Born and made in France
It all began with a love for nature.
With nothing but an alembic, a small truck and a solid knowledge of plants, a 23-year-old named Olivier Baussan began distilling rosemary essential oil to sell locally. This was the start of L’OCCITANE’s natural beauty business. He then expanded his production from oils to soaps to creams, taking inspiration from the land he grew up on to bring natural beauty to everyone across the world.
Less waste, more beautiful
L’OCCITANE is passionate about reducing plastic waste. That is why we launched our industry-leading Eco-Refills packaging more than a decade ago, which uses up to 90% less packaging than their original containers.
L’OCCITANE also has an in-store recycling program, which accepts PET beauty empties from any brand!
What goes in and what’s left out
We care about the good we put into our products. We also care about what we leave out.
L’OCCITANE products are made without parabens, mineral oils, ingredients of animal origins, polyethylene beads, triclosans, formaldehyde releasers, aluminum salts, phthalates and polycyclic musks.
