Founded by Briony Kennedy in 2008 with the mission to build a community-led sustainable beauty brand through kindness, confidence, and connection.
Briony passionately pioneered the first refillable skincare and makeup solutions in 2009 by rethinking the product lifecycle and successfully reducing single-use plastics in the beauty industry by considering their impact right from 'production to post', taking a 'prevention, not cure approach' to sustainability, reducing waste, emissions, and conserving our planet's resources in doing so.
CRUELTY-FREE & VEGAN CERTIFIED
Adorn Cosmetics is certified cruelty-free and vegan by Safe Cosmetics Australia.
Adorn also stands against deforestation, causing the displacement and decline of orangutans. We therefore formulate using pure mineral and botanical ingredients and only (RSPO) certified sustainable palm oil. Sustainable palm oil has been farmed, processed, distributed, and sold responsibly with strict rules that protect animals, the environment and people who live and work in oil palm-producing countries.
Some brands use cochineal, a scale insect from which the natural red dye carmine is derived. Instead, we create our beautiful red shades using minerals or FDC-approved colourants.
SUSTAINABLE CHOICE MEMBER
Sustainable Choice Members must show a commitment to sustainability and be transparent in their efforts.
Since 2008 Adorn Cosmetics has saved over 170,000 'traditionally single-use' beauty pots and bottles from landfills by offering customers beauty refill options. Refill product sachets use 90% less plastic to produce and less room to transport and warehouse, reducing our carbon footprint and emissions.
To track our efforts you can view our Refill Counter displayed below in our website footer.
TOXIN, ALLERGEN & GLUTEN FREE
Safe Cosmetics Australia has independently reviewed and certified Adorn as toxin and allergen-free. As a not-for-profit organisation, Safe Cosmetics Australia ensures our products are formulated with ingredients that pose no harm to human health or the environment.
Adorn products are gluten-free, ensuring a safe beauty experience. For those with serious allergies, we recommend consulting a doctor or dermatologist and conducting a patch test with our samples before choosing full-size products. The term 'gluten-free' is applied when the gluten content stays below 20 mg/kg.
