Sustainability is a word we hear very ofter these days. Products labeled sustainable, vegan, and eco-friendly are on the rise, but it can be tough to know what these labels mean behind the scenes.
At Sepai, we make an effort to be better every day by improving our formulas, sourcing, creation process, and packaging. Our goal is to be as sustainable as possible, and so far, we can say we have accomplished it.
Sustainability as a whole
To understand why this is so important to us, let’s look further into the meaning of sustainability. When we hear the word sustainable, we often think about something good regarding the environment. This definition is well aligned, but in reality, this word has more depth to it than just saving our natural resources.
Consequently, we can divide sustainability into three pillars, the social one, the economic, and of course, the environmental. While the planet is of great importance, so are its people and their economy. All of these factors come into place when making a sustainable product, and taking away one pillar could compromise the brand’s sustainability.
Sepai’s sustainability
We create our products considering all aspects. Our goal is to give you clean and efficient products, taking into account our environmental impact and the work put into our creations.
As a result, we divide our sustainability into three main branches:
- Ingredients. Our formulas are vegan and natural, staying away from toxic or harmful components or grey substances (ingredients that add no value to the product).
- Sourcing and production. We mix and bottle our products locally, with ingredients from renewable locations, a fair work ethic, and well-treated and paid workers.
- Packaging. We choose glass over plastic. Every material used for our packages is biodegradable and responsible when it comes to recycling and energy consumption.
At Sepai we make it easy to take care of yourself while thinking about the environment. We offer you luxury products that are responsible for your skin and also the world around it.
Sounds wonderful! But there is a BUT: why not giving me the choice, once I shop?
Wrapping -> yes or no?
Packaging -> yes or no?
That would be certainly helpful:-)))
All the best from Germany
Dear Elke
Thank you so much for your comment! We really value every feedback that is given to us. Hope this reply will help you understand why we currently cannot ensure these options in the shopping process:
Wrapping: we no longer have plastic wrapping in any of our products, and for shipping, to ensure the product is well delivered, we use recycled paper to protect during the delivery process.
Packaging: legally we have to give you all the information surrounding the product, that currently we are not able to place in the bottle. We have come to the solution of making the box a leaflet itself, but as of now we cannot dismiss the packaging fully.
However, we are constantly in the process of improving every day, and always in the search of better solutions to reduce our impact!
I love your products and the fact that you you use glass but why isn’t it possible to return the bottles so that they can be reused?
Hi Marscha, thank you for your comment. We are pleased to tell you that it is possible to return the bottles! You can leave them with a Sepai distributor in your country, please send us an email for more detailed info at beauty@sepai.eu 🙂