Kitsch
Hair products and accessories
Kitsch's Sustainability Rating
Acceptable
Ingredients
Kitsch has made some ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by avoiding parabens, phthalates, and select other petrochemical-based ingredients. While it has made commitments, it still uses some ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including some petrochemical-based or palm oil-derived ingredients. It carries products that have certifications from Leaping Bunny, PETA cruelty-free Kitsch holds the following company-level certifications: 4Ocean Cleanup.
Containers & Packaging
Kitsch has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in some of its product containers by offering solid formats. It has made efforts to minimize the waste of material used in its secondary or tertiary shipping packaging by partnering with 4Ocean for plastic cleanup. It states that the majority of its packaging is recyclable paper but it still uses some plastic.
Energy & Water Use
Kitsch doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Kitsch doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. Kitsch has an unknown production span.
Refill & Reuse
Kitsch help avert waste by utilizing alternative models for most of its consumable personal care products, including offering waterless formats and ephemeral packaging. It doesn't offer any take back programs for its product containers.
Slow Cleaning
Kitsch doesn't frequently release new hair, skin, or body care products, which can help prevent excess inventory for these items. However, it does regularly release custom collaborations for accessories, which can increase overconsumption and waste.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Kitsch has a sustainability page with brief high-level details on its climate strategy, but this page is hard to find on its website. Kitsch 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
Kitsch doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. Kitsch 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.
Advocacy
Commons wasn't able to find evidence of any trade association memberships or any relevant policy for this brand. Kitsch isn't a member of any key advocacy organizations that are blocking climate policy, but it also isn't a member of advocacy organizations advancing climate policy. It doesn't employ any state lobbyists and didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.
Kitsch is rated Acceptable for its consumable personal care products because it has started to improve its products and packaging, but still has room to grow.
Kitsch utilizes alternative models to reduce its waste and emissions footprint for its personal care products, such as offering waterless formats, and Kitsch has made efforts to reduce its packaging plastic use and waste through its partnership with 4Ocean. It has committed to avoiding some ingredients that pose a threat to the climate, including parabens, phthalates, and select other petrochemical-based ingredients.
However, while Kitsch avoids select ingredients, it still uses some that pose a significant threat to the climate, including some petrochemical-based or palm oil-derived ingredients. While it's a small brand with likely limited resources, its sustainability reporting is very limited and we hope it shares more information in the future, including on its energy strategy, emissions, or labor practices.
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