Our commitments
People, Product, Planet
Three pillars guide everything we do: people, our products and the planet. We're not perfect, but we try to get a little closer every day.
People.
An inclusive community that expresses its individuality and represents every colour of the rainbow.
Encouraging everyone to express their individuality
In partnership with the It Gets Better Project, our Rainbowtiful kit helps everyone see every colour of the rainbow. For every product sold, a donation is made to this non-profit, whose mission is to uplift and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the world, with a minimum donation pledge of $10,000.
Working with local ESATs
To prepare our magical products, we work with local partners in France and the United States who employ people with mental and/or physical disabilities. Our goal: support their employment and the social economy, and fight exclusion and discrimination.
ESAT: French work-support establishments and services for people with disabilities.
Giving (back)
At Merci Handy, we don't work with one particular charity. We help wherever we can, anyone in need, to try to make their everyday life a little more extraordinary.
“At Merci Handy, we encourage a community based on inclusivity, that expresses its individuality and represents every colour of the rainbow. The It Gets Better Project's mission is one we wholeheartedly support, and we're proud to partner with them.”Louis Marty, co-founder & CEO
Product.
Effective, clean formulas that are good for your skin.
Our list of controversial ingredients
Beyond how natural and effective our formulas are, we work hard to make sure they're good for your body and skin. That's why we go further than the regulations, with a list of controversial cosmetic ingredients we refuse to use.
PETA certification
A big job for our product teams: we changed all our formulas to remove ingredients of animal origin (our old cleansing gels and hand cream contained lactose, for example, which we no longer use). Today, we use no ingredients from animals. Apart from unicorn tears, just to make you laugh.
Our packaging rules
Rule no. 1: we're not perfect, but we try to get closer.
Rule no. 2: we favour cardboard kits over plastic, like our best-selling Rainbeautiful kit or our Christmas kits.
Rule no. 3: we prefer glass or recycled plastic. Glass has a 75% recycling rate (21% for plastic) and is more natural (made from sand).
Rule no. 4: we try to give our packaging a second life: from the design stage, we work with the design team to imagine packs you'll want to reuse (our candles, our face spray, our Christmas kits…).
Rule no. 5: always remember rule no. 1.
Planet.
Reducing our footprint, one bottle at a time.
Merci Handy 100% carbon neutral
Our goal is to reduce our carbon footprint as much as possible. First, we measure the emissions of our entire activity. Then, we reduce our impact by using recycled, recyclable and reusable materials. Finally, we offset the remaining carbon with carbon credits.
This means the CO2 equivalent produced by creating our products, running our company and shipping our orders is offset.
100% recycled plastic on our gels
Our hand cleansing gel bottles (30 ml and 300 ml) are made from 100% everyday plastic waste, collected at sea, recycled and turned into bottles. A way to give plastic a second life while avoiding producing more.
