Oden

Oden, the power of French plants.

Marion and Laurence Weber, the mother-daughter founding team behind Oden, are passionate about French plants and the people who grow them. Their idea: to create exceptional natural skincare with locally sourced, traceable plant ingredients while strengthening France’s botanical diversity. Today, Oden works with around 60 French partner farms. They grow plums, roses, evening primroses, and borage, among other plants—special botanicals that give Oden skincare products their character.

Alongside ingredient quality, Marion and Laurence also value other core principles: transparency and traceability—knowing where, how, and by whom the plants were grown. The unrefined plant oils are obtained by first cold pressing on request. This preserves their valuable fatty acids and distinctive accompanying compounds. Direct, long-term partnerships create additional income opportunities for farms and encourage the cultivation of lesser-known regional plants.

The pure plant oils stand out for their simple formulas: for example, French plum kernel oil combines cold-pressed plant oil with a little vitamin E, which protects the oil’s quality. The traditional Oden base formula is 99.8% plant oil and 0.2% natural vitamin E. This describes these pure oil formulas, not the entire skincare range.

The selection now extends far beyond facial oils. Oden also develops hydrating face creams, serums, cleansing oils, masks, and body oils. For example, Crème Repulpante combines French plant oils and rose water with peptides and ceramides to nourish the skin, leaving it supple and visibly helping to improve its firmness. Even in these more modern formulas, French botanicals, careful ingredient selection, and a love of beautiful textures remain central.

Incidentally, the name ODEN is a creation inspired by an “Ode to Beauty” and the “Garden of Eden.” We think it’s a very fitting name for these special plant oils and skincare compositions!