BYOMA
Skincare formulated to strengthen the skin's barrier
BYOMA's Sustainability Rating
Insufficient
Ingredients
BYOMA doesn't make any comprehensive commitments related to its ingredients. Choice of ingredients is a strong determinant of environmental impact, and it uses many ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including harmful sun care ingredients, other petrochemical-based ingredients, and uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients. We hope for more accountability from brands. It carries products that have certifications from PETA Animal Test-free and all of its products are vegan.
Containers & Packaging
BYOMA hasn't made any efforts to concentrate its products or minimize its containers, which increases shipping emissions and packaging volumes. BYOMA doesn't publicly share enough information on its shipping materials and product containers, though it appears to rely heavily on plastic. Packaging is a large portion of the industry's emissions and waste footprint.
Energy & Water Use
BYOMA doesn't share information on its energy strategy, and Commons wasn't able to find any information from its parent company, Future Beauty Labs, either. BYOMA doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. BYOMA has a global production span, which is standard for the industry.
Refill & Reuse
BYOMA offers refills for a couple products, but the refills appear to be the same volume and packaging as regular products. The main difference appears to be the lack of additional pumps or sprayers, which does help curb waste slightly. It doesn't offer any bulk sizes or take back programs for its product containers.
Slow Cleaning
It's unclear if this brand releases new items seasonally or otherwise frequently, which can create excess waste.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
BYOMA doesn't appear to have a sustainability page or centralized source of relevant information. Commons couldn't find a sustainability page or annual report for this brand or its parent company, this signals a lack of transparency and accountability. BYOMA shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products, on a per product basis.
Emissions Tracking
Commons couldn't find information on this brand's emissions tracking.
Targets & Offsets
Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.
Supply Chain & Labor
BYOMA doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. BYOMA doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks. Commons couldn't find further information about this brand's supply chain and labor practices as its parent company also doesn't release any information.
Advocacy
Commons wasn't able to find evidence of any trade association memberships or any relevant policy for this brand or its parent company, Future Beauty Labs. BYOMA isn't a member of any key advocacy organizations that are blocking climate policy. It isn't a member of advocacy organizations advancing climate policy. It doesn't employ any state lobbyists. BYOMA didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.
BYOMA's Insufficient rating is due to a lack of published sustainability information. It’s a smaller brand, which means it likely has fewer resources for robust sustainability efforts and reporting. When BYOMA, or its parent company, publishes more data, we’ll be able to do a more thorough review.
BYOMA doesn't make any commitments related to its ingredients. Choice of ingredients is a strong determinant of environmental impact, and Commons found evidence of climate-threatening ingredients in its products, including harmful suncare ingredients, petrochemical-based ingredients, and uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients. BYOMA appears to use primarily plastic packaging of undisclosed source, which contributes greatly to waste production and excess energy use.
However, BYOMA does provide a few refills that ship without additional applicators, which slightly lowers its packaging waste. But its parent company doesn't provide any additional reporting on its overall energy strategy, emissions measurement and reduction, or labor practices. We hope to see more accountability as BYOMA continues to grow.
BYOMA is owned by Future Beauty Labs.
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