Impossible to understand what is behind the INCI list of common beauty products without having a degree in chemistry! In Latin or English, this obligatory indication of the components used conceals petrochemical formulas increasingly criticized, based on endocrine disruptors and potentially carcinogenic. While each product as such is not necessarily harmful, a body cream, another for the face, a makeup remover, a scrub, etc. can be harmful. can form an explosive cocktail in the long run. They are suspected of having negative consequences on the body. Not very engaging when we talk about the day cream that we apply daily to the face or the anti-aging treatment with which we go to sleep…. Furthermore, the residues of these products (make-up removers, rinse-off treatments, etc.) pollute the water table. Finally, organic or not, the cosmetics sector is also the champion of packaging…not to mention waste. Containers, often heavier than their contents, are at the heart of the industry’s marketing strategy, but light years away from eco-design or reusability. If you are attracted by organic and eco-responsible cosmetics made in France, you will also love our selection of solid shampoos and of solid soaps.
Discover now our selection of committed brands that manufacture organic and eco-responsible cosmetics in France:
1. Ibbeo Cosmetics
“From the field to the bathroom”, this could be the motto of Ibbeo Cosmétiques. This South-West company grows flax, hemp, borage and other miraculous organic plants. She transforms them into macerates and extracts to make her own cosmetics. A die-hard brand, the brand is developing a deposit solution for its glass bottles.
● Range of face, body, hygiene, hair and sun care
● Made in France (Montauban)
● Vegan
● Returnable containers
● Labels: Slow Cosmetics, Nature & Progress
● From €5
Click here to discover the Ibbeo Cosmétique skincare range
2. Cozy
Cozie is the first cosmetics brand to distribute moisturizing cream – organic of course – in bulk in zero waste stores. It also sells online without making any concessions on packaging: you receive your product at home, you keep the shipping box. Once the bottle is empty, you return it using the free return voucher. Cozie cleans it, disinfects it, reuses it… and the circle is complete!
● Range of face, body, hygiene, hair and sun care
● Made in France
● Vegan
● Returnable containers (€1.50)
● Labels: Slow Cosmetics, Nature & Progress
● From €9.50
Click here to discover the Cozie skincare range
3. Like Before
Comme Avant is a family adventure that has set itself a goal: to get back to basics with as little an environmental footprint as possible. It offers a range of simple and effective solid cosmetics for skin and toiletries, as well as household, textile and zero waste products. The packaging is minimalist and biodegradable! Every year, Comme Avant donates part of its profits into a fund it created for the protection of the environment and biodiversity.
● Range of solid cosmetics for face, body, hygiene, hair and sunscreen
● Vegan
● Recyclable and biodegradable packaging
● Made in France (Bouches-du-Rhône)
● Labels: Slow Cosmetics, Cosmos Organic
● From €5.90
Click here to discover the Comme Avant skincare range
4. Clémence & Vivien
Clémence et Vivien offers a range of natural cosmetics for the skin based on organic vegetable oils. This young, committed brand wants to work in a short circuit with its suppliers and distributors, which is not only more ecological, but more economical!
● Range of face, body and hygiene treatments
● Vegan
● Made in France
● Recyclable glass or aluminum containers
● Labels: Slow Cosmetics, Cosmos Organic
● From €9.90
Click here to discover the Clémence & Vivien skincare range
5. De Saint-Hilaire
De Saint Hilaire has been distilling its essential oils for 30 years in Auvergne, in the middle of a natural park. It sources organic plants directly from local farmers and pickers. Quite naturally, the brand has also developed its own cosmetics (liquid and solid) from these precious raw materials.
● Range of solid and classic cosmetics for face, body and hygiene products
● Made in France
● Recyclable glass and cardboard containers
● Labels: Cosmos Organic, Slow Cosmetics
● From €10.30
Click here to discover the De Saint-Hilaire skincare range
6. Pachamamaï
Pachamamaï (“nourishing earth” in Quechua) takes up the challenge of protecting future generations through products that respect nature and people. Eco-design is at the heart of its approach. As for its “exotic” raw materials, they all come from fair trade.
● Range of solid cosmetics for face, body and hygiene products
● Vegan
● Products sold without packaging or in refillable containers
● Made in France (Ile-de-France)
● Label: Slow Cosmetics
● From €6.40
Click here to discover the Pachamamaï care range
7. Karethic
Karethic is inspired by the traditional African uses of grand cru shea to offer a range of ultra-nourishing natural and organic cosmetics. The raw materials are fair trade and come from trees grown organically in Benin. Some products are sold without packaging. For others, Karethic offers a reduction in exchange for the return of empty containers.
● Range of solid and classic cosmetics for face, body and hygiene products
● Without packaging or in returnable containers
● Place of production: France
● Label: Nature & Progress
● From €5
Click here to discover the Karethic skincare range
8. Endro Cosmetics
Headed to Brittany with the young Endro brand which has made a great progress in two years. Endro (“nature” in Breton) intends to preserve the environment thanks to a beautiful range of healthy products in returnable and reusable glass containers. The products are manufactured in partnership with the ESAT (work support establishment and service) of Lannion.
● Range of zero waste face, body and hygiene products
● Solid cosmetics or reusable/returnable containers.
● Made in France (Brittany)
● Labels: Cosmébio, Slow Cosmétique
● From €9.90
Click here to discover the Endro Cosmétiques skincare range
9. Lamazuna
First dedicated to the sale of oriculi, these small wooden ear picks intended to replace disposable cotton swabs, Lamazuna quickly developed a whole range of solid products dedicated to body care.
● Range of zero waste face, body and hygiene products
● Solid cosmetics without packaging or cardboard packaging
● Vegan
● Made in France
● Label: Cosmos Organic
● From €9.90
Click here to discover the Lamazuna care range
10. APO
The vocation of APO (like APOthicaire) is to support the family in making their zero waste transition in the bathroom thanks to a simple, but complete, range of solid and organic accessories and cosmetics: body balms and the face, shampoos, soaps or toothpaste. Even baby can enjoy it!
● Range of solid and classic cosmetics for face, body and hygiene products
● Cardboard packaging
● Vegan
● Made in France
● Label: Cosmos Organic
● From €9.50
Click here to discover APO balms
How to recognize an organic and eco-responsible cosmetics brand?
Labeled brands
Please note, some brands highlight a natural and organic ingredient on their packaging, even if the latter only represents a small proportion of the product. Hence the interest of labels. Cosmébio Cosmos Organic, Ecocert Cosmos Organic, Nature & Progrès or Slow Cosmétique which guarantee the absence of controversial components in your treatment and a majority or 100% natural ingredientss and from organic farming.
Carefully selected suppliers
A committed brand chooses local raw materials when possible. Of course, certain ingredients such as shea butter or coconut oil, very present in organic cosmetics, are not available in Europe. Eco-responsibility cannot be conceived without responsibility itself, these components are not only organic but often come from Fair trade.
Zero waste or eco-designed packaging
Reducing the impact of packaging is central to the ecological approach of the brands we have selected. While zero waste is not always easy to achieve, some achieve it through great creativity: solid cosmetics, refillable containers, instructions Or bulk revisited. Others offer minimalist and eco-designed packaging, opting for example for kraft paper, recycled cardboard, aluminum or glass.
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