Recycling

Cosmetics with a system.
Ecosystem.
Better for us. Better for the environment.

Without water, there can be no life.
Let us protect it.

“Go into your bathroom and open your medicine cabinet. Now throw away all of your tubes, jars, ointments and make-up.” This was how the conversation ended when the weekly newspaper “DIE ZEIT” interviewed Nathalie Chèvre, an ecotoxicologist at the University of Lausanne, in the fall of 2017 (issue 27).

It has long been proven that conventional cosmetics do great harm to the ecosystem. Not only should oils, fats, surfactants, silicones, parabens and microplastic particles be banned from our skin, they have no business in our waterways. But that is exactly where they will end up right after your next shower. And that is where they cause harm, the extent of which we are only now beginning to comprehend.

The first recyclable skin care.

Let’s go the extra mile.

Filabé is a night-care regimen that dispenses with creams and, therefore, all additives. Filabé only supplies the skin with active ingredients, without any oils, fats or additives whatsoever. As a result, no harmful substances get into your skin or into the water.

Of course, Filabé is a wipe manufactured from a valuable hi-tech microfiber that is also part of our natural ecosystem. This is why Filabé has developed a unique recycling system: You send back your used wipes free of charge and we reuse them for something other than cosmetics. To our knowledge, this makes us the first and only recyclable, water-friendly skin care product in the world.

70% more environmentally friendly.

It’s a start.

According to a study by an independent institute specializing in sustainability studies, Filabé is 70% less harmful to the environment than conventional skin care products. Nevertheless, Filabé is learning more every day about how we can further decrease our ecological footprint.

We are constantly working to make the production, packaging, communication and shipping of our products even more environmentally friendly. We are far from perfect and we are open to your suggestions, criticism and encouragement. Of course, we are confident that by being the only cosmetics brand with recyclable products, we are on the right path to bringing our skin care products into harmony with the environment and nature.

Simple.