Organic Cade

Cade, or wild juniper, grows wild in the scrubland of Provence. When heated, its wood yields an oil that was used by shepherds in the past to protect their faces and hands from the wind and sun. They cut branches of wild juniper and a large fire was lit around, which caused the wood to exude a blackish oil with healing and fortifying properties. It was long used to treat animal wounds. The distillation of juniper wood had traditionally been a part of the sheep and goat breeding process.

Traceability

The organic cade that we use comes from the Monts du Vaucluse, in Provence. The trunks are cut up into small chips and then distilled to produce cade essential oil. Since 2009, our Cade is organic certified by Ecocert.

Dominique Davenne, cade distiller.

For the last 14 years, he has worked from his own laboratory, studying the properties of plants and their beauty secrets. He has been able to scientifically prove what the shepherds had already observed: "Not only does it have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties; it also protects the skin against free radicals and stimulates epidermal renewal."