Ulta Beauty

Supply Chain Disclosure

Ulta requires disclosure of all intentionally added chemicals including fragrances, flavors, and non-functional constituents in products at the SKU level for all formulated products.

Supplier Accountability

Ulta Beauty’s form agreements with its suppliers obligate them to disclose ingredients, align with Ulta’s restricted substance list (RSL), conduct testing in third-party laboratories, and provide testing results to assure conformance with the RSL. Suppliers have been trained on Ulta’s RSL and reporting requirements within the last two years.

Consumer Disclosure

Ulta requires private-label suppliers to disclose to Ulta; Ulta then discloses to consumers all intentionally added chemicals, except fragrances and flavors, at the SKU level for formulated products. Disclosure is both online and on packaging. Suppliers of brand-name formulated products are required to disclose all intentionally added chemicals, except fragrances and flavors, both online and in packaging. Ulta encourages brands enrolled in its Conscious Beauty Sustainable Packaging pillar to add packaging material information to their product display pages. Ulta highlights products to customers made without chemicals of high concern (CHCs) through its Conscious Beauty program.

Restricted Substances List (RSL)/Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL)

Ulta’s Made Without List applies to products in its Conscious Beauty program and includes chemical classes alkylphenols, formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing agents (formaldehyde donors), heavy metals, parabens, and phthalates, along with other chemicals and chemical groups. It includes chemicals of environmental justice concern such as phthalates, mercury, and hydroquinone. The list was updated in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Reduction/Elimination Goals

Ulta has set a goal to reformulate all of its private-label formulated products to comply with its Made Without List by the end of 2024.

Chemicals and Plastics Reduction

Ulta Beauty has doubled the number of brand partners enrolled in the Conscious Beauty Clean Ingredients pillar, and 100 percent of its Ulta Beauty Collection products have been reformulated as of 2024 to comply with its “made without” list.

Investment in Safer Solutions

Ulta has supported ChemFORWARD’s “Know Better, Do Better” initiative with a total investment of $100,000 in 2023 and 2024 to conduct alternative assessments to chemicals of high concern (CHCs) in beauty and personal care products. The assessments will be available on a shared platform to enable formulators, manufacturers, and brands to avoid regrettable substitution.

Additionally, Ulta Beauty enables brands in Conscious Beauty at Ulta Beauty to access the Novi tool to identify suppliers that offer safer alternatives to CHCs.