The breathtaking beauty and purity of the natural landscape of the far north, its changing seasons, and the unique raw materials it has to offer, have been a source of inspiration for popular Finnish cosmetics brand Lumene, the market leader in Finland for three decades.

Lumene has been one of Scandinavia's prestigious quality brands for over 30 years. Finland's unique and demanding climatic conditions set exacting quality standards for Lumene products, and only pure and carefully researched ingredients are used. Lumene, an ambassador of Scandinavian beauty, is proud to use nature's own raw materials in its unique products.

Finnish nature is a quiet fountain of beauty and health, replenished by pure water power. Water finds its most beautiful form in Finland's many lakes: symbols of freshness and purity. Lumene is proud to be named after one of these sparkling, blue waters, Lake Lumene. The challenging northern climate places particularly high demands on Lumene skin-care products: they need to protect the skin against the cold, wind, heat and light, and also condition it. The products also protect the skin from the effects of pollution, aging and stress.

Lumene products are produced by the Finnish cosmetics company Noiro Corporation. Noiro has strengthened its operations by building what may be the world's most modern cosmetics plant in Espoo, Finland. Noiro Polska Sp. z o.o., a subsidiary of Noiro Corporation, has been operating since the beginning of 2003. The company acts as an exclusive distributor of Noiro products in Poland.

Advanced technology meets the unique power of pure nature
During the short Nordic summer, plants absorb all the energy they need to survive the long, cold winters. Finnish folk tradition has long known the unique energy and healing powers of plants. These powers are now available to all Lumene users: Lumene products incorporate high technology and the unique forces of nature, using pure raw materials supplied by mother nature, such as oats, birch and peat.

Renewing bio-energy from Scandinavian berries used for the first time in cosmetics
Valuable seed oil from Finnish berries, specifically cloudberry, cranberry and black currant has been used as an active ingredient in Lumene skin-care products to strengthen and revitalize the skin. The seed oil is extracted using a modern, environmentally friendly technology which produces a 100-percent pure, natural extract in its most potent form; it is also very environmentally friendly. Nature has stored all the most valuable nutrients for the beauty of your skin in seed oil.

Lumene Vitamin+ Advanced C-Energy Cream came out the leader on European Wrinkle Cream Tests
Advanced C-energy Vitalizing Intensive cream from the Lumene Vitamin+ range topped the European wrinkle cream test in January 2002 by a wide margin. This European ICRT (International Consumer Research & Testing) test was commissioned by Kuluttajalehti (consumer magazine) and carried out in France.

The active ingredient in Lumene Vitamin+ Advanced C-Energy Cream is Scandinavian Cloudberry seed oil extracted by Finnish scientists. Nature has stored all its most valuable ingredients in this unique seed oil-the very same ingredients which make up the structure of the skin's own natural protective layer.

Natural beauty with Lumene color cosmetics
Beauty has no age limit. Lumene offers suitable products for people of all ages. The Lumene make-up collection is trendy and always up-to-date, ensuring that every woman is able to find the products that best suit her own beauty from Lumene's harmonized color range.

Safe and environmentally sound products
The effectiveness, functionality and safety of Lumene products are tested both in-house and by independent, impartial laboratories. Lumene products are accompanied by detailed INCI product descriptions and they also bear a best-before date. Noiro, the manufacturer of Lumene products, is committed to the Responsible Care program because concern for the environment is an important aspect of the Lumene brand philosophy. The program requires continuous improvement in environmental, health-related and safety matters. Moreover, Noiro holds an ISO 9001 Quality System Certificate.

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