Health & Beauty

About 3 weeks ago I was excited to receive blog mail from Malta. Let me give you a brief introduction to the brand Histomer. Histomer is an Italian salon brand whose products are based on botanical stem cells. That is why technically all of their products are vegan. I have given the Malta distributor all details about my skin type. It was not easy to describe as it seems that my skin changes every season. What I had been using for Winter was not working, as soon as Spring started. My skin is not dry anymore. So I am happy that Histomer has sent me their oily skin range i.e. Histomer Formula 201 Normalising products to review.

Is Histomer cruelty-free?

As I do with any other brand, I did not only take the brand’s word for it, I checked myself and found that Histomer is cruelty-free. Not only that but all of their products except for the hair sun protection spray, which the Maltese distributor happens not to import are vegan.

Are the Histomer Formula 201 Normalising Range vegan?

Yes, just as I said, the Histomer Formula 201 Normalising Range is vegan.

Histomer Formula 201 Normalising Day Complex

Claims

Reduces the principal blemishes of oily skin: normalises sebum production and reduces dilated pores, while also flattening wrinkles and hollow skin areas. Also encourages the formation of new, bright, well-oxygenated and elastic skin without blemishes (Assisted Dermal Rebirth).

Suggested application

Day cream to be applied in the morning with a gentle massage on face, neck and chest, soon after cleansing with Formula 201 Cleansing Mousse.

Ingredients (45)

AQUA, NYLON-12, ALCOHOL DENAT, ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE, CAPRYLYL METHICONE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE, DIETHYLHEXYL BUTAMIDO TRIAZONE, MANDELIC ACID, MALTODEXTRIN, SYRINGA VULGARIS LEAF CELL CULTURE EXTRACT, SERENOA SERRULATA FRUIT EXTRACT, ARCTIUM LAPPA ROOT EXTRACT, BETAINE, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, MYRISTIC ACID, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, SODIUM HYALURONATE, FARNESOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, BISABOLOL, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYGLYCERYL-10 PENTASTEARATE, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, STEARIC ACID, PALMITIC ACID, PEG-100 STEARATE, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA FLOWER EXTRACT, PANTHENOL, PIROCTONE OLAMINE, CARBOMER, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, POLYSORBATE 60, ETHYLHEXMLGLCERIN, ISOHEXADECANE, PARFUM, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL, IONONE, EUGENOL, LIMONENE, TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE.

Histomer Formula 201 Normalising Night Complex

Claims

The very high concentrations of plant Stem Cells present in this special product designed to be used at night, along with organic acids and other natural sebum-reducing purifying substances, exploit night time rest to completely “reset” oily skin from a biological standpoint.

Suggested application

Apply every evening after thoroughly cleansing with Formula 201 Cleansing Mousse.

Ingredients (41)

AQUA, CAPRYLYL METHICONE, METHYLPROPANEDIOL, DICAPRYLYL ETHER, C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE, SERENOA SERRUIATA FRUIT EXTRACT, MANDELIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, MALTODEXTRIN, SYRINGA VULGARIS LEAF CELL CULTURE EXTRACT, NIGELLA SATIVA SEED OIL, QUERCUS ROBUR ROOT EXTRACT, FARNESOL, BISABOLOL, LAUROYL LYSINE, SESAMUM INDICUM SEED OIL, ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL, BETA-SITOSTEROL, MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE, STEARYL GLYCYRRHETINATE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, TOCOPHEROL, CUCURBITA PEPO SEED OIL, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, ISOHEXADECANE, POLYSORBATE 60, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER, XANTHAN GUM, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, POLYSORBATE 20, PIROCTONE OLAMINE, 0-CYMEN-5-OL, PARFUM, GLYCERIN, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, EUGENOL LIMONENE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE

My thoughts on the Histomer Formula 201 Normalising Range

Pros

• Skin feels balanced, not dry and not oily.
• Have a clean and fresh scent.
• Come in a glass pump bottles.
• The pump bottles are equipped with a vacuum-sealed sack inside for keeping the product freshness, also to guarantee maximum use of the product and in case clumsy Fiona drops it.  

Cons

• Contain synthetic polymers, which are rated safe for the skin by the EWG database. I listed it as a con as they might not be safe for the environment. However, our polyester, nylon or acrylic clothes, recycled or not, damage more the environment than cosmetics that contain synthetic polymers.

Rate 4/5

On the whole, I am happy with the products.

Should you wish to try out these products yourself or any other Histomer products, check out the Histomer online shop. In case you would like to know more about this brand, check out the Histomer Facebook page.

Thank you Histomer , for introducing me to this brand and for your generosity.