We should never work with any vendor involved with unethical human labor. We research to the best of our abilities and ask the important questions to our vendors, factories, and warehouses. Are the people making our product of legal working age? What are their working conditions? How many hours do they work per day and per week? We keep asking questions until we are satisfied. Period.

We are, and will always be, cruelty-free. We do not test cosmetics on animals and we do not ask any other company to test on our behalf. We hope for, and are in support of, a global ban on animal testing.

Every ingredient and component should be ethically sourced with no harm to human life or nature. We promise to be clear and transparent about every ingredient in every product and to always comply with current US and EU standards.

We are constantly working on our supply chain to optimize our transportation routes. If we are able to, we source locally. Sending products back and forth around the world on ships, planes, trains, and automobiles is contributing to mass amounts of carbon emissions. We are primarily guided by the overall carbon footprint impact when making packaging decisions. For example: Glass is highly recyclable, but it takes a lot more energy to produce and is much heavier so it requires more energy to ship. Because of this, we will be reducing our use of glass when possible. We’re also moving away from aluminum components because mixed materials are harder to recycle and mostly end up in landfills. We are moving to an environmentally friendlier option in increasing our use of PCR plastics, which are made from post-consumer resins. Reusing plastics to make PCR plastics is a waste-reducing process that requires less water consumption, fossil fuels, and energy. As we learn more and as the packaging industry comes up with more sustainable options, we will adapt even better solutions.

We are continuously working to make every formula CLEAN, or as close to CLEAN as possible without affecting the ultra longwear hold and effortless removal you are accustomed to from every blinc product. When we succeed, you will notice the green CLEAN logo on the product, which means it was developed according to our NO LIST:

• Sulfates – SLS + SLES
• Parabens
• Formaldehydes
• Formaldehyde-releasing agents
• Phthalates
• Mineral Oil
• Palm Oil (RSPO allowed)
• Retinyl Palmitate
• Oxybenzone
• Coal Tar
• Hydroquinone
• Triclosan
• Triclocarban
• Synthetic fragrances are allowed provided they are disclosed and meet all of the above criteria and are at concentrations below 1% of total formula
• Acrylates: specific to the ones below
• ethyl acrylate
• ethyl methacrylate
• methyl methacrylate
• butyl methacrylate
• hydroxypropyl methacrylate
• tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate
• trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate
• Aluminum Salts
• Animal Oils/Musks/Fats
• Benzophenone + Related Compounds
• Butoxyethanol
• Carbon Black
• Lead/Lead Acetate
• Methyl Cellosolve + Methoxyethanol
• Methylchloroisothiazolinone & Methylisothiazolinone
• Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol)
• Insoluble Plastic Microbeads
• Resorcinol
• Talc: Asbestos free talc is ok. Brands need to conduct testing to ensure no contamination.
• Toluene
• BHA/BHT: BHT threshold is 0.1%
• Ethanolamines DEA/TEA/MEA/ETA
• Nanoparticles - size range 1 nm-100 nm; larger than this range ok
• Petrolatum & Parrafin - *PAH-free white petrolatum USP ok
• Phenoxyethanol- under 1% ok
• Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide
• Styrene: specific to the ones below
• Bromostyrene
• Deastyrene/acrylates/dvbcopolymer
• sodium styrene/divinylbenzene copolymer
• styrene oxide
• styrene
• 1,4 Dioxane thresholds:
  • 10 or < ppm for rinse off products
  • 3ppm or < for leave-on products

We will constantly be pushing for biodegradable and refillable packaging as much as possible within the limitations of creating beautiful cosmetic products. We also use Forest Stewardship Certified (FSC) paper for all of our product packaging. FSC paper comes from reclaimed materials. The FSC certification is considered the gold standard designation for wood harvested from forests that are responsibly managed, socially beneficial to workers and local people, environmentally conscious for biodiversity and ecosystems, and economically viable. By making this decision, Blinc is helping to protect, restore, and conserve natural forests. Using FSC paper also reduces the number of trees harvested, aids in regeneration of harvested trees, and maintains and improves soil structure and fertility.

We are proud to be formulating, designing and manufacturing in the USA, supporting American jobs. Last year, Blinc spent more than 70% of our supply chain budget on US suppliers.

Farsedakis Beauty Brands strives to demonstrate its corporate citizenship in response to social needs and expectations, while endeavoring to enrich the quality of life to realize a vibrant society and a better world.

Our dedicated employees strive to improve themselves through contributory social activities such as volunteering, which do not only better society, but also serve to generate greater personal and corporate strength.

Although we encourage giving to all worthy causes, Farsedakis Beauty Brands is proud in helping the following local, national and international charities this year, please consider supporting them as well:

World Resources Institute (https://www.wri.org)

Global Fund For Women (https://www.globalfundforwomen.org)

Girls Inc. (https://girlsinc.org)

ASPCA (https://ASPCA.org)