Schwarzkopf is committed to the responsible management of raw materials, and especially the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity. We use ingredients based on renewable raw materials to optimise the overall characteristics of our products, wherever this is compatible with environmental, economic and social considerations.
For example, we have been working with BASF since 2022 to increase the amount of renewable raw materials used to produce ingredients for our products. In the BASF production system, renewable raw materials sourced from Europe are combined with fossil raw materials to manufacture ingredients — the so called biomass balance approach.
The mass balance approach is monitored by an independent third party, TÜV Nord. They certify the ingredients BASF manufactures for our products according to the recognised REDcert² certification scheme for sustainable biomass. You can find out more about this topic here: We invest in ingredients based on renewable instead of fossil raw materials.