Pacifica Beauty
Cruelty-free, vegan makeup, perfume, and haircare
Pacifica Beauty's Sustainability Rating:
Poor
Pacifica Beauty's Poor 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 Pacifica Beauty publishes more data, we’ll be able to do a more thorough review.
Pacifica Beauty claims to avoid a list of 1,800 ingredients, but it doesn't share this list publicly. While it avoids select ingredients, it still uses some that pose a significant threat to the climate, including petrochemical-based ingredients, uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients, harmful suncare ingredients, and mica without a statement of certification.
Pacifica Beauty doesn't utilize any alternative models or packaging minimization strategies to reduce its waste and emissions footprint. While it uses some glass and aluminum packaging, the brand uses primarily plastic packaging, which contributes to waste production and excess energy use. It states it's moving towards using 100% biodegradable boxes, containers, and packaging materials for its shipping.
Ingredients
Pacifica Beauty has made ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by avoiding parabens, phthalates, and other petrochemical-based ingredients. It commits to avoiding over 1800 ingredients but doesn't share the list publicly. While it has made commitments, it still use some ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including other petrochemical-based ingredients, uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients, harmful suncare ingredients, and uncertified mica. Its products incorporate bio-based and biodegradable ingredients. It carries products that have certifications from Leaping Bunny and PETA Animal Test-free.
Containers & Packaging
Pacifica Beauty hasn't made any efforts to concentrate its products or minimize its containers, which increases shipping emissions and packaging volumes. It uses eco-friendly materials in its product containers, including ones that are recyclable, recycled, and FSC-certified, and its shipping packaging includes materials that are biodegradable.
Energy & Water Use
Pacifica Beauty doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Pacifica Beauty doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. Pacifica Beauty has an unknown production span.
Refill & Reuse
Pacifica Beauty doesn't currently utilize any alternative models or methods to avert waste.
Slow Cleaning
Pacifica Beauty offers seasonal products or frequent releases, which can encourage overconsumption and production of excess inventory.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Pacifica Beauty has an About page containing few details on its climate strategy. Pacifica Beauty shares a complete list of ingredients used in all of 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
Pacifica Beauty doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. Pacifica Beauty 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. Pacifica Beauty 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. Pacifica Beauty didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.
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