oaxaca, Mexico in 1994, the FSC Secretariat was relocated to Bonn, Germany in 2003. In 1995, the US chapter of the FSC was established, and is now headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Today, FSC operates in more than 80 countries, wherever forests are present.
Certified Testing
Our products have been clinically tested in line with the European Parliament and Council regulations (no 1233/2009) on Cosmetic products to ensure the validity and claims on the functionality of our products.
Tests for skin brightening were performed using a Konica Minolta 600D spectrophotometer determining skin tone using the L parameter in the L*a*b* colour space.
Tests for anti-wrinkle effects were performed using the ANTERA 3D Camera by Miravex over a 4 week period to determine shallowing using the Raparameter.
Tests for moisturising effects were performed with an 825 PC Corneometer capacitance in accordance with the ITA-TEST procedure PB 09/DA to assess skin hydration levels at 8 and 24 hour intervals.
