The New Wave of Sustainable Beauty in the UAE
Sustainable beauty brands to shop now from skincare to makeup.
Sustainable beauty isn’t just a “nice to have” anymore. It’s slowly becoming part of how we choose what goes into our routines what we use, how it’s made and what happens after.
At the same time, it doesn’t mean giving up on quality or experience. Some of the most well-known beauty brands are now rethinking how they create products, from cleaner ingredients to refillable packaging and more responsible sourcing.
If you’re looking to make a shift, these are the names already doing the work and worth adding to your list. Harper’s Bazaar Arabia compiles the must-know names.
Sustainable Beauty Brands That Need To Be On Your Radar
Aesop
Aesop is known for its minimalist approach to skincare, body and haircare with a strong focus on sustainability built into every stage of production. The brand uses responsibly sourced ingredients and vegan formulations, alongside packaging designed to be reused or recycled, particularly its signature glass bottles. Aesop also prioritises reduced carbon impact through thoughtful design and supply chain practices, making it a consistent leader in conscious beauty without overcomplicating its message.
Tata Harper
The natural skincare brand Tata Harper, is known for its use of non-toxic botanical ingredients within its products. This sustainable brand prides itself in crafting high-performing radiant formulas with all the benefits and none of the extra fillers, instead opting to unlock the full potential of raw ingredients and extract the concentrating benefits.
Armani Beauty
Giorgio Armani’s beauty line, Armani Beauty, aims to minimise its harmful impact on the environment by keeping their products safe and as clean as possible. Every facet of the brand’s production process is sustainable, starting from its use of renewable energy to its long-lasting and refillable packaging. Armani Beauty goes above and beyond when it comes to holding its sustainable title, the brand created a project called “Aqua For Life” which aids in providing communities from all over the world with clean, safe-to-drink water.
About-Face Beauty
About-Face Beauty, founded by Halsey brings a more expressive and unapologetic take on makeup, centred around creativity and individuality. The brand is built on vegan, cruelty-free formulations, with a focus on clean ingredients and high-performance colour products designed for self-expression rather than perfection. While not positioned as fully sustainable in the traditional sense, About-Face leans into conscious beauty through its ingredient choices and evolving approach to packaging. With bold pigments, experimental textures and a strong community-driven identity, it reflects a new generation of makeup that values creativity, freedom and authenticity alongside more mindful beauty choices
Origins
The skincare brand Origins uses natural ingredients from plants, making all their products vegetarian and some vegan. This sustainable brand also takes care of the ecosystem by using renewable electricity and promoting low-carbon emissions in its production process. To aid in the restoration of the ecosystem, Origins has implemented tree-planting initiatives and uses eco-conscious packaging that can be recycled, reused, or refilled.
L’Occitane
The French brand L’Occitane curates high-quality sustainable skin, body and hair care as well as fragrances. The beauty brand has taken action to preserve and restore nature through championing biodiversity and employing the use of eco-friendly, biodegradable ingredients. With a long-standing commitment to sustainability, L’Occitane works directly with farmers and producers, ensuring fair-trade practices while minimising its environmental footprint. Additionally, the brand has introduced refill stations across selected stores and developed recyclable packaging solutions to reduce waste.
Devines
Davines is a professional haircare brand that places sustainability at the core of its identity. From carbon-neutral production to the use of renewable energy and recyclable packaging, the brand takes a holistic approach to reducing environmental impact. Ingredients are ethically sourced, and formulations are designed to balance performance with care for both hair and the planet. Davines also invests in regenerative agriculture projects, reinforcing its long-term commitment to sustainability beyond the product itself.
Cartier Perfumes
Cartiers Perfume first introduced the recognisable La Panthère fragrance in 2014, it was created in an effort to reimagine the classic chypre with a floral-feline twist. The distinctive bottle, sculpted with a panther motif, and has undergone a sustainable makeover nine years later. It now features a 50% reduction in glass weight, a 70% cut in plastic for the cap, and a shift to 94% recyclable aluminium, the design aims for a 48% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Cartier’s commitment extends to using 100% plant-based alcohol. This eco-conscious approach began in 2021, expanding across Cartier’s fragrance line by 2025, blending sustainability with the allure of the original design.
Lead image courtesy of Instagram / @aboutfacebeauty