Our company Salvia Nutrition

Our history

An independent laboratory based in the Vendée, Salvia is a family adventure initiated by Luc Grossin, an aromatherapist and naturopath.

The tradition is now perpetuated by his son, Paul Grossin. Passionate about the power and energy of plants, it is after years of experience and observation in the field and with his patients that Luc Grossin has developed pure, effective and exclusive formulas, based on traditions and extensive scientific work.

Who is Luc Grossin, founder of Salvia?

Always passionate about natural therapies, first trained in dowsing then precursor of the Kirlian effect in France, two methods of energetic investigation, Luc Grossin seeks the means to diagnose and treat through alternative methods. The plants and energy of the human body are at the heart of his method.

He naturally turned to essential oils when he met Franchôme in the 1980s. Thanks to his consulting practice in Paris, Luc Grossin develops and tests formulas in the field with his many patients. In 1988, he decided to make himself some recurring and famous formulas, by creating his own laboratory: this is the birth of Salvia.

Nature, an infinite source of benefits

The selection, treatment and optimal assembly of plants and essential oils require experience and know-how. Our philosophy is to preserve the purity and intrinsic qualities of plants. An essential oil is always more effective in synergy, in its original matrix. Our goal: not to distort the best that it offers us. These active ingredients are fragile, their dosage and formulation require years of experience. Salvia was also a pioneer in the encapsulation of essential oils, a process that allows careful control of dosages, perfect preservation and more practical use.

All our formulas are pure, concentrated and organic, guaranteeing both their completeness and their effectiveness. We choose our ingredients rigorously, based on their qualities, properties and scientific relevance. By our requirement, some of our plants and essential oils are rare and precious, used for their exceptional properties.

1975 - Luc Grossin, an aromatherapist and naturopath from Vendée, sets up his practice in Paris.

1979 - Luc Grossin introduces the «Kirlian effect» in France with Dr. Mandel, a method of energy diagnosis of terminal points (hands and feet).

1980 - Luc Grossin meets Professor Pierre FRANCHÔME, an aromatherapist who allows him to considerably expand his range of use of essential oils.

1988 - He creates the Salvia S.L. laboratory in the Andorran Pyrenees to make his own formulas of essential oils such as: Alternativ'aroma in drops and Respir'aroma spray.

1989 - It is the creation of the first formulas of essential oils encapsulated with Alternativ'aroma in capsules, true innovation in the field of aromatherapy.

1995 - Based on scientific studies on rosehip and musk rose oil from Chile, development of Biobio powder.

1996 - Through scientific readings, Luc Grossin discovers the existence of a well-known plant in the Orient, where it is part of the Chinese and Japanese pharmacopoeia, but ignored in Europe: the perilla. After on-site research in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, he imported organic perilla seeds and had a high-quality oil manufactured, becoming the first in Europe to market perilla vegetable oil, naturally containing more than 65% omega 3. The essential oil of perilla, traditionally recognized to strengthen the immune system, is incorporated into the vegetable oil thus reconstituting the integral of the plant and the mixture is marketed under the name of Complete Oil of Perilla.

2000 - Creation of a real range of dermatics, formulas concentrated in essential oils for targeted external care.

2004 - This year will see the range of encapsulated essential oils expand (16 references today) and the creation of the range of powdered plants.

2008 - Paul Grossin, son of Luc Grossin takes up the torch and creates Salvia Nutrition SARL, setting up the company in the family cradle, the Vendée.

2010 - Creation of Aloes biotic and Acerola Bio 1000.

2012 - Creation of the product Tropic'aroma spray.

2016 - First registration with the Vegan Society. All our vegan products are available here.

2017 - Launch of the highly organic & vegan Salvia cosmetics range: Day Nectar, Serum n°1 and Elixir.

2018 - Detox'aroma product creation.

2019 - Creation of the Salvia Mask and Scrub, which complete the range of cosmetics.

2020 - Launch of the range of essential oils and vegetable oils and move to Landeronde, in an ecological building in our image. A new stage in the life of Salvia and the opening of the first Salvia store.

2021 - More than 65 species of medicinal plants and 250 trees are planted around the building, the birth of a garden and an eco-designed place, which carry our passion for the plant. Educational visits will also be offered to the public, starting in April.

1975 - Luc Grossin, an aromatherapist and naturopath from Vendée, sets up his practice in Paris.

1979 - Luc Grossin introduces the «Kirlian effect» in France with Dr. Mandel, a method of energy diagnosis of terminal points (hands and feet).

1980 - Luc Grossin meets Professor Pierre FRANCHÔME, an aromatherapist who allows him to considerably expand his range of use of essential oils.

1988 - He creates the Salvia S.L. laboratory in the Andorran Pyrenees to make his own formulas of essential oils such as: Alternativ'aroma in drops and Respir'aroma spray.

1989 - It is the creation of the first formulas of essential oils encapsulated with Alternativ'aroma in capsules, true innovation in the field of aromatherapy.

1995 - Based on scientific studies on rosehip and musk rose oil from Chile, development of Biobio powder.

1996 - Through scientific readings, Luc Grossin discovers the existence of a well-known plant in the Orient, where it is part of the Chinese and Japanese pharmacopoeia, but ignored in Europe: the perilla. After on-site research in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, he imported organic perilla seeds and had a high-quality oil manufactured, becoming the first in Europe to market perilla vegetable oil, naturally containing more than 65% omega 3. The essential oil of perilla, traditionally recognized to strengthen the immune system, is incorporated into the vegetable oil thus reconstituting the integral of the plant and the mixture is marketed under the name of Complete Oil of Perilla.

2000 - Creation of a real range of dermatics, formulas concentrated in essential oils for targeted external care.

2004 - This year will see the range of encapsulated essential oils expand (16 references today) and the creation of the range of powdered plants.

2008 - Paul Grossin, son of Luc Grossin takes up the torch and creates Salvia Nutrition SARL, setting up the company in the family cradle, the Vendée.

2010 - Creation of Aloes biotic and Acerola Bio 1000.

2012 - Creation of the product Tropic'aroma spray.

2016 - First registration with the Vegan Society. All our vegan products are available here.

2017 - Launch of the highly organic & vegan Salvia cosmetics range: Day Nectar, Serum n°1 and Elixir.

2018 - Detox'aroma product creation.

2019 - Creation of the Salvia Mask and Scrub, which complete the range of cosmetics.

2020 - Launch of the range of essential oils and vegetable oils and move to Landeronde, in an ecological building in our image. A new stage in the life of Salvia and the opening of the first Salvia store.

2021 - More than 65 species of medicinal plants and 250 trees are planted around the building, the birth of a garden and an eco-designed place, which carry our passion for the plant. Educational visits will also be offered to the public, starting in April.