Water, a controlled resource
Published on 2/25/2025
Water is precious, the leading natural resource of our planet that is essential for all forms of life.Water is the major constituent of the skin, explaining why SILAB chose this physiological milieu to produce its natural cosmetic active ingredients and to maximize their efficacy.
Water is the major extraction solvent and the company makes every effort to limit its consumption, maintain its quality and preserve natural ecosystems.
SILAB’s water
Where does it come from?
The Longeyroux peat land of Haute-Corrèze on the Millevaches plateau, in the foothills of the Massif central is the source of the Vézère river, less than 70 km from SILAB’s site. Amid a considerable biodiversity, this region of a thousand sources is where SILAB’s water comes from.
Discover the video of SILAB’s water story.
An impeccable quality
Water is a natural raw material that just like all others requires full control. In order to guarantee product quality and protect equipment, water treatment processes upstream from production units ensures the use of water with consistently high quality.
Whether city, softened or reverse osmosis water, it must comply with quality control governed by very strict specifications. In order to ensure rapid reactivity, some in line measurements are automated: turbidity, conductivity and temperature. In addition of in-house microbiological analyses and monthly tests by an independent laboratory validate the absence of pathogens in the different water qualities of water used.