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In 2019, 59% of raw materials used in L’Oréal's products were renewable, meaning coming mostly from plant origin. This represents approximately 1,600 ingredients from nearly 350 plant species sourced in over a hundred countries. 68% of these renewable ingredients are derived from sources certified as sustainable.

Invented in 1998 by two American chemists, Paul Anastas and John Warner, green chemistry is a soft and clean chemistry, aiming at a minimal environmental impact. L’Oréal was the first player in the cosmetics industry to integrate this concept in its innovation model.

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L’Oréal has been conducting lifecycle assessments to measure the environmental impacts of its products for many years. It has identified that water, and in particular the water discharged when the consumer uses the product, as well the carbon emissions linked to the use of hot water during a shower to among its principal impacts on the environment.

In 2018, L’Oréal Paris launched its Stylista Beach Wave Mist. The research behind this product has enabled the creation of an ultra-light mist texture combining two requirements: effectiveness and respect for the environment.

For more than 10 years, L’Oréal has been committed to an ambitious policy regarding sustainable development including an in-depth work on the usage of plastics.

At L’Oréal, water, as an essential component in creating and using our products, is at the heart of our business.

In 2018, L’Oréal collaborated with the NGO SNV (Netherland Development Organisation) to implement a sustainable sourcing project focusing on palm oil derivatives in the region of Berbak in Jambi, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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