Our story
Making the ordinary extraordinary
At Merci Handy, we believe life is rich, beautiful and surprising, but our everyday routine, often far too serious, sometimes stops us from seeing all its colours. So we decided to bring light and colour to everyday things.
A word from the founder
“Back when I was still a student, my friends all had hand cleansing gels, but they were all the same: they didn't smell very nice, dried out your hands and weren't exactly practical.
That's how Merci Handy was born: simple, practical, colourful everyday cosmetics, made from clean ingredients and rainbow extracts.”
Why the rainbow?
Rainbows are where light meets darkness, where a cloudy day meets a sunny sky. Just like in everyday life, the weather isn't always great, but rays of colour can break through the clouds and let the sun shine through. That's what I hope you feel when you use Merci Handy.
🔬 Behind the scenes
Fun on the outside, very serious on the inside.
We laugh a lot, except when it comes to what you put on your skin. Before it lands in your bag, every formula goes through the hands of our partner laboratories, our experts and a toxicologist.
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We dream it up.
An everyday need and a strict brief: efficacy, tolerance, texture, fragrance.
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We formulate with our labs.
Developed with our partner laboratories, version after version, until we get it just right.
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We put it through the wringer.
Stability and packaging compatibility tests: heat, cold, light, over several weeks.
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We challenge it.
Challenge test: we check that the formula stands up to bacteria and mould.
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We test it on skin.
Tolerance tests under dermatological control.
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A toxicologist says yes.
Safety assessment by an expert, plus a full technical file for every product.
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We follow the law, to the letter.
Compliant with EU Regulation 1223/2009 and notified to the European Commission (CPNP).
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Et voilà!
A fun, effective and safe product, ready to make your everyday extraordinary.
Our black list
We go further than the regulations: these controversial ingredients never make it into our formulas.
All our commitments →- Phthalates
- Sulfates
- Phenoxyethanol
- PEGs
- Triclosan
- Parabens
- Ethanolamines
- Aluminium salts
- Silicones
- EDTA
- Mineral oils
- BHT
- Zero animal-derived ingredients
- 12 controversial ingredients banned
- Tolerance tested under dermatological control
