Our story
Making the ordinary extraordinary
At Merci Handy, we believe life is rich, beautiful and surprising, but our everyday life, often too serious, sometimes stops us from seeing all its colours. So we decided to bring light and colour to everyday things.
A word from the founder
“Back when I was still a student, my friends all had hand cleansing gels, but they were all the same: they didn't smell great, dried out your hands and weren't exactly practical.
That's how Merci Handy was born: everyday cosmetics that are simple, practical and colourful, made from clean ingredients and rainbow extracts.”
Why the rainbow?
Rainbows represent the meeting point between light and darkness, between a cloudy day and a sunny sky. As in everyday life, it's not always sunny, but rays of colour can break through the clouds to let the sun shine through. That's what I hope you feel when you use Merci Handy.
Behind the scenes
Fun on the outside, very serious on the inside.
We laugh a lot, except when it comes to what you put on your skin. Before it reaches your bag, every formula goes through the hands of our partner laboratories, our experts and a toxicologist.
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We imagine.
An everyday need and strict specifications: effectiveness, tolerance, texture, fragrance.
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We formulate with our labs.
Developed with our partner laboratories, version after version, until we find the right one.
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We put it through its paces.
Stability and packaging compatibility tests: heat, cold, light, over several weeks.
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We challenge it.
Challenge test: we check that the formula resists bacteria and mould.
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We test it on skin.
Tolerance tests under dermatological control.
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A toxicologist says yes.
Safety assessment by an expert, and a full technical file for every product.
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We follow the law, to the letter.
Compliant with European Regulation 1223/2009 and notified to the European Commission (CPNP).
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And voilà!
A fun, effective and safe product, ready to make your everyday extraordinary.
Our black list
We go further than the regulations: these controversial ingredients never go into our formulas.
All our commitments →- Phthalates
- Sulfates
- Phenoxyethanol
- PEG
- Triclosan
- Parabens
- Ethanolamines
- Aluminium salts
- Silicones
- EDTA
- Mineral oils
- BHT
- Zero ingredients of animal origin
- 12 controversial ingredients banned
- Tolerance tested under dermatological control
