Catherine Baron dit Faveron, French by origin, discovered Donkey’s milk by chance. It was during her stay at a guest house in the Pyrenees that her skin first came into contact with a soap made from the nectar.

The delicate, creamy and light properties of this hand-made product immediately appealed to her... Her own impressions convinced her. This moment of pleasure triggered a radical change in her life.

Having spent 10 years in ready-to-wear clothing, she took up the challenge of cosmetics in 2005. She put forward her project for organic beauty care to a Swiss Ecocert approved laboratory. They decided to collaborate. With the aim of creating effective and balanced products, the dosage of the elixir, plants and oils must be unique to each product.

A beauty care range suitable for sensitive skin was the message put out at the launch of Câlinesse in 2007. The success encouraged the founder to meet growing demand. In 2009, the brand will number more than 16 products.