Our story
Making the ordinary extraordinary
At Merci Handy, we believe life is rich, beautiful and full of surprises, but our everyday routine, often way too serious, sometimes stops us from seeing all its colors. So we decided to bring light and color to everyday things.
A word from our founder
“Back when I was still a student, all my friends had hand sanitizers, but they all looked the same: they didn't smell great, dried out your hands and weren't exactly practical.
That's how Merci Handy was born: simple, practical and colorful everyday cosmetics, made with clean ingredients and rainbow extracts.”
Why the rainbow?
Rainbows are where light meets darkness, where a cloudy day turns into a sunny sky. Just like in everyday life, the weather isn't always great, but rays of color can break through the clouds and let the sun shine. 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 imagine.
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 right.
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We put it through hell.
Stability and packaging compatibility tests: heat, cold, light, for several weeks.
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We challenge it.
Challenge test: we make sure the formula resists bacteria and mold.
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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, and a complete technical file for every product.
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Ta-da!
A fun, effective and safe product, ready to make your everyday extraordinary.
Our black list
We go further than the rules: these controversial ingredients never make it into our formulas.
- Phthalates
- Sulfates
- Phenoxyethanol
- PEG
- Triclosan
- Parabens
- Ethanolamines
- Aluminum salts
- Silicones
- EDTA
- Mineral oils
- BHT
- Zero animal-derived ingredients
- 12 controversial ingredients banned
- Tolerance tested under dermatological control
