OUR PROGRESS AND IMPACT REPORT

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  • 34%

    of Maybelline New York ingredients are from nature or recycled materials
  • 100%

    of our new or renovated products are eco-designed
  • 100%

    of L'Oreal owned factories making Maybelline New York products use 100% renewable energy
  • 1,100 tons

    of virgin plastic replaced with recycled plastic since 2019 (more than 5x as heavy as the Statue of Liberty without its base)

Pillars

Conscious Packaging

We have been working hard to find solutions to use recycled materials in our product.

Conscious Production

We are working with our manufacturing sites to use 100% renewable energy.

Conscious Formula

As we launch new products and renovate our classics, we’re evaluating our formulas to provide options that are less impactful on the planet.

Conscious Circularity

Our commitment to impact doesn’t end when our products are sold; we consider their entire lifecycle, from how they’re made to how we dispose of them.

What do we mean by Natural Origin Ingredients?

We consider an ingredient to be naturally derived (or natural origin) if it is unchanged from its natural state or has natural sources and has undergone processing, yet still retains greater than 50% of its molecular structure from natural plant or mineral sources. Naturally derived (or natural origin) ingredients start with natural materials, but are then changed from their natural state; this means that naturally derived (or natural origin) ingredients can include synthetic ingredients that are made from materials found in nature.

An example is when we take a natural material, like jojoba oil, and process it to derive hydrogenated oil to ensure the stability of the ingredient and modify its texture. Because 50% of the molecular structure of the hydrogenated jojoba oil comes from plant or mineral sources, hydrogenated jojoba oil, although chemically processed, is a naturally-derived (or natural origin) ingredient. We then total up the percentage by weight of each ingredient to figure out the percentage that is naturally-derived (or natural origin), including water. For example, if 60% of a formula is water, and 36% of the formula are naturally-derived ingredients, we label it as 96% naturally-derived (or natural origin). The remaining ingredients constitute the other 4% of the formula, and are there to ensure its sensoriality, efficacy and/or preservation.

MAKEUP RECYCLING

Consumers buy billions of small-format plastics that are difficult to recycle. We’ve partnered with Closed Loop Partners to implement recovery solutions.

PRODUCT TAKEBACK

Through our product takeback programs, consumers can return empty products for recycling, keeping them out of landfills.

Recycling Access

We’re a founding partner of The Recycling Partnership’s Small Town Access Fund, which supports recycling access in U.S. towns with populations under 50,000.

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