Our standards
Transparency isn’t a list. It’s an explanation.
Every cosmetic is legally required to print its ingredients — so a printed list proves nothing. Our standard is the part no law requires. On every TRISÈVE product page you’ll find the complete formula in descending order, and for each line: what it does in plain English, and where it comes from. No “fragrance” catch-all. No proprietary blends. No asterisks.
Every job, spelled out
Not a wall of Latin you have to Google — each ingredient’s function, written for humans, published beside its INCI name.
Every source, named
Olive, coconut, sugarcane, radish root — you’ll know where each ingredient is derived from, because sourcing is part of what “clean” means.
Nothing behind “fragrance”
The word “fragrance” can legally conceal dozens of undisclosed chemicals. We never use it — so there’s nothing on our labels we haven’t named.
The leave-out list · no asterisks
What’s never in the jar — and the reason, every time.
Synthetic fragrance / parfum
The industry’s one legal loophole: a single word that can hide an entire undisclosed formula, and a leading cause of product sensitivity. We name everything instead — so “fragrance-free” here means exactly that.
Silicones (dimethicone & co.)
They imitate silkiness by coating skin. Our glide comes from coco-caprylate, a coconut-derived ester that delivers the finish honestly.
Parabens
The preservative family clean-label readers scan for first. We preserve with a fermented radish-root filtrate instead.
Phenoxyethanol
The usual “paraben-free” fallback. We chose a ferment-based system so our preservation story holds up to the same scrutiny as everything else.
PEGs & ethoxylated ingredients
Common emulsifier shortcuts. Ours is an olive-derived pair (cetearyl olivate + sorbitan olivate) — the emulsifier is as considered as the actives.
Mineral oil & petrolatum
Petroleum by-products that seal by sitting on top of skin. Squalane and plant oils seal with an elegance petroleum never had.
Drying alcohols
No ethanol or denatured alcohol. (Cetyl alcohol is a waxy plant emollient — a different molecule entirely, and one of the most misread lines on any label.)
Synthetic dyes
The cream is the color the formula makes it. Nothing is tinted to look richer than it is.
Animal-derived ingredients
Vegetable glycerin, fermentation-derived hyaluronate, plant squalane. Cruelty-free, and halal-conscious by design.
Sourcing
Halal-conscious, by design.
Many creams quietly rely on animal-derived inputs — glycerin from tallow, hyaluronic acid from rooster combs, squalene from shark liver. TRISÈVE is formulated so none of that is ever in question: vegetable-only glycerin, biofermented hyaluronate, sugarcane-derived squalane, and no alcohol in the intoxicant sense anywhere in the line.
We say halal-conscious rather than halal-certified, because we haven’t completed third-party certification — and precision about claims is the whole point of this brand. If certification lands, you’ll read it here first, with the certificate.
Glossary · the actives, in plain English
Know your ingredients as well as we do.
Every hero active across the line, explained the way we’d explain it across the bench. In the jars now — and in the two face creams to come.
Squalane — the skin-identical emollient · in N° 333+
A stable mirror of squalene, a lipid your skin naturally produces. Because skin recognizes it, it absorbs completely and leaves no greasy film. Historically sourced from shark liver; ours is plant-derived from fermented sugarcane, always.
Hyaluronic acid (sodium hyaluronate) — the water magnet · in N° 333+
A humectant that binds many times its weight in water, giving skin a lasting, comfortably plumped look and feel. We use the sodium salt form for stability, made by vegan biofermentation — never animal-derived.
Panthenol — pro-vitamin B5 · in N° 333+
One of the most trusted comforters in skincare: it helps skin hold on to moisture and leaves it feeling calmed and conditioned. The reason hands feel cared-for between washes, not just coated.
Bakuchiol — the gentle retinol alternative · coming in Éclat+
A plant-derived active (from the babchi plant) studied as an alternative to retinol for improving the look of fine lines and uneven tone — without retinol’s notorious irritation and sun-sensitivity trade-offs. The anchor of La Crème Éclat.
Niacinamide — vitamin B3 · coming in Éclat+
A well-studied form of vitamin B3 known for a visibly more even, refined-looking complexion. One of the few actives beloved by both dermatology literature and label-readers.
Ceramides — the mortar between the bricks · coming in Éclat+
Lipids naturally found between skin cells — the “mortar” in skin’s brick-and-mortar structure. In a cream, they help skin feel comfortable, smooth, and resilient.
Colloidal oat — the classic comforter · coming in Calme+
Finely milled whole oat, used for generations to comfort dry, sensitive-feeling skin. One of the few ingredients with both heritage and modern evidence behind it.
Beta-glucan — the deep soother · coming in Calme+
A sugar molecule (ours from oats) prized in sensitive-skin formulas for its ability to leave reactive skin feeling calm and deeply moisturized.
Centella asiatica — “cica” · coming in Calme+
The botanical behind the entire “cica” category: a herb long used to leave stressed skin looking and feeling settled. Chosen for La Crème Calme’s days-your-skin-wants-less brief.
A line we hold everywhere on this site: our products are cosmetics. They moisturize, soften, and improve how skin looks and feels — and we’ll never dress that up in medical language it hasn’t earned.