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Odylique

How ethical is Odylique?

Odylique, sustainable and cruelty-free skincare, health and beauty brand, is one of The Good Shopping Guide’s top-rated ethical brands and is featured on our list of the Top 200 Ethical Businesses.

In fact, Odylique has been awarded The Good Shopping Guide‘s prestigious Ethical Accreditation, which evidences this brand’s outstanding commitment to the Environment, Animals and People

The brand receives an excellent Good Shopping Guide ethical score in our Ethical Make Up Ratings Table and successfully passes our ethical benchmark.

We encourage other companies in the Make Up sector to follow Odylique’s example and adopt more ethical policies and practices.

About Odylique

Margaret Weeds from Nottingham was a coworker of Anita Roddick was and a trained practitioner of herbal medicine and aromatherapy. Both Margaret and her family suffered from various skin conditions.  Due to the late 1980s, the only true options were regular cosmetics or skincare that required a prescription. These were unsuitable for reactive skin because they were frequently loaded with petroleum, synthetic additives, and other skin irritants. So Odylique was founded as an alternative!

In which areas does Odylique perform well?

Odylique performs well in many areas of our assessment, particularly in our Environment category, where it achieves full marks.

For instance, Odylique receives a top rating for the Environmental Report and Organic criteria, due to having strong environmental policies and organic products certified by the Soil Association.

Moreover, due to being a cruelty-free brand that is opposed to animal testing, Odylique receives a top rating for Animal Welfare.

What makes Odylique so sustainable?

Odylique offers a range of truly organic body care, hand-made with pure plant oils and biodynamic herbs. The products are also free from animal testing, artificial fragrances, or colourings.

Odylique’s packaging is recyclable to reduce the amount of waste produced by its products. Moreover, Odylique tries to use as much glass packaging as possible to increase the reusability of the containers. 

Odylique also makes charitable donations so that some of the profits from the brand go to important social and environmental causes. The charities and non-profits that Odylique supports include Mind, Friends of the Earth, and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust.

As a result of its exemplary ethical policies and achievements, Odylique has been awarded a top rating in the Ethical Innovator category.

How did Odylique attain Ethical Accreditation?

Odylique has attained Ethical Accreditation from The Good Shopping Guide. This involved an application process and a full review of the brand’s ethical policies and practices. Odylique is subject to an annual review to ensure the company maintains high ethical standards.

As a result, Odylique is permitted to use our Good Shopping Guide Ethical logo, which certifies the brand’s ethical status and allows consumers to recognise Odylique as an ethical brand.

If your make up, health or beauty brand is interested in obtaining Ethical Accreditation, find out why this award is so beneficial and how you can apply.

Ethical performance in category

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GSG score

100
75

GSG category benchmark

100

Awarded Ethical Accreditation

Ethical Rating

Environment

  • Environmental Report

    Good

  • Genetic Modification

    Good

  • Organic

    Good

  • Nuclear Power

    Good

  • Fossil Fuels

    Good

Animal

  • Animal Welfare

    Good

  • Vegetarian/Vegan Verified

    Good

People

  • Armaments

    Good

  • Irresponsible Marketing

    Good

  • Political Donations

    Good

Other

  • Ethical Accreditation

    Good

  • Public Record Criticisms

    Good

  • Ethical Innovator

    Good

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