Make-up: 4 companies
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank How grades are decided
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank
Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided
14 brands rated so far in Beauty & personal care. The big supermarket and pharmacy brands of skincare, make-up, hair, oral and period care, and a selection of Australian and better-practice brands. Read the Beauty & personal care guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.
Grade
Any grade 4No best available in Make-up
None of the 4 make-up brands rated yet has no serious red flags plus a living wage or real progress towards one. How we pick
1Estée LauderChild labour link, last recorded in 2024 · Beauty & personal carePrestige skincare, make-up and fragrancePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified2RevlonUntraced natural mica · Beauty & personal careMass-market make-up and nail colourPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified3L'Oréal ParisAbuse of workers link, last recorded in 2020 · Beauty & personal careMake-up, hair colour and skincarePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified4Maybelline New YorkAbuse of workers link, last recorded in 2020 · Beauty & personal careMass-market make-upPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified
- Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
- Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
- Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
- * = self-reported