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l’eau micellaire de carotte

English translation: carrot micellar water

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French term or phrase:l’eau micellaire de carotte
English translation:carrot micellar water
Entered by: Jane Phillips

10:02 Nov 21, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty
French term or phrase: l’eau micellaire de carotte
Hello,

I am having some trouble with a description of a face cream:

"Origines que l’on retrouve dans les composants de ses produits, comme l’eau micellaire de carotte ou l’huile de cameline. Associés aux feuilles de dattier du désert ils deviennent les actifs phares de la Crème Talentueuse. Un soin généreux pour nourrir et réparer la peau en profondeur, à appliquer sur le visage, les mains, et partout où le besoin s’en fait ressentir. Le rituel cocooning de cet hiver !"

I have found Carrot Seed Oil or Micellar Water or Carrot Milk Cleansing Lotion or Carrot Butter Cleanser. My instinct is to choose Carrot Seed Oil because this is an ingredient of a skin cream but then the cleansing aspect is lost. Can anyone help?

Thank you. :)
Claudia Vale
United Kingdom
carott micellar water
Explanation:
Medium confidence because its not my field but its definitely nothing to do with carrot seed oil.

For a bit of explanation:“Micelles are molecules that are made of fatty-acid esters,” explains Bernard Pochic, Montreal-based national trainer for Bioderma, whose micelles are of natural origin and are extracted from sugar. “When you use a cleansing pad, the micelles deploy,” he says. The composition of the molecules makes them brilliant at trapping and gobbling up makeup, dust and pollution. (I’ve got it: They’re the Swiffer of skin care!)

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Note added at 12 mins (2014-11-21 10:15:02 GMT)
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Oops sorry about the misspelling of carrot !!

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Note added at 23 mins (2014-11-21 10:25:50 GMT)
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Don't worry you're not the only one. Apparently micellar water is the latest French thing and is spreading world-wide. Since it would appear to be produced from "sugars" and carrots are sweet my guess is that this is micellar water made from carrot sugars but since you don't have that information just leave it simple.
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Jane Phillips
France
Local time: 08:05
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Thank you all!
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carott micellar water


Explanation:
Medium confidence because its not my field but its definitely nothing to do with carrot seed oil.

For a bit of explanation:“Micelles are molecules that are made of fatty-acid esters,” explains Bernard Pochic, Montreal-based national trainer for Bioderma, whose micelles are of natural origin and are extracted from sugar. “When you use a cleansing pad, the micelles deploy,” he says. The composition of the molecules makes them brilliant at trapping and gobbling up makeup, dust and pollution. (I’ve got it: They’re the Swiffer of skin care!)

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Note added at 12 mins (2014-11-21 10:15:02 GMT)
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Oops sorry about the misspelling of carrot !!

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Note added at 23 mins (2014-11-21 10:25:50 GMT)
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Don't worry you're not the only one. Apparently micellar water is the latest French thing and is spreading world-wide. Since it would appear to be produced from "sugars" and carrots are sweet my guess is that this is micellar water made from carrot sugars but since you don't have that information just leave it simple.


    Reference: http://www.besthealthmag.ca/look-great/beauty/should-you-be-...
Jane Phillips
France
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Jane! I have never heard of "carrot micellar water" and before today had never heard of "micellar water" but that is probably because I don't buy fancy face creams. ;) It could well be the right phrase though!

Asker: Thank you, Jane. :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonia Geerlings: micellar water or cleansing water/lotion - all are used
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