Laboratoires Mansard

What Laboratoires Mansard does

Laboratoires Mansard is a French, family-owned private company (SARL) founded in 1981 that develops and distributes plant-based professional skincare, cosmetics, spa treatment protocols, and nutricosmetic supplements. The company is led by Arnaud Mansard and Yulia Mansard, who assumed management in 2004, and operates from Paris with a registered office in Boncourt. Its core intellectual property is the "Phyto Bio Électronique" concept, developed originally by pharmacologist Dr. Lerat and herborist Gabriel Tanguy, which pairs controlled micro-currents with high-concentration botanical actives (formulas contain up to ~36% plant-derived ingredients, versus industry norms of roughly 5–10%). The flagship hardware realization of this concept is the Bio Visage professional electrotherapy device, used by estheticians alongside a portfolio of cleansers, creams, serums, masks, exfoliants, body care, and nutricosmetics. Products are manufactured in France, formulated to be compatible with allergy-prone and sensitive skin, and rely on cold extraction to preserve bioavailability.

The company operates a B2B2C go-to-market model: products and the Bio Visage device are sold exclusively to registered professional clients (beauty institutes, aesthetic salons, spas, and estheticians) through a gated Espace Pro online portal that also delivers training videos and educational resources. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is managed account-by-account. End consumers do not transact directly with Mansard; they receive Mansard products and treatments via their professional institute. The company maintains multilingual websites in French, Russian, and English, reflecting international distribution built since the 2000s, though revenue scale is not disclosed and the company remains a small (11–50 employee), family-controlled SARL with 10,000 euros of share capital and no external funding.

Monetization comes from one-time B2B product and device sales to professional clients, supported by training and protocol resources that drive reorders and treatment-based consumption. The customer base is a fragmented long-tail of small professional accounts with no named anchor customers, and there is no public pricing, no direct-to-consumer e-commerce, and no disclosed subscription or recurring-revenue component. Strategic activity has centered on extending the Bio Visage platform (including a new generation with six updated current combinations and Detox+ / Toning+ phases), broadening the product line into nutricosmetics and themed SPA rituals, and continuing gradual international expansion rather than M&A, fundraising, or rapid scaling.

Name

Laboratoires Mansard

Legal name

Laboratoires Mansard

Website

https://mansard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Laboratoires Mansard is a French, family-owned private company that develops and distributes plant-based professional skincare, cosmetics, spa treatment protocols, and nutricosmetics to beauty institutes and spas via its Phyto Bio Électronique concept and Bio Visage micro-current device.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional natural skincare and cosmetics

NAICS

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro primary industry

Hand & Body Care (Lotions, Creams, Body Oils) (CRADANAC)

Keywords

• Professional skincare cosmetics
• Plant-based beauty products
• Spa treatment protocols
• Electrotherapy facial devices
• Nutricosmetic supplements

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2B cosmetics product sales: Sale of professional-grade natural cosmetics to beauty institutes, aesthetic salons, and spas. Products include face care (cleansers, creams, serums, masks, exfoliants, specific skincare), body/SPA care, and nutricosmetics. Also includes sale of the Bio Visage professional treatment device to qualified professionals.
2. Professional training and resources: The Espace Pro platform provides training videos and resources to professional clients. This supports product adoption and professional treatment delivery.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Laboratoires Mansard develops, manufactures, and distributes a professional natural cosmetics portfolio built on its proprietary Phyto Bio Electronique concept, which pairs controlled micro-current technology with botanical actives at concentrations up to 37%. The company sells its products exclusively to professional beauty clients (institutes, aesthetic salons, spas, estheticians) via the Espace Pro B2B portal, including a professional electrotherapy device (Bio Visage), facial and SPA treatment rituals, face care ranges, body SPA care, and nutricosmetic supplements. End consumers receive the products and treatments through these professional beauty institutes rather than through direct retail.

Product overview

Laboratoires Mansard offers a comprehensive natural cosmetics portfolio for professional beauty institutes, combining phyto (plant-based) expertise with technology. The product line includes professional treatments (Bio Visage electrotherapy device), face care products (cleansers, creams, serums, masks, exfoliants, specific skincare), body SPA products (Les Evasions SPA rituals and Gamme Active Precision), and nutricosmetic supplements (Collagen Boost, Hyaluronic Acid 3D, Pure Balance, Detox Reset). The Bio Visage device is a key professional tool combining micro-currents with botanical extracts. Face care products feature high concentrations of active botanical ingredients (up to 37%). The company operates since 1981 with a philosophy rooted in herbal science (herboristerie).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Phyto Bio Electronique: A cosmetic vision combining the science of micro-currents with ancestral knowledge of herbalism. The foundation concept of the company since 1981.
• Phyto Expertise
• Bio Visage

Products and services

• Bio Visage professional electrotherapy treatment and device Professional electrotherapy treatment combining specific micro-currents with high-concentration botanical extracts to normalize skin functions, deliver gentle lifting, detoxify and restructure facial skin without damaging or dehydrating. Visible results after the first treatment; reserved exclusively for qualified beauty professionals who use the Bio Visage device.
• Mansard Nutricosmetic range (Collagen Boost, Hyaluronic Acid 3D, Pure Balance, Detox Reset) Internal-beauty nutricosmetic supplements — Collagen Boost (collagen peptides with biotin and vitamin C for skin elasticity, nails and hair), Hyaluronic Acid 3D (hyaluronic acid with trans-resveratrol and biotin for skin youthfulness), Pure Balance (botanical complex with retinol and vitamins for acne and imperfections), and Detox Reset (turmeric, artichoke, milk thistle, black radish and dandelion for detox). Sold to professional clients for resale or recommendation alongside topical regimens.
• Mansard Face Cleansers (Phyto Visage, Phyto Purifiant) 3-in-1 cleansing lotions that remove makeup, purify and tone — Phyto Visage for thin, dry and sensitive skin; Phyto Purifiant for normal, oily and combination skin. Distributed through professional beauty institutes.
• Mansard Face Creams (Crème AA Pigment Control, Crème N°1 Apaisante Sensitive, Crème N°2 Régénératrice, Crème N°6 Plein Vent, Gel Crème Pure Complex) High-concentration (28%-37% actives) professional face creams targeting dark spots, sensitive/couperose skin, loss of tonus, environmental aggression and blemish-prone skin. Includes intensive night peels, nutrition creams, marine collagen creams, protective creams and non-greasy gel textures.
• Mansard Professional Serums (Sérum N°21 Désensibilisant, Sérum N°22 Clarté Absolue, Sérum N°25 Anti Rides d'Expression) Targeted professional serums — azulene-rich emergency calming care for sensitive/irritated skin, glabridin and AHA clarifying serum for dark spots, and Acmella Oleracea anti-expression-lines serum for natural wrinkle relaxation. Sold to and applied by beauty professionals.
• Mansard Specific Skincare (UV Drops SPF50, Masque Expert Bio Cellulose) Specific skincare including innovative SPF50 UV Drops that protect against UVA, UVB, blue light and pollution with an invisible finish, and an expert bio-cellulose mask with high concentrations of hyaluronic acid, collagen and aloe vera for anti-aging care.
• Mansard SPA Body Care (Crème Raffermissante Anti-Âge, Gel Anti Cellulite Minceur) Professional SPA body care products including an anti-aging firming body cream with plant complex to improve elasticity and a non-sticky anti-cellulite slimming gel with patented complex and high caffeine concentration for silhouette refinement.
• Mansard Professional Facial Rituals (Rituel Fermeté Anti-Âge, Rituel Correcteur Rides Ciblées, Rituel Hydratant Repulpant) Professional facial treatment protocols delivered in institutes — anti-aging firming ritual, targeted anti-wrinkle ritual that relaxes micro-tensions, and a hydrating plumping ritual that reconstructs the skin's moisture balance.
• Mansard SPA Rituals / Les Évasions SPA (Jardin de Taraho'i, Jardin Impérial de Kyoto, Échappée dans la Taïga de Sibérie) Themed professional SPA rituals inspired by global destinations — a Tahiti-inspired ritual with coconut, lychee and tiare flower; a Japanese imperial garden ritual with matcha, tea seeds and three tea varieties; and a Siberian taiga ritual with cranberry and North Sea algae for firming, regenerating and anti-aging benefits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Visible results after first treatment with Bio Visage
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Biologique Recherche: Paris-based professional skincare brand sold almost exclusively through certified institutes and spas using proprietary protocols and high-concentration formulas. Directly comparable to Mansard in B2B2C channel, French heritage, premium positioning and concentration-led efficacy narrative.
• Phytomer: French marine- and plant-based professional skincare brand serving spas, institutes and thalassotherapy centers. Comparable to Mansard in French origin, natural-ingredient positioning and B2B spa channel, though Phytomer is significantly larger and more internationally distributed.
• Maria Galland: French-origin professional skincare brand with a long institute and spa channel across Europe. Comparable to Mansard in premium professional positioning, French heritage and protocol-driven B2B2C model.
• Natura Bissé: Spanish-origin professional skincare brand sold through high-end spas and luxury hotels globally, known for high active-ingredient concentrations. Comparable to Mansard in premium professional positioning and high-concentration formulation messaging.
• Darphin: Paris-born botanical skincare brand with strong institute and spa heritage now operating within the Estée Lauder group. Comparable to Mansard in French botanical heritage and professional origin, though Darphin has expanded into selective retail.
• Yon-Ka: French professional phyto-aromatic skincare brand distributed through spas and esthetician partners. Comparable to Mansard in botanical/phytotherapy positioning, professional spa channel, and family-ownership history.
• Institut Esthederm: French professional dermo-cosmetic brand sold through institutes and partner pharmacies/spas, with a strong cell-water and skin-biology scientific narrative. Comparable to Mansard in French origin, professional B2B channel and science-meets-natural positioning.
• Décléor: Paris-born professional aromatherapy and plant-based skincare brand sold through beauty institutes and spas globally. Comparable to Mansard in French heritage, botanical positioning and professional B2B channel; Decléor now sits within a larger group (L'Oréal).
• Thalgo: French marine-cosmetic professional brand distributed through spas, thalassotherapy centers and beauty institutes worldwide. Comparable to Mansard in natural-ingredient positioning, French heritage and professional spa-channel go-to-market.
• Guinot: Iconic French professional skincare brand combining device-led treatments (Hydraderm, Lift+) with institute-exclusive skincare. Directly comparable to Mansard in combining proprietary professional electrotherapy devices with botanical skincare sold through a beauty-institute network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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