RESPECT RESOURCES

At Kiehl’s, we recognize the need to give back to the environment, not just take from it. As part of our journey to circularity with Kiehl’s Mission Renewal, we are committed to minimizing waste while restoring and renewing key natural resources.

RE-FORMULATING FOR THE FUTURE

Since Kiehl’s began as an apothecary, we have sourced ingredients from nature for their power and efficacy when incorporated into our skincare. However, the realities of today’s environmental crises—including loss of arable land, biodiversity, and species extinction—mean we need to seek new methods, ingredients, and sources to continue to formulate for quality and efficacy without compromise.

OUR GOALS FOR 2030

100% of our formulas will harness the power of nature and science to maximize efficacy while minimizing impact through key activities including:

Sustainably sourcing abundant and renewable raw materials
Using circular processes and green transformation of raw materials
Reusing water in a manufacturing loop and powering production with renewable energy

OUR MISSION IN PROGRESS

FORMULATING THE KIEHL’S WAY

We are committed to formulating clean, highly efficacious skincare for quality without compromise.
We use only ingredients proven safe by scientific research and regular review.
We never use Parabens, Phthalates, Formaldehyde, Talc, Toluene, MIT or Microbeads.
We evolve our formulas based on scientific advancement and clinically test our formulas in supervised studies.
We constantly monitor the ingredient landscape to look for greener alternatives.
We expertly evaluate our formulas to be free of impurities and test our formulas on different genders, ages, ethnicities, skin tones and types.

HOW SUSTAINABLE FORMULATION WORKS

With the goal of closing the loop and eliminating waste, formulating sustainably touches every step of a product’s journey.

SHOWING WHAT WE’RE MADE OF SINCE 1924

In 1924, Kiehl’s was one of the first companies to proudly list ingredients on it’s product labels—well before the US government mandated it—to help customers make more informed and confident purchasing decisions.

Today we know our customers want greater transparency on the environmental and social footprint of our products. The Environmental Impact Label is an A-E scoring system considering the impact of a product over its entire life cycle, taking multiple environmental factors into consideration.

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