La CASTA

La CASTA is owned by Alpen Rose Corp.

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions to wastewater, ingredients' impacts, product circularity, and more. Here we rate La CASTA “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses few lower-impact ingredients and it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of ingredients used.
• There's no evidence it's taking action to minimise the impacts of microplastics.
• There's no evidence it has initiatives to address overproduction.
• It uses renewable energy in its supply chain to reduce its climate impact.
• It offers at-home refills for some products but doesn't track and report on repeat purchases.
• It could be using palm oil, but it has not disclosed any information regarding responsible sourcing that mitigates environmental impacts.

Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assesses brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate La CASTA “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final production stage happens in Japan.
• It traces some of its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.

Note that the “People” rating in Good On You’s methodology is defined by labour rights and does not consider consumer health.

Brands’ animal welfare policies and, where applicable, how well they trace their animal-derived products, are the focus of our “Animals” rating. Here we rate La CASTA “Not Good Enough”. It doesn’t clearly state what animal-derived materials it uses.

• It claims to not test its finished products on animals, but it is not certified.
• It appears to use ingredients derived from farmed animals, including squalene and glycerin.
• It has not made any public commitments to eliminate animal-derived ingredients.

Based on all the publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate La CASTA “Not Good Enough” overall.