Zao make-up

Zao make-up

Refillable, natural and vegan make-up

What does this brand sell?

Makeup products such as concealer, compact powder, cooked powder, blush, complexion base, fluid foundation, eyeshadows, primer, eyebrow powder, lipstick, lip balm, mascara, eyeliner, nail polish, and pencils, among others

https://www.instagram.com/zaomakeup_official/ - page for France, check out country-specific instagram profiles

 

https://shop.zaomakeup.com/ - shop for France, check out country-specific websites

 

France

Vegan/ vegetarian?
100% Vegan
Delivery
No details are available regarding delivery methods
Transportation mode
Unknown
Vegan / vegetarian
100% Vegan
Delivery
No details are available regarding delivery methods
Transportation Mode
Unknown

Does this brand offset carbon emissions and/or implement circular business practices?

The packaging of several Zao products implements a recollection scheme to minimise disposable packaging and replace only the refill of products, contributing to closing loops.

About The Company

Get the ins and outs

ZAO is the first refillable make-up brand, 100% natural (minus nail polish), vegan and certified organic by Ecocert, and is driven by the desire to offer products that are good for the planet and the people while creating meaning. ZAO has created a natural bamboo packaging, and implements a recollection scheme for several of their refillable products. Zao was created in 2012 in France by four friends who were aware of the impact of our consumption on the environment, and decided to develop a brand of makeup in accordance with their deep values.

“To create quality makeup products with ethics and passion, based on the principles of sustainable development.”

In 2018, packaging was replaced from plastic with cardboard envelopes.

They launched their recollection, recycle and recovery solution

No information has been found on their future plans.

2014 ‘Highly Commended’, Concealer Category, Natural Beauty Awards.

2021 Cocoon Lip balmVegan Makeup category at The Veggie Awards 2021 Beauty Awards

ZAO has been awarded for three years in a row “Best Natural Product Award”

Product details

Find out more details about the products

Store locator

Various distributors across Europe, check out the store locator to find a shop near you.

Delivery To* (Website)

Depending on the website chosen (main or distributors), you can get products delivered to your doorstep.

Subscription

This brand does not offer a subscription programme.

Store locator

Various distributors across Europe, check out the store locator to find a shop near you.

Delivery To* (Website)

Depending on the website chosen (main or distributors), you can get products delivered to your doorstep.

Packaging/packaging materials

The primary packaging is made of bamboo and secondary packaging is cotton. They have a solution to collect, recycle and recover used refills, sticks, bottles, tubes and buckets depending on your region, limiting packaging as much as possible.

Donations / partnerships

No information has been found on any partnerships

Subscription

This brand does not offer a subscription programme.

Ingredients

Ingredients will vary depending on the product. These can be cornstarch, bamboo powder, organic cocoa, organic macadamia oil, among others.

Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

No

Certifications

PETA Certified, ECOCERT, COSMOS

Ingredients

Ingredients will vary depending on the product. These can be cornstarch, bamboo powder, organic cocoa, organic macadamia oil, among others.

Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

No

Packaging/packaging materials

The primary packaging is made of bamboo and secondary packaging is cotton. They have a solution to collect, recycle and recover used refills, sticks, bottles, tubes and buckets depending on your region, limiting packaging as much as possible.

Donations / partnerships

No information has been found on any partnerships

Certifications

PETA Certified, ECOCERT, COSMOS

in depth production details

Analyze their supply chain: from the sourcing of raw materials to the people who make the product

Bamboo Packaging: China.

The rest of the materials are unknown.

France, Czech Republic, Italy

Aloe Vera Mascara = EUR 20.90

Aloe Vera Mascara Refill = EUR 12.90

Fruit eye primer = EUR 18.90

Blush stick = EUR 23.90

Blush stick refill = EUR 15.90

 

CO2 emissions are reduced by offering the possibility to refill your original product, both in the transportation and manufacturing process.

By using rechargeable packaging (refill), ZAO consumes less energy compared to making a full product.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

Products are free from animal testing.

The bamboo from the packaging is sourced over 2000 km away from the protected area where giant Pandas live and therefore, not a part of their diet.

By using rechargeable packaging (refill), ZAO limits waste and uses less plastic. Plastic that they do use is PET and can be recycled.

Organic certified products come from organic farming where the use of pesticides is strictly prohibited.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

Further reading

No more information regarding sustainability reports, life cycle analyses or impact reports is available.

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