Historic

Du-Var Laboratory’s history is closely related to Molinard’s one. Founded in 1849 in a town named Grasse in Provence, France, Molinard is the oldest French perfumer and up to this day remains an entirely family-run business.

Du-Var Laboratory’ story began during the Second World War, when France was occupied. It was in that harsh context that, Molinard delocalized its operations from Grasse, located in the Var department, to Quebec. In order to pursue its mission, Molinard hired local employees, such as Mr Corbeil, who was named scientific director. In 1946, when the war ended, Molinard moved back to France and proposed to Mr Corbeil to follow the company. But Mr. Corbeil decided to stay and found his operations, focusing on his passion: cosmetology.

In honor of this heritage Mr. Corbeil named, in 1947, his new company: Du-Var Laboratory.

This Quebec cosmetologist later passed on the destiny of his company in order to devote himself to writing. He published a book in 1991: Nature in cosmetics. This book and the manufacturing secrets it reveals are still part of our business today. It materializes our own conviction: nature possesses cosmetic’s finest secrets.

In 1987, Mr Pierre J. Trudeau took over Du-Var Laboratory and is still at the head of the company. Through his vision and leadership, Du-Var Laboratory became a pharmaceutical manufacturer for dermatological and natural health products.  Du-Var Laboratory  also began its expansion on the American market in 1996. However, across time, some things such the laboratory French origins have remained unchanged as well as the strong conviction that cosmetology can’t be dissociated from nature.