For our bottles and pots we use plastics that have already been used (e.g. as a plastic bag or water bottle). This plastic is collected, cleaned and ground by recycling plants. We then buy this plastic to make our bottles and pots.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the case for our lids and pumps. Because the lids must turn and seal well, and the pumps move smoothly, the technical challenges in using recycled plastic are simply too great. We monitor developments in this area very closely, in the hope that we can soon further reduce our eco footprint in this regard too.

A darker bottle looks great in the bathroom, but there is a practical reason for the darker colour too. Because our bottles are made of recycled plastic, lots of different coloured plastic is included in the mix. Making a transparent or white bottle is quite tricky therefore.

Recycling plants use infrared to separate the different types of plastic. In days gone by this made detecting black plastic harder, as it was less reflective. Luckily though, the recycling industry is super innovative. The result is that there is now infrared technology that can detect and separate black plastic for recycling. Many waste sorting plants already use this technology, or plan to do so soon.

We care about you and the environment. That’s why we produce all our products locally, i.e., in Europe, and for the most part in The Netherlands. This cuts down significantly on transport and CO2 emissions.

Plus, we use recycled plastic for all our pots and bottles. This means we don’t add any new plastic to the production cycle, so contributing towards a more sustainable planet. We also keep a close eye on the latest production and packaging developments, to further help reduce our eco footprint going forward.

Yes, some Alaise products contain alcohol, for example, the hand lotion and body cream. Cetearyl alcohol – the alcohol we use – barely irritates the skin, if at all. In fact it helps keep skin hydrated. Other fatty alcohols that work in the same way include cetyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol and behenyl alcohol.

Unfortunately, at the moment our product range doesn’t include refills. It goes without saying that we never stop looking into reducing the amount of plastic we use. But in order to really make a difference, the refill must contain less plastic than the product’s original packaging.