How To Recycle Your Pour Moi Products

Dear Earthlings: RECYCLING leads to a lot LESS carbon dioxide for our planet!

Our packaging is evolving every year as more sustainable and safe packaging solutions become available.

Select Your Product for Recycling Info

Hydrating Balancers / Serums / Day Creams / Night Cream / Clarifying Polish / Weather-Proof Drops / Masks in Jars / Masks in Tubes / Anti-Aging Body Cream Tube

 
 

Hydrating Balancers

Materials:

  1. Bottle: 100% recyclable; made entirely of Class 1 PET.
  2. Reducer + seal: both are made of Class 4 LDPE; currently, small items like these can’t be recycled yet.
  3. Cap: due to the fusing of materials, inside PP and outside  ABS;  it’s not accepted at recycling facilities.
  4. Box: 100% recyclable. made of cellulose-based, biodegradable paper + soy ink + water-based coating.

    How to recycle: Fold box by pushing the bottom inside, then press flat and recycle in your recycling bin. Recycle the bottle by removing the reducer first (clear plastic piece inside the top of the bottle’s neck), rinse the empty bottle and place in your recycling bin. Dispose the other parts in your waste bin.

      

    Serums

    Materials:

    1. Bottle:made inside of PP and outside of ABS; due to a mix of materials, it’s not likely to be recycled.  We are currently working on replacing with a 100% recyclable bottle.
    2. Pump: all parts are made of PP + aluminum spring inside; however, small items can’t be recycled.
    3. Cap: made of ABS Class 6; likely to be recycled.
    4. Box: cellulose-based, biodegradable paper + soy ink + water-based coating is 100% recyclable.

    How to recycle: Unfold top and bottom of box by pulling out tabs, then press flat and recycle with the cap in your recycling bin. Dispose of the bottle with the pump in your waste bin.

     

    Day Creams

    Materials:

    1. Bottle + Pump: airtight packaging, all parts made of PP & ABS; due to a mix of materials, it’s not likely to be recycled.  We are currently working on replacing with an air-tight 100% recyclable bottle + pump.
    2. Cap: made of ABS Class 6; likely to be recycled.
    3. Box: cellulose-based, biodegradable paper + soy ink + water-based coating is 100% recyclable.

    How to recycle: Fold box by pushing the bottom inside, then press flat and recycle with the cap in your recycling bin. Dispose of the bottle in your waste bin.

     

    Night Cream

    Materials:

    1. Bottle + Pump: airtight packaging, all parts made of PP & ABS; due to a mix of materials, it’s not likely to be recycled.  We are currently working on replacing with an air-tight 100% recyclable bottle + pump.
    2. Cap: made of ABS Class 6; likely to be recycled.
    3. Box: cellulose-based, biodegradable paper + soy ink + water-based coating is 100% recyclable.

    How to recycle: Fold box by pushing the bottom inside, then press flat and recycle with the cap in your recycling bin. Dispose of the bottle in your waste bin.

     

    Clarifying Polish

    Materials:

    1. Tube: made of HDPE Class 2 and LDPE Class 4; however, due to a mix of materials, it’s not likely to be recycled. We are currently working on replacing with a tube made of at least 30% post consumer plastics.
    2. Cap: made of PP Class 5; likely to be recycled.
    3. Box: cellulose-based, biodegradable paper + soy ink + water-based coating is 100% recyclable.

    How to recycle: Unfold top and bottom of box by pulling out tabs, then press flat and recycle with the cap in your recycling bin. Dispose of the tube in your waste bin.

     

    Weather-Proof Drops

    Materials:

    1. Bottle: made of glass
    2. Cap: made of PP Class 5; likely to be recycled.
    3. Box: cellulose-based, biodegradable paper + soy ink + water-based coating is 100% recyclable.

    How to recycle: Unfold top and bottom of box by pulling out tabs, then press flat and recycle with the cap in your recycling bin. Glass bottle can be recycled with other glass items. Cap and dropper can be recycled with other recyclable plastic items. 


    Masks in Jars

    Materials:

    1. Bottle: made of glass
    2. Cap: made of PP Class 5; likely to be recycled.
    3. Box: cellulose-based, biodegradable paper + soy ink + water-based coating is 100% recyclable.

    How to recycle: Fold the box by pushing the bottom inside, then press flat and recycle in your recycling bin. Dispose of the jar in your waste bin.

     

    Masks in Tubes

    Materials:

    1. Tube: made of HDPE Class 2 and LDPE Class 4; however, due to a mix of materials, it’s not likely to be recycled. We are currently working on replacing it with a tube made of at least 30% post-consumer plastics.
    2. Cap: made of PP Class 5; likely to be recycled.
    3. Box: cellulose-based, biodegradable paper + soy ink + water-based coating is 100% recyclable.

    How to recycle: Unfold top and bottom of box by pulling out tabs, then press flat and recycle with the cap in your recycling bin. Dispose of the tube in your waste bin.


    Anti-Aging Body Cream Tube

    Materials:

    1. Tube: made of COEX, due to a mix of materials, it’s not likely to be recycled. We are currently working on replacing it with a tube made of at least 30% post-consumer plastics.
    2. Cap: made of PP Class 5; likely to be recycled.
    3. Box: cellulose-based, biodegradable paper + soy ink + water-based coating is 100% recyclable.

    How to recycle: Unfold top and bottom of box by pulling out tabs, then press flat and recycle with the cap in your recycling bin. Dispose of the tube in your waste bin.