It all starts with Nadia Payot ....

La Pâte grise is the story of a visionary woman who listens to others. This woman is Nadia Payot, founder of the namesake brand was one of the first women doctors graduated in the early twentieth century. It is during a trip to New York, after discovering the world of beauty institutes that Nadia Payot decides to dedicate her work to the beauty of women . Set up in Paris in 1920, Nadia Payot creates her first products in her kitchen and, convinced of the benefits of facial gymnastics , she writes advice ... especially on the types of massage to achieve acne. Over the years, more and more women complain about these painful and unsightly pimples, which sometimes leave definitive marks. A problem that affects women but also adolescents and men. Nadia Payot then set out to find a solution to anticipate these problems. After several attempts, Nadia developed a paste of gray color. Based on extracts of schist, talc and sweet almond, this magical product accelerates the maturation of small pimples in order to expel impurities from the skin and prevent their repair. The Gray Pate was born.

How it works ?

Gray Pulp takes its name from its main ingredient: shale, a gray stone from which the Ichthammol, a thick brown gray liquid, is extracted, which activates the maturation of the small buds and neutralizes the bacteria. The other components of the Gray Paste? Talc, to absorb impurities and sebum, zinc oxide to protect against aggressions and dry imperfections and sweet almond to calm and soothe inflammations. A simple and effective formula.

3 reasons to adopt Gray Paste

It is a cream for all. The numbers speak for themselves. In France, acne affects 15 million people: mostly adolescents, but also nearly 20% of adult women, and even men. So many people looking for solutions to treat acne and likely to see their daily improved thanks to this cream (21,50 € the 15 ml).

This is a best seller. Established in 1947, Gris is a bestseller by Payot. And after 75 years of existence, the product is still on the market, proof if it is its effectiveness.

It is declining . The Paste Grise is not just a cream. A stick covering Gray Pate (17,50 € the stick of 1,6g) was born in October 2015. It applies locally on the imperfections as often as necessary. Ideal to go on weekends!