
Paula's Choice is dedicated to using the safest and most effective ingredients available to provide superior skin-care products. We are also dedicated to doing everything we can to be a leader in environmental safety and responsibility. This mission is the very fabric of our desire to take the absolute best care of the people we serve and our world for generations to come.
Paula's Choice embraces with enthusiasm and pride the numerous ongoing and evolving programs we have implemented that significantly reduces our carbon footprint. Here are a few of those efforts:
Recyclable Packaging
85% of our products are packaged in recyclable materials; click here for more details.
The following list summarizes what we're doing as a company to reduce reliance on natural resources and ensure that our customers have the opportunity to recycle our packaging as permitted in their communities:
Most of our plastic bottles, tubes, and jars can be recycled provided your community recycling program accepts plastics labeled as #1 (for PET plastic) or #2 (for HDPE plastic).
Our caps are made of polypropylene and are recyclable in programs that accept #5 plastics (PP).
The majority of customer orders are packaged in recyclable cardboard boxes; recycled paper is used to cushion the contents for safe transit to your home.
The plastic zip-close bags used to group smaller items in your order are recyclable (and of course may be reused as you see fit) if your community accepts #2 plastics.
Whenever possible, we seek to order and use packing materials derived from post-consumer recycled content.
The Paula's Choice catalog and Step-by-Step guides are made with recycled materials, printed with soy ink, and bear the Forest Stewardship Council Seal. They can be recycled in any program that accepts paper.
Paula's Choice does not use extraneous packaging, including plastic-wrapped outer cartons and explanatory leaflets accompanying every product.
Your orders are packed in 100% recyclable cardboard boxes and recycled paper is used to cushion the contents for safe transit to your home.
The plastic zip-close bags we use to group smaller items in your order are recyclable #2 plastic.
We primarily use packing materials derived from post-consumer recycled content.
Recyclable Printed Materials
All Paula's Choice catalog and Step-by-Step guides are made with recycled materials, printed with soy ink, and bear the Forest Stewardship Council Seal. They can be recycled in any program that accepts paper.
Paula's Choice never uses extraneous packaging of any kind.
Energy Efficient, Environmentally Sustainable Working Environment
Our office is continually taking steps to be energy efficient and reduce waste in every way we can: We use special energy efficient lighting; we avoid using paper plates and plastic utensils; we reduce our heating and air conditioning temperatures; everyone has recycle and trash containers at their desk; and we are evaluating the possibility of composting, along with other environmentally sustainable efforts.
No Animal Testing
Paula's Choice has never tested our products on animals and never will. We also do not fund any independent source to conduct animal testing on our behalf. Last, but certainly not least, we support many animal-centered charities such as the Humane Society, ASPCA and NAVS. We are also a pet-friendly office, with many of our employees bringing their beloved dogs to work with them