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René Furterer was a visionary in the field of hair care products. He was the first to create plant-based hair care products that luxuriously combine real effectiveness with a sensory experience.
An expert and passionate botanist, he became interested in aromatherapy, an art known for thousands of years but rarely used for hair and scalp care. This was over 60 years ago...
The art of transcending the therapeutic properties of plants
Aromatherapy is the oldest therapy in the world!
Today it is considered a branch of phytotherapy and is based on the medicinal virtues of essential oils. These aromatic compounds extracted from plants are either administered orally or used externally.
It was not until 1930 that aromatherapy was given this name, and then not until the1970s that the term essential oils was used—which has the advantage of being very indicative. Essential oils are oils containing the essence of a plant.
There are several ways this precious oil can be obtained.
- Steam distillation allows the essence of a plant to be extracted without altering it. This can be an aromatic plant, a flower, a fruit, a wood or a berry...
- Mechanical cold pressing and decanting subjects the plant substance to strong pressure – as its name indicates – exerted by a hydraulic press. This method is reserved for plants or fruits such as citrus fruits.
These natural extraction methods transcend the power of the plants' therapeutic properties. The result is precious oils that are highly concentrated in natural active ingredients.