NAOS

Mission & Goals

When he created the first BIODERMA and INSTITUT ESTHEDERM products in 1977, Jean-Noël Thorel, a pharmacist-biologist, paved the way for active cosmetics by integrating biology into cosmetics, with the aim of changing the paradigm. Present today in more than 100 countries, NAOS has chosen a single design and manufacturing site, NAOS Les Laboratoires, in Aix-en-Provence (France), in order to control the quality and unique design of its products. NAOS brands - BIODERMA, INSTITUT ESTHEDERM and ETAT PUR - claim a unique approach: ecobiology. A combination of biology and skin ecology, ecobiology takes an innovative look at skin care, considering the skin as an ecosystem in constant interaction with its environment. Inspired by life and driven by the heart, NAOS is owned by a non-profit foundation that promotes human potential. As such, it belongs to an Organization For Altruism.