L’Oréal is giving new life to recycled plastics, using them for sustainable beauty packaging. By using post consumer recycled plastics, like water bottles, L’Oréal is helping to reduce landfill usage and greenhouse gas emissions and is saving energy and natural resources.

In 2008 L’Oréal joined forces with argan pickers in Morocco to extract argan oil under fair trade conditions with respect for biodiversity. The argan cake, the residue from the oil extraction, used to be discarded, but now is used for its proteins with anti-wrinkle properties.The sourcing program is focused on paying wages above the fair minimum standards, providing training and educational opportunities, empowering the women’s workforce and conserving the argan forest.

When L’Oréal researchers discovered the powerful exfoliation properties of quinoa husk, a previously unused part of the quinoa plant, they formed a partnership with growers in Bolivia to sustainably source the ingredient.The program provides Bolivian quinoa growers a new, sustainable income source and access to training, while preventing erosion of the quinoa crop.

The L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship program honors female scientists at critical stages of their career with $60,000 fellowships to advance their postdoctoral research. Celebrating its thirteenth year in the U.S., the program has awarded 65 postdoctoral women scientists more than $3 million in grants.

L'Oréal USA employees share their thoughts about their new offices at 10 Hudson Yards!

Consumers today are more diverse than ever, so when it comes to beauty, one size definitely does not fit all. Whether it’s personalized foundation, hair color or skincare, bespoke beauty is here to stay. What does this mean for the future of beauty? We rounded up a panel of experts in the customization space to talk trends and what’s next.