Continuing the development of its natural and committed beauty offering, Monoprix is strengthening its responsible positioning on naturalness, becoming the first retailer to create its own range of certified organic solid cosmetics made in France.

For a 100 % eco-friendly beauty & hygiene routine, Monoprix has enhanced its Monoprix Bio range with five essential solid products for a greener, more eco-responsible bathroom, in line with the new expectations and needs of its customers.

Solid soaps, deodorants, shampoos and toothpastes are Ecocert-certified and Cosmébio-labeled, with formulas containing at least 98 % of ingredients of natural origin, and packaged in recyclable ECO-packaging (paper, cardboard or metal box).

The special features of this range are its affordable price and reduced environmental impact.

Marc-Antoine Barrois & Quentin Bisch (Givaudan), a story of alchemy... One is a couturier, the other a perfumer. They met in 2015 and immediately developed an extraordinary creative complicity. From the alchemy of this meeting and the values shared by these two designers, B683 was born in 2016. The name was inspired by the asteroid in Saint Exupery's Little Prince, and by the designer's date of birth, making it his own imaginary planet. It's a fragrance that blends leather and spice in a subtle, powerful and racy refinement. Launched in 2019, Ganymede is still leather, but in the image of the planet whose name it bears, it's a new elegance, fresh and mineral, just as timeless....In 2020, Ganymede received 3 awards from the Fragrance Foundation, in France, the UK and Russia. 

The Stoelzle Masnières team is proud of this collaboration with Marc-Antoine Barrois, who chose the cubic 100 ml bottle for his 2 magnificent fragrances. A very pure case with fine, protruding edges, in total harmony with the designer's poetic universe. High-quality glass was used to achieve a perfect finish. For this complex decoration, Stoelzle décoration used a beautiful flat hot stamping technique.

Accelerating the ecological transition of cosmetics packaging, Texen is consolidating its materials expertise with a broader partnership approach. One of the objectives of the materials R&D roadmap is to make eco-design accessible to all brands and distributors, whatever their size and environmental maturity, through streamlined, customizable solutions.
Texen's mission is to transform materials into experiences in a virtuous way. Texen positions itself as a solutions provider for brands and distributors, thanks to a qualified eco-material library and the efficiency of its Texen Lab (R&D and technical support). 

SK Chemicals, a model of collaboration

As part of this optimization exercise, Texen is broadening its field of investigation and initiating flexible, responsive partnerships with certain materials suppliers. For example, Texen is collaborating with SK Chemicals, whose relevant catalog and collaborative investigation approach are a promise of responsible design. 

Innovation in materials

To meet market requirements such as transparency, juice resistance and compatibility with household recycling channels, SK Chemicals offers a wide range of copolyesters, including a complete range (Ecotria) combining copolyesters and recycled PET. Thanks to the chemical recycling of copolyesters, this range is pollution-free and therefore color-neutral. In this way, it meets customers' expectations in terms of eco-responsibility.  

Standard products and customer developments

The collaboration covers both standard Texen developments and specific projects. Standard products from Texen products are now available in Ecotria R, composed of 70 % PETG and 30 % PET from mechanical bottle recycling. They are recyclable in the PET recycling chain.
Whatever their size and maturity, market demand invariably focuses on the recycling method used to produce the injected material, its recycled content, recyclability and performance in use.

Texen's material library

Over the last few years, Texen, via the Texen Lab, has tested and validated a panel of materials for beauty and spirits applications (injection process, compatibility with decors and formulas...). Texen's objective is to be a source of proposals through the objectivity of its material characterizations. A collaborative tool will see the light of day in the second half of 2021 to pave the way for promising developments with its partners.