Passion for Hair, Compassion for the Planet

Sustainability has always been their priority and today, they are committed to climate neutrality across their operations by 2050. Decreasing the use of virgin plastic, reducing their carbon footprint and planting a million trees so far are just some of the many steps they are taking. They aim to take positive and impactful actions that leave the ecosystems and communities where they operate in a better place than how they found them.

Since the 1980s, Paul Mitchell has been a driving force for eco-friendly and cruelty-free products. Paul Mitchell was the first professional hair care company to take a stand against animal testing during its inception in 1980. In accordance with Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board John Paul DeJoria’s motto, “Success unshared is failure,” the company has a strong commitment to giving back, supporting a wide range of philanthropic causes both domestically and internationally. When you buy from Paul Mitchell, you’ll be supporting a brand that believes in giving back to the world. Paul Mitchell was created by hairdressers for hairdressers, and has paved a legacy that doesn’t just promise salon-quality hair for your client. They are committed to providing the resources and support for hairstylists and salons to be successful in business.

Always keeping both hairdresser and client in mind, Paul Mitchell is dedicated to developing the best in professional haircare products for your business. In their state-of-the-art Product Innovation Centre in Santa Clarita, California, a team of in-house chemists work with licensed hairdressers to create the best in haircare using the highest-quality ingredients and the latest technology from start to finish. Never tested on animals, their talented team have achieved a variety of bestselling products and ranges you’ll be proud to use in your salon. Whether it is the luscious Tea Tree collectionor the sustainably sourced Clean Beauty collection, there is always a Paul Mitchell range for your client that will repair and rejuvenate their hair.

Paul Mitchell takes pride in being an eco-friendly and sustainable beauty brand that your business will be proud to use. Their green promise is to reduce virgin plastic, sustainable and ethical sourcing, reduce carbon footprint and minimize waste to landfill.

Reduce virgin plastic

Paul Mitchell has committed to reducing virgin plastic by transitioning its packaging to post-consumer recycled plastic starting with the Tea Tree and Paul Mitchell lines by 2025. This will reduce their use of virgin, petroleum-based plastic by an estimated 773 tons annually. Reusing existing plastic instead of creating new will have significant environmental benefits for the planet such as, reducing fossil fuel use by 41%, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 1162 metric tons of CO2 and reducing water use by 156 million gallons. The Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty eco-friendly haircare line is made with bio-plastic packaging that is derived from sustainable, harvested Brazilian sugarcane and 100% recyclable. This range also features a low-profile cap that uses 46% less plastic than a standard lid.Today, they are committed to climate neutrality across their operations by 2050

Sustainable and Ethical Sourcing

In 1980, Paul Mitchell became the first professional beauty company to publicly oppose animal testing. Now, 40 years later, that pledge remains a driving force in everything they do. In addition to being cruelty-free, most of their care, colour and styling products are vegan. With a commitment to making 10 out of the 12 product lines 100% vegan by 2023. In 1983, their co-founders established a self-sustaining solar-powered, organic awapuhi farm in Hawaii – all the awapuhi used in their products is still harvested there today.

Reduce Carbon Footprint

Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty products are manufactured with 100% certified clean energy from renewable sources produced by hydroelectric power plants. Clean energy helps reduce pollution and greenhouse gases. Their global distribution HQ in California is solar-powered which provides 90% of the energy needed to run the building during working hours, keeping 337 metric tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere annually. To add to this, Tea Tree has planted one million trees and has made a commitment to plant one million more trees by the end of 2025 in places where reforestation is needed the most. By doing this another, 150,000 metric tons of CO2 will be removed from the atmosphere during their lifetime.

Minimize waste to landfill

Paul Mitchell is proud to partner with Homeboy Industries to responsibly recycle 100% of hair tools returned to JPMS, keeping 5.6 tons of old tools out of landfills each year. In the UK, Paul Mitchell is partnered with Green Salon Collective, an organisation that provides sustainable waste management by sending daily by-products like hair colour, used foils and hair clipping for eco-friendly recycling. By doing this salons can prevent up to 95% of beauty waste from ending up in a landfill. On top of this, all Paul Mitchell Professional Hair Colour tubes are made with up to 45% recycled aluminium and are 100% recyclable.