What It Is

What It’s Good For

Key Ingredients

GLACIAL GLYCOPROTEIN

Originally sourced from Antarctic sea glaciers, Glacial Glycoprotein within our formulas helps to deeply hydrate and maintain skin’s moisture balance. Each time our Glacial Glycoprotein is produced, it’s done in an environmentally friendly manner, without further extraction of the glaciers, making this skincare ingredient a renewable raw material.
FOUNTAIN PLANT

Also known as Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, this extract is native to Asia and known to resist droughts. Our formula with Fountain Plant Extract helps boost skin hydration and improve skin barrier function.

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How to Use

Apply daily moisturizer with SPF 30 to clean facial skin every morning
For sunscreen use:
- Apply liberally 15 minutes before sun exposure
- Reapply at least every 2 hours
- Use a water-resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating
Explore the rest of our Ultra Facial Collection including our gentle foaming cleanser, mild toner and overnight hydrating mask

Kiehl’s Environmental Impact Scores

As part of our Kiehl’s Mission Renewal journey, we are providing the Environmental Impact Score to help you make informed decisions about the formulas you use. Kiehl’s is committed to continually improving the impact of our products throughout the product lifecycle, including the production and usage phase. This tool is designed to help assess the relative environmental and social impact of Kiehl’s Products compared to other L’Oréal Group products in the same category in 2020.

The calculation method was developed with the help of independent scientific experts and Bureau Veritas Certification, an independent auditor. The score takes into account 14 environmental impact factors all along the product's life cycle.

Learn more about the methodology, here.

Overall environmental impact

Compared to other similar L’Oréal Groupe Products sold worldwide in 2020

Carbon footprint

6.7¹g per average amount used

93g per 10mL

Water footprint

2.3² per average amount used

32 per 10mL

Every consumer product has some impact on the environment. A good score here does not mean a product has a positive impact or no impact on the environment. The letters and colors used in this tool are designed to help you make comparisons to other L’Oreal Groupe products in the same category around the world in 2020, so you can make more informed choices.

This product currently has a less favorable impact than we aim for, so we have set out an action plan to improve its environmental and social performance over the coming months. The letters and colors used in this tool are designed to help you make comparisons to other similar products in L'Oréal's global portfolio, so you can make more informed choices.

*Compared to other similar L’Oréal Groupe Products sold worldwide in 2020

This impact score is based on the simulated usage of 1 product and 4 refills.

Manufacturing Conditions

:

98%

Renewable energy:

100%

Packaging Facts

% of cardboard/paper certified
FSC^TM or PEFC:

0%

% of jar made of recycled material³ including colorant:

41%

Refillable or reusable:

N

Social impact of the product

The ingredients and components of this product are sourced from suppliers committed to respect the Fundamental principles of the UN on labor standards.

1 or more suppliers committed to the social inclusion of people from vulnerable communities contributed to making this product.*

¹Grams of CO2 equivalent ("face care" category average = 9.6g)

²Water index including water quality + water scarcity (m3) - "face care" category average = 1.9

³Excuding pumps and/or caps