Social and Environmental ambitions.

All you need to know about our social & environmental initiatives.

• How does L’Oréal Professionnel help salons save water?

  Salons can use the L’Oréal Professionnel Water Saver showerhead to reduce water consumption by up to 69% without compromising the client experience.

  • Co-developed with Gjosa, featuring advanced water-fragmentation technology.
  • Splits water into fine, fast-moving micro-droplets so the rinse feels just as strong.
  • Drops water flow significantly from 8 litres per minute to just 2 litres per minute under standard operating pressure of 2 to 3 bars.*
  • Has already been deployed in over 10,000 salons globally at end 2025.
  • This innovation is an example of the water-saving products and technologies developed within the L’Oréal Groupe.

  Professional Impact: Upgrade your backbar with the Water Saver to help reduce water consumption during hair rinsing all while maintaining the high-pressure rinse your clients expect.

  *vs. standard non-aerated showerhead

• Does L’Oréal Professionnel offer an energy-efficient hair dryer for professionals?

  Yes, the L’Oréal Professionnel AirLight Pro hairdryer is designed to lower energy consumption by 19% compared to the best-selling premium hairdryer in Europe (priced over €150)*

  • Reduces energy use by up to 19% per drying session* without compromising styling performance.
  • Developed as part of our ambition to contribute to more energy-efficient salon solutions.
  • Enables stylists and consumers to optimize electricity use during drying sessions*.

  Professional Impact: The AirLight Pro combines high-performance blow-drying with up to 19% lower electricty consumption per service compared to the leading premium hairdryer in Europe*.

  *Instrumental test, drying comparison of the AirLight Pro vs. the top-selling hairdryer priced over €150 in Europe, 2023.

• Does L’Oréal Professionnel packaging contain recycled content?

  Yes, in 2025, 52% of our packaging materials are sourced from recycled or bio-based materials*.

  • Reduced the use of virgin plastic across the brand by 40%*, contributing to the L'Oréal Groupe objective to reduce by 50% in absolute the use of virgin plastic for product packaging by 2030, compared to 2019.
  • Decreased overall packaging intensity (weight relative to product) by 14%, contributing to the L'Oréal Groupe objective to reduce packaging intensity by 20% by 2030, compared to 2019.

  Professional Impact: Share our audited 2025 packaging results and the L’Oréal Groupe 2030 targets with your clients to highlight our progress in reducing virgin plastic and incorporating recycled materials.

  *2025 Progress measured against our 2019 baselines.

• How is water waste managed during L’Oréal Professionnel product manufacturing?

  We are actively driving circularity; in 2026, 100% of our products made in Europe come from L’Oréal Groupe factories using 100% recycled or reused water for industrial purposes*.

  • Working towards the L’Oréal Groupe's 2030 goal to use 100% recycled and reused water for industrial purposes globally.

  Professional Impact: You can assure your clients that our European-made backbar and retail products you use are manufactured in facilities using 100% recycled or reused water for industrial purposes*.

  * All progress measured against 2019 baselines. Full methodology in our Universal Registration Document. Unless specified, L'Oréal Professionnel results are calculated using the same methodology as the L'Oréal Groupe.

• Are L’Oréal Professionnel product formulas made with bio-based ingredients?

  In 2025, 55% of our ingredients are sourced from nature (plant or mineral sources) or from recycled materials, contributiing to safeguarding nature.

  • Our nature ingredients are derived from natural, renewable sources like plants or algae where >50% of carbon content is biological or from abundant minerals.
  • Abundant minerals are minerals whose natural abundance allows for sustainable use, like clay or silica.
  • This performance contributes to the L’Oréal Groupe target to source over 75% of ingredients from nature (plant or mineral sources) or from recycled materials in formulas by 2030.

  Professional Impact: When consulting with clients about formulation and sustainability, you can highlight that over half of our ingredients are sourced from nature (plant or mineral sources) or from recycled materials.

• Does L’Oréal Professionnel offer mental health support or training for hairstylists?

  Yes, we promote mental health awareness at scale through our Head Up program, designed to support the unique emotional challenges of the hairdressing profession.

  • Over 190,000 stylists have been trained through the Head Up from 2023 to 2025.
  • Provides free resources and training on setting boundaries and emotional wellbeing.
  • Helps professionals build a more resilient and balanced career.
  • Addresses the daily psychological toll of being a "therapist in the chair" for clients.
  • Part of our core pillar to support communities and hair professionals.

  Professional Impact: Take advantage of the Head Up training modules to protect your own mental energy, and foster a healthier, more supportive salon environment for your team.

• What professional training does L’Oréal Professionnel provide for hairdressers?

  We support the professional hairstyling community through a global education curriculum, offering presential and online training opportunities to professionals to help them future-proof their business.

  • Supported by a global network of over 800 educators*
  • Featuring 1,400 artists sharing cutting-edge techniques and trends*.
  • Operating across 83 academies worldwide*.
  • Delivering training modules focused on hairstyling techniques as well as water and energy management practices in salons.

  Professional Impact: Engage with our global education network regularly to keep your skills sharp, learn methods for managing resources, and stay ahead of industry trends.

  *in 2025.

• How does L’Oréal Professionnel help salons optimize resource consumption to decrease their environmental impact?

  We support salons through our Hairstylists for the Future initiative, providing the tools and technologies designed to help optimize resource consumption in salon operations.

  • Provides access to water-saving technologies like the Water Saver showerhead.
  • Offers styling tools like the AirLight Pro, engineered to optimize energy consumption during drying.
  • Shares resource-management guidelines aligned with the objectives of the L’Oréal for the Future programme.

  Professional Impact: Participate in the Hairstylists for the Future initiative to access practical guides and technologies designed to help reduce water and energy use in your salon.

• What are L’Oréal Professionnel targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions?

  L’Oréal Professionnel is part of the L’Oréal Groupe.
  As part of stewarding the climate transition, L’Oréal Groupe is working to cut greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2019.

  • By 2030, reduce absolute Scopes 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 57% compared to 2019.
  • By 2030, reduce absolute Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, and business travel by 28% compared to 2019.

  Professional Impact: L’Oréal Professionnel is part of the L’Oréal Groupe which is highly committed for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

• What is the sustainability framework guiding L’Oréal Professionnel?

  L’Oréal Professionnel is part of the L’Oréal Groupe.
  L'Oréal for the Future programme has been shaping the Group’s environmental and social goals since 2020, across four pillars:

  • stewarding the climate transition,
  • safeguarding nature
  • driving circularity
  • supporting communities.

  It includes 15 quantified Group objectives for 2030.​
  
  Professional Impact: Communicate these four pillars to your clients to demonstrate that your salon partners with a Group committed to transparent, measurable environmental and social targets.