The Simplicité difference

Only MEDICINAL GRADE plant extracts give these benefits:

• carrot - a source of pro-vitamin A, a nutrient essential for skin abused by the elements. Firming, improves elasticity, reduces the appearance of wrinkles.
• calendula - source of pro-vitamin A, a nutrient essential for skin abused by the elements.
• avocado - nutrient rich - provides high levels of vitamin A and D. Provides deep hydration while improving the texture and elasticity of parched, damaged dkin, as well as firming and toning the skin.
• apricot kernel - contains essential nutrients, encourages sustained hydration Antioxidant activity supports elasticity.
• sesame - hydrating, softens the skin. Enhances deep moisture reserves. Rich in nourishing elements.
• wheatgerm - softens the skin, balances moisture. Contains soluble vitamins, squalene and important skin nutrients.
• damask rose oil - cools, reduces inflammation, soothes many skin complaints, reduces the appearance of sun damage, improves circulation.
• fresh rose petals - soothes broken surface red lines, improves dry skin , reduces the appearance of wrinkles, calms.
• chamomile - brings a healthy appearance to the skin, reduces uncomfortable skin feeling, shown to have a superior soothing effect on dermatitis. Commonly used for eczema, rashes, dermatitis and sensitive skin problems. See Scientific Reference below.
• rose geranium - reduces redness and calms inflammation. Encourages the formation of new cells.

Scientific Reference: Chamomile has been shown to have a superior soothing effect on dermatitis when compared to a 1% Hydrocortisone cream. Chamomile has also been shown to have 70% of the anti-inflammatory effect of hydrocortisone cream. (Albring,M:Meth Find Exptl Clin Pharmacol5, 575 (1983)

Product Comparisons
Compare the full ingredient listing above to those of the (randomly selected) products below.

Red text denotes the ingredients we would never use in a day creme, or of which we use a much higher (medicinal) quality/don't buy from a large multi-national supplier- see 'what we won't use and why'.
Re multi-national supplier - Google any of the ingredients below with 'China supplier' etc to see an example of where most extracts come from.
Plant extracts shown in ingredient lists are presumed not to be 'medicinal grade' if no mention of this term or the quality/strength is made.
Ingredients in skin care products are listed in decreasing order of percentage of mass.

Clarins
Multi-Active Day Early Correction Wrinkle Cream, Dry Skin Price:  $56.00 50ml/1.7 fl. oz.
Ingredients: Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Shea Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, PEG-100 Stearate, Trehalose, Cetearyl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Dimethicone, Fragrance, Steareth-21, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Oryzanol, Disodium EDTA, Dimethiconol, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sucrose Palmitate, Glyceryl Linoleate, Pentylene Glycol, Vernonia Appendiculata Leaf Extract, Cedrelopsis Grevei Bark Extract, Glucosyl Hesperidin, Methylisothiazolinone, Sodium Benzoate, Thermus Thermophillus Ferment, Lapsa Communis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Citronellol, Linalool, Coumarin, Geraniol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Red 33
Arbonne
Prolief Natural Balancing Cream Price:   $34.00 75ml/2.5 fl. oz.
Ingredients: Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Hybrid Sunflower) Oil, Glycerin, Usp Progesterone, Stearyl Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Algae Extract, Symphytum Officinale Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Carbomer, Allantoin, Dimethicone, Polysorbate 60, Butylene Glycol, Disodium Edta, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Triethanolamine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Oil 
Estee Lauder
Re-Nutriv Replenishing Comfort Creme Price:  $135.00 30ml/1.7 fl. oz.
Ingredients: Water, C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, PEG-100 Stearate, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Sigesbeckia Orientalis (St. Paul's Wort) Extract, Cucumis Melo (Melon) Fruit Extract, Panax Ginseng (Ginseng) Root Extract, Sea Salt, Algae Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Fruit Juice, Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Peel Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Whey Protein,Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Lycium Chinese (Wolfberry) Fruit Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Selaginella Tamariscina (Spike Moss) Extract, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Artemia Extract, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil, Aleurites Moluccana (Kukui) Seed Oil ,Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil, Camelina Sativa Seed Oil, Pearl Powder, Gold, Caffeine, Phytosterols, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Acetyl Glucosamine, Sucrose, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Cholesterol/Potassium Sulfate, Yeast Extract, Linolenic Acid, Propylene Glycol Dicaprate Phytosphingosine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate, Trehalose, Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate, Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Laureth- 8, Linoleic Acid, Citric Acid, Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, Cyclodextrin, Ergothioneine, Tromethamine, Hexylene Glycol, Maltodextrin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride, Silica, Fragrance (Parfum), Disodium EDTA, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Caramel, Mica, Yellow 5,Titanium Dioxide
Biotherm
Age Fitness Elastic Re-Elastifying Anti-Ageing Care, Dry Skin  Price:  $64.00 30ml/1 fl. oz.
Ingredients: Water, Dimethicone, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Alcohol Denat., Octyldodecanol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Ammonium Polyacryldimethyltauramide, C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-20 Stearate, Hydrogenated Myristyl Olive Esters, Stearyl Alcohol, Olea Europaea Oil, Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl Ether, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Linoleate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Fragrance, Silica, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Polyacrylamide, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Glyceryl Oleate, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, PVA, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Isopropyl Myristate, Dimethiconol, Limonene, Vitreoscilla Ferment Extract, Xanthan Gum, Adenosine, Laureth-7, PEG-8 Stearate Tocopherol, Disodium EDTA, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Olea Europaea Extract, Triethanolamine, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Glyceryl Linoleate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Citral, Yellow 5, Blue
Mukti
Nourishing Facial Creme $44.95 50ml/1.6 fl.oz
Ingredients: Certified Organic Kakadu Plum (Terminalia Ferdinandiana) Extract; Certified Organic Oils of Pomegranate (Punica Granatum); Certified Organic Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis) Leaf Juice; Certified Organic Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii); Certified Organic Macadamia (Macadamia Ternifolia) Oil; Certified Organic Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Oil; Cetearyl Glucoside (Vegetarian); Certified Organic Oils of Borage (Borago Officinalis), Evening Primrose (Oenothera Biennis), Rosehip (Rosa Canina) & Kukui Nut (Aleurites Moluccana); Sclerotium Gum; Glycerin (Vegetarian); Vitamin E (Tocopherol); Grapefruit Seed (Citrus Grandis) Extract; Rose Absolute (Rosa Centifolia); Certified Organic Essential Oils of Geranium (Geranium Maculatum), Petitgrain (Citrus Amara) & Orange (Citrus Sinensis); Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis) Extract
Chanel
Sublimage La Creme Texture Supreme   Price: $390.00 50ml/1.7 fl. oz.
Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Octyldodecanol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Squalane, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, C13-16 Isoparaffin, Butyrospermum, Parkii (Shea) Butter, Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides, Beheneth-25, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Canola Oil, Camellia Kissi Seed Oil, Jojoba Esters, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Cetearyl Glucoside, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propylene Glycol, Fragrance, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrolyzed Amorphophallus Konjac Root, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil, Xanthan Gum, Dipropylene Glycol, Neoruscogenin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Carbomer, Ruscogenin, Vanilla Planifolia Flower Extract, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Ethylexylglycerin Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Red 4, Yellow 6, Yellow 5 
Pure and Green Organics
Rejuvenate Night Cream $44.95  30ml/1fl.oz
Ingredients: Aloe Vera Juice, Rosehip Oil, Jojoba Oil, Tamanu Oil, Shea Nut Butter, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Australian Native Daisy Extract (Centipeda cunninghamii), Undenatured Grain Alcohol (ethanol), Vanilla & Almond Extracts (Naticide preservative), Sclerotium Rolfsii Gum, Immortelle Essential Oil (Helichrysum italicum), Blue Lotus Absolute, Sea Buckthorn Oil

"Simplicité has really been a lifesaver for my baby daughter Mya's severe dermatitis on her face - which no steroid cream would help. After one month using the Damask Rose Day Cream, her skin is no longer bright red, rough and angry - I can't believe how well it has worked!
I am ever grateful for finding Simplicité."
Elyse Smith Tasmania

"I have been using Simplicite products for about three years and I am so VERY happy that it's hard to find enough good words to describe them. My favourite is th Damask Rose Day Creme. I am thrilled to say that since using this it has cleared up the brown pigmentation from my skin. It also makes my skin feel so good when I apply it - it's so calming."
Shirley Watson  WA