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Sustainability in the cosmetics industry is becoming more of a consumer priority throughout the world, with many people opting to buy less plastic items and expecting businesses to make their products more sustainable – something that the epidemic has highlighted.

This need is driving beauty companies to develop new ecological ideas including waterless beauty, upcycling, carbon neutrality, and reusable or refillable packaging. We examine what sustainable solutions facial skincare businesses need to apply to react to this need and flourish in 2021 by looking at current developments from around the world.

Provide re-usable packaging options.

Beauty businesses have been under growing pressure in recent years to develop reusable or refillable packaging designs. These are aiding in the reduction of overconsumption and the promotion of a more circular economy while also providing a new source of value.

Organic waste can be recycled.

Waste may decrease the cost of goods, giving firms an even stronger incentive to embrace this environmentally responsible strategy. This product is an insect-infused skin oil that upcycles organic plant waste by using insects.

To promote skin health in a unique way, the skin oil is made up of 20% black soldier fly larval oil — one of the world’s most sustainable and nutrient-rich insects.

Use natural products and stay local.

The epidemic has highlighted the significance of buying locally produced beauty ingredients for French customers, who prefer to use locally sourced beauty and personal care products from their own region, with more than half willing to pay extra for them.

L’Accent, a French independent company, has produced a «dermo-maquillage» combination of skincare and cosmetics. L’Accent hand-picks chestnuts from the Cévennes mountains in central France and grinds them into a fine, colored moisturizing powder that is naturally high in antioxidants.

Makesenz develops natural goods that are organic, local, and waste-free. Their goal is to produce “less, but better” goods that will appeal to the almost six out of ten French beauty and personal care customers who are worried about the sustainability of the components used in natural products.

Make an effort to be carbon neutral.

Carbon neutrality is a comprehensive method to decreasing a company’s environmental and climatic effect. Looking at the whole supply chain, an increasing number of independent businesses are developing carbon-neutral products, seeking to help both customers and the environment. In the next years, this will be where a lot of consumer attention will be focused.

At Molpack we help brands to develop skincare that is biodegradable, refillable, and carbon neutral. We have helped brands to create their skincare capsules that come in re-usable «home jars» with 100 drops of cleaning gel for «clean, soft, smooth skin.» Each skincare drop is 100% biodegradable and manufactured from sustainable seaweed. The Bolt drops are refillable from biodegradable bags, and the brand’s jars are designed to last a lifetime.

There are brands that even employ carbon offsetting to create carbon-neutral goods. This implies that the company offsets all of its carbon emissions, from shipping items to stores to running the machines that manufacture them to the electricity that lights their headquarters.

Formulations that do not use water or save water

As customers try to live more sustainably, companies are responding by developing water-free formulas. Brands have a tremendous chance to innovate in this emerging sector, meeting customers’ desire to do more and be better in environmentally friendly ways.

According to the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD), skincare accounted for nearly half of all waterless cosmetics and personal care products introduced in 2019.

Solid bar formats are a logical place to start when considering a waterless method. Solid forms, which have a considerably more concentrated formulation in terms of components than typical water-based formats, might have a cheaper cost per usage, especially in the haircare and bath/shower categories.

Powder and stick products are gaining popularity in addition to solid bar forms. These may be made without water, resulting in more concentrated forms that are convenient to use on the move. Eliminating water from formulations can help keep components stable, especially those that deteriorate or oxidize quickly, such as vitamin C.

Because of all the cleaning products released during the pandemic, the soap, bath, and shower category has surpassed skincare in terms of waterless characteristics by 2020. This might be the next product sector to get an eco-refresh.

Are you looking for sustainable cosmetic packaging? 

From Molpack our aim is to design and manufacture the best solutions that also reduce the environmental impact. That is why we believe in investing in innovation so we can keep on developing sustainable solutions that are:

• 100% recyclable


• More lightweight


• Reusable


You can visit our complete catalogue here, or contact us if you need help to choose the right solution for your cosmetic product.

If you have any questions on how to choose the perfect package for your product, you can always contact our team of experts to help you create the best presentation for your product and align the package with your brand values. 

According to a recent McKinsey research, Americans expect to spend less on skincare, cosmetics, and other personal care goods in the future than they did previously. Making good improvements in terms of sustainability is one method for cosmetic businesses to reclaim consumers, and packaging is a crucial battleground in the fight against environmental waste.

Each year, the cosmetics sector alone generates about 120 billion items of packaging.

The following are the top four eco-packaging trends you can expect to see in the beauty industry, which will help promote good change while also helping to develop brand reputation and profits:

Plastic Reduction

Despite changing global views, such as the EU’s ban on single-use plastics, the United States continues to create more plastic trash than any other country. However, societal views about plastic usage and waste are beginning to shift.

This has prompted several businesses to reconsider their package designs and try out new packaging materials. When it comes to innovative packaging materials, L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics firm, is creating waves. SEED, a breakthrough brand from the cosmetics powerhouse, has items made completely of biodegradable or recyclable packaging, including a recycled corrugated paper container shell that won’t disintegrate in the shower. Designers may now use a variety of plastic alternatives, such as glass, card, pulp, and even maize, in their packaging.

Refilling and reusing

Single-use packaging may soon be obsolete, as more businesses invest in long-lasting packaging materials that customers can refill and reuse. Brands are devoting more time, effort, and money to developing main packaging that may serve as mementos for customers, which is especially important at the high-end of the cosmetics sector. Dove introduced their first refillable deodorant earlier this year. The business predicts that the product, which is made of 98 percent recycled plastic and has a lifetime usage warranty, would help decrease virgin plastic waste by 30 tonnes in the first year alone. Consumers can also benefit from cheaper prices for recurrent purchases of refills, as well as not having to pay for additional packaging or worry about how to dispose of discarded packaging. 

Make the most of minimalism

In the cosmetics sector, minimalist packaging design is already a rising trend, with firms aiming to catch customers’ attention with simple designs that express a powerful, targeted message while decreasing waste. The Ordinary, a British skincare company, is making waves with its clinical and simple box design. Customers like the honesty of a product that performs precisely what it says on the box and does not try to distract them with flashy colors, fancy wording, or cumbersome packaging. Aside from the marketing benefits of minimalist package design, choosing neutral colors and eco-friendly materials can make it easier for customers to recycle unwanted packaging, therefore helping a brand’s environmental initiatives.It aids in the elimination of mixed materials, which make recycling difficult and confusing for the user.

Less greenwashing.

Consumers will quickly catch on to greenwashing, or the act of presenting the image of sustainability by misleading or obscuring environmental problems, if brands are unwilling to back up their eco-friendly promises. Greenwashing might be damaging to a company’s reputation, since consumers are more aware of environmental concerns and want corporations to hold themselves accountable. This has resulted in decreased brand confidence, customer boycotts, and even litigation. After being sued in 2016 for misleading claims that their goods included «natural ingredients,» The Honest Firm lost a multi-million dollar agreement with Unilever to a competing eco-friendly household products company. Greenwashing may be harmful to the environment, in addition to having a negative influence on organizations’ financial lines. Consumers who believe that the goods they purchase will not affect the environment are tricked into supporting the same behaviors they set out to avoid, adding to the problem.

Cosmetic businesses may entice customers back and earn their loyalty in a post-Covid competitive market by adopting packaging that addresses these four elements.

Are you looking for sustainable cosmetic packaging? 

From Molpack our aim is to design and manufacture the best solutions that also reduce the environmental impact. That is why we believe in investing in innovation so we can keep on developing sustainable solutions that are:

• 100% recyclable


• More lightweight


• Reusable


You can visit our complete catalogue here, or contact us if you need help to choose the right solution for your cosmetic product.

If you have any questions on how to choose the perfect package for your product, you can always contact our team of experts to help you create the best presentation for your product and align the package with your brand values. 

Cosmetics sales on the internet have increased dramatically in recent years, especially since the start of the health crisis in 2020. In this environment, the well-known «marketplaces» are among the inescapable actors, bringing with them enormous prospects but also numerous obstacles, notably in terms of legal difficulties.

What are the legal implications of selling via these platforms in France and the EU, in terms of liability and safety?

What is a marketplace, exactly? 

Marketplaces are a type of digital platform that brings together suppliers and consumers for the purpose of selling a product. Marketplaces are a terrific way for sellers to reach out to new clients in this regard.

These platforms should not be confused with multi-brand e-commerce sites, which do not function as middlemen but rather sell the items on sale directly. Some sites, such as Go Ethnyk or Feelunique, offer both cosmetics distribution and a link between brands and purchasers, similar to Amazon.

Is it necessary to distinguish between the two models? Yes, because their respective liability regimes are vastly different, and the implications of this qualifier, in the case of product conformance, are far from simple in reality, for both operators and customers.

The marketplaces’ specific legal regime

Indeed, while marketplaces are subject to a number of obligations specific to their activity as online platforms (particularly in terms of transparency and fair trading), they do not operate as vendors and, as intermediaries, benefit from a limited liability regime that exempts them from civil and criminal liability if products do not comply with regulations.

This limited liability framework, which also permits them to avoid a general need to oversee content accessible on their platforms, is, however, subject to certain restrictions. It indicates, in particular, that they should be unaware of the criminal nature of items and that, if they are aware of it, they should remove them off their platform quickly.

Above all, their identity as a mere «host» is related with their status as a passive «shop» that passively stores and makes available to the public the offers of vendors, without having any «active part» in the sale or control over the items. They are otherwise referred to as «publishers,» and if a user of their platform sells an unlawful goods, they may face civil or criminal charges.

The stakes surrounding the concrete function of marketplaces are therefore significant, and a string of court rulings for the main ones (eBay, Alibaba, and Cdiscount) exist to establish the framework that must not be broken in order to prevent slipping into the platform’s dark side…

Safety of the product from the clients’ point of view

This has been known for a long time: market inspections by authorities (particularly the DGCCRF in France) indicate extremely high rates of product non-compliances, if not outright hazard, and 2020 has just served to intensify the trend. Cosmetics are consistently among the goods with the greatest rates of non-compliance in this regard.

In fact, many merchants from outside the EU have direct access to the European market through huge marketplaces. However, for many sellers, compliance with the stringent European laws isn’t always a top concern. As a result, there is a wide range of items on these platforms that do not fulfill the same requirements as European products (especially in terms of content, claims, or the identification of a Responsible Person based in Europe), some of which are potentially hazardous to customers.

The authorities, on the other hand, require access to the suppliers in order to take action. Although these vendors’ contact information is required on marketplaces, it frequently does not allow national authorities to contact infringing sellers who are located on the other side of the world (and in countries not always willing to cooperate with the European authorities).

Finding the perfect balance 

For the authorities, this is a huge challenge: most of the time, their only interlocutor is the marketplaces, which, in theory, only have a limited responsibility for these non-compliances and, even if they comply with their obligations to remove any product reported as non-compliant from sale, the number of products on sale is such that the authorities’ resources are insufficient.

As a result, despite announcements from both Brussels and Paris on new and increasingly restrictive regulations, it is difficult to strike a balance between the platforms’ responsibility, which cannot go too far without jeopardizing the system, and the need to protect European consumers’ interests and health.

In any event, every (current or prospective) marketplace operator must exercise prudence in explicitly defining his function and interventions in the vendor-buyer interaction. And we can only advise that the operator be effectively supported, because, aside from product safety, many other regulatory limitations, such as new taxation laws or those connected to the circular economy emerging from the AGEC Law, will certainly have a direct influence on this model.

Brands that lead the plant-based cosmetic market, dedicate to providing raw material traceability in order to supply customers with high-quality products.

They usually set four commitments to sustainable development for this purpose: innovating, sourcing, biorefining, and acting sustainably. Understanding clients’ requirements and anticipating their expectations is the goal of the Innovating pillar.

Leading sustainable brands are dedicated to enhancing the well-being of millions of people across the world while also taking care of resources and territories, thanks to a continual push for innovation and a long-term vision.

In keeping with this, it is important to establish obligations for a Biorefining pillar, which requires the company to reduce its energy consumption by investing in initiatives like as geothermal power and biomass, in order to provide more ecologically friendly ingredients.

Being a member of the UN Global Compact, which is founded on ten principles relating to human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption is also a good action to promote a sustainable strategy. This duty extends to the companies’ suppliers, who are required to sign Supplier Code of Conduct.The Sourcing pillar defines this strategy as forming relationships with plant breeders and farmers in order to identify and employ the most appropriate agricultural resources. Brands can also join the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform, which promotes global and local responsible sourcing and good agricultural practices, as part of its commitment to source sustainably.

Finally, providing the best service to customers entails meeting the needs of the company’s employees by safeguarding their social rights and minimizing health and safety risks, as well as valuing diversity, inclusion, and encouraging the sharing of best practices in a multicultural network. Company’s obligations, as outlined by the Acting pillar, are crucial!

Plant-based compounds are being used to expand the possibilities of beauty.

Responsible firms toward its consumers and ultimate customers, establish a series of commitments that prioritize the quality and performance of their multipurpose personal care solutions.

An example is the french firm Roquette Beauté: 90% of Roquette Beauté’s ingredients are manufactured in France, with the other 10% manufactured in Europe, and all are created in accordance with the ISO 16128 standard. In addition, its manufacturing locations are members of SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Sharing), an ethical data network for the exchange of information on responsible and sustainable business practices, which is based on regular on-site SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) assessments. ECOVADIS assesses and assesses Roquette’s sustainability performance every year, and makes the results public on their data sharing platform.

Roquette Beauté is one of the best examples of sustainability in a sector that is more than ever anticipating the demands of a continually more environmentally friendly industry, using raw materials such as corn, wheat, potatoes, and peas exclusively from Europe and generating less than 0.5 percent waste to produce innovative plant-based ingredients for cosmetics.

Sustainable and customised cosmetic packaging

From Molpack our aim is to design and manufacture the best solutions that also reduce the environmental impact. That is why we believe in investing in innovation so we can keep on developing sustainable solutions that are: 100% recyclable, lightweight, reusable and with new materials.

New materials

You can visit our complete catalogue here, or contact us if you need help to choose the right solution for your cosmetic product.