Biore Transparency
INGREDIENT SAFETY
Our goal is to bring you the best products with superior technology, and that starts with safety. We set the highest standards to ensure every material and finished formula meets industry standards for purity, quality and performance—with no exceptions. Here’s the low-down on the most common ingredients you have been asking about.
Parabens are preservatives used to keep health and beauty products fresh by preventing the growth of harmful bacteria. These compounds are amongst the most commonly used cosmetic preservatives in the world and have a long history of safe use. They have been extensively studied and determined to be safe for usage in personal care products by expert scientific panels and governmental regulatory agencies. None of the extensive research carried out on parabens has indicated a potential risk of harm to human health and parabens remain amongst the safest of preservatives in today’s cosmetic products. Parabens are also naturally occurring in many foods that we enjoy as part of a healthy lifestyle. These include cucumbers, carrots, onions, blueberries and cherries.
Short story: Our cleansers, masks, toners, and scrubs are paraben-free. Our pore strips do contain the minimal amount of methylparaben required to function as a preservative, which is a safe paraben for cosmetic use.
Methylparaben is one of the most common preservatives used in food and cosmetics. Health Canada allows methylparaben as a preservative in foods and cosmetics and references United States and European regulations to support the safe use of methylparaben as a preservative in cosmetics and personal care products. Health Canada is a federal organization responsible for maintaining and improving Canadian’s health by ensuring the safety and efficacy of products including consumer, drug and health products. Other independent groups, the American Cancer Society, the FDA, and Cancer Research Centers, have looked for many different causes for cancer but have never found any evidence of risk from parabens.
OUR FRAGRANCE PHILOSOPHY
Our fragrance philosophy places the utmost importance on research, analysis, assessment and transparency. Our in-house team of experts is dedicated to creating fragrances that can be enjoyed safely. That’s why our formulations are compliant and backed by safety data and meet the guidelines of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA). And we are striving to improve transparency, so that accurate information about products and ingredients is accessible for everyone.
WE LOVE ANIMALS
We know you LOVE animals and so do we! That’s why all the Bioré® products in our western markets are cruelty-free and vegan friendly. We do not test our products or the materials within them on animals and we do not use any animal-derived ingredients.
We follow the conventions of the EU and other governmental bans on animal testing for cosmetics. Occasionally, laws and regulations require testing of materials outside of the cosmetics category. Since the 1980’s, Kao Corporation has been actively working together with industry associations and relevant third parties to find robust alternatives to animal testing, which have been successfully adopted as international guidelines.
WHAT CLEAN MEANS TO BIORÉ
Bioré Clean products are created to address your concerns around specific ingredients. While all ingredients used by Bioré are safe (when used as instructed), we recognize your desire to avoid specific ingredients altogether.
Bioré Clean goes above and beyond the expectations of other clean products. Often, so-called clean formulas have poor performance resulting from removal of ingredients. Bioré will not sacrifice performance as we develop our Bioré Clean products - each meets our high standards to deliver the promised benefits.