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Function of Beauty

Function of Beauty

Evaluation Completed: 
May 4, 2025
Adults
Bathroom
Personal Care

A friend of ours asked us about Function of Beauty after seeing a number of “free-from” claims for their products. Naturally, we thought it would be good to take a look. While we found a few things we liked about the company related to their mission and initial efforts to use lower impact raw materials in their packaging, there seems to be some holes in their ingredient safety and sustainability work. The company does appear to be pretty young though so we’re hoping they’ve got more good stuff in store.

Hilde Status:

Avoid

Consider

Recommended

We try to avoid purchasing or using products made by this company or their brands in our homes.
We may decide to purchase or use products made by this company or their brands in our homes when other options are not accessible.
We regularly try to purchase and use products made by this company or their brands in our homes.
Hilde Ratings
Topic
Rating
Ingredient Safety
Environmental impact
People Benefits
Accountability
Hilde Approved Certifications
No Hilde approved certifications included
Hilde Likes

Going beyond regulations

Mission alignment with sustainability

Using recycled raw materials

Opportunities for Improvement

Providing public disclosure and reporting

Filling gaps on people impacts

Launching efforts to address environmental impacts

Verification of ingredient safety efforts

Adopting a comprehensive approach to ingredient safety

Additional Information
Parent Company:
None
Owned Brands:
None
Product Types:
Hair care

Evaluation Summary

Company Insights

Category Description

Our ingredient safety evaluation criteria are designed to help us determine how a company measures, manages, and discloses, the use of chemicals of concern that may be present in raw materials, ingredients, manufacturing processes, and finished products.

Foundational Gaps

The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.

Solid Baseline

The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.

Strong Performance:

The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.

Foundational Gaps

The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.

Solid Baseline

The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.

Strong Performance:

The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.

Criteria included in this category include but are not limited to goals, policies, practices and outcomes for the following topics:

Product & Packaging Circularity
Climate Protection, Biodiversity Protection
Goals & Metrics
Impact Reduction
High Quality Certifications
Other Topics
Ranking: Top 25%

Company ranks in the top 25% of companies currently rated by Hilde in the

Personal Care

industry

Ranking: Bottom 25%

Company ranks in the bottom 25% of companies currently rated by Hilde in the

Personal Care

industry

Hilde Likes

Using recycled raw materials

Using recycled materials (e.g. aluminum, glass, plastic) for products or packaging often means lower environmental impacts across the lifecycle than virgin raw materials

Opportunities for Improvement

Launching efforts to address environmental impacts

We think this company should launch meaningful efforts to address their environmental impacts and publicly share info about their work

Category Description

Our ingredient safety evaluation criteria are designed to help us determine how a company measures, manages, and discloses, the use of chemicals of concern that may be present in raw materials, ingredients, manufacturing processes, and finished products.

Foundational Gaps

The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.

Solid Baseline

The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.

Strong Performance:

The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.

Foundational Gaps

The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.

Solid Baseline

The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.

Strong Performance:

The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.

Criteria included in this category include but are not limited to goals, policies, practices and outcomes for the following topics:

Responsible Sourcing
Living Wages
Paid Maternity Leave
Supply Chain Transparency
High Quality Certifications
Other Topics
Ranking: Top 25%

Company ranks in the top 25% of companies currently rated by Hilde in the

Personal Care

industry

Ranking: Bottom 25%

Company ranks in the bottom 25% of companies currently rated by Hilde in the

Personal Care

industry

Hilde Likes
None Identified
Opportunities for Improvement

Filling gaps on people impacts

We believe this company should put credible efforts in place to ensure that their employees are treated fairly, that human rights are protected for people in their supply chain, raw materials are sourced responsibly, and publicly share info about their work

Category Description

Our ingredient safety evaluation criteria are designed to help us determine how a company measures, manages, and discloses, the use of chemicals of concern that may be present in raw materials, ingredients, manufacturing processes, and finished products.

Foundational Gaps

The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.

Solid Baseline

The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.

Strong Performance:

The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.

Foundational Gaps

The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.

Solid Baseline

The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.

Strong Performance:

The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.

Criteria included in this category include but are not limited to goals, policies, practices and outcomes for the following topics:

Mission Integration
Advocacy
Public Reporting & Disclosure
Performance Incentives
Ethical AI
High Quality Certifications
Ranking: Top 25%

Company ranks in the top 25% of companies currently rated by Hilde in the

Personal Care

industry

Ranking: Bottom 25%

Company ranks in the bottom 25% of companies currently rated by Hilde in the

Personal Care

industry

Hilde Likes

Mission alignment with sustainability

We appreciate that this company has included safety and sustainability as part of their mission

Opportunities for Improvement

Providing public disclosure and reporting

We think this company should start publishing regular annual reports on sustainability or ESG topics for consumers or other stakeholders and maintain a publicly available archive of past reports

Category Description

Our ingredient safety evaluation criteria are designed to help us determine how a company measures, manages, and discloses, the use of chemicals of concern that may be present in raw materials, ingredients, manufacturing processes, and finished products.

Foundational Gaps

The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.

Solid Baseline

The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.

Strong Performance:

The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.

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