Actives + Advocacy = Activist

Activist Skincare is not just a non-toxic, natural ingredients and results-oriented skincare line — we're also Earth's first 100% refillable skincare brand.

Activist was founded in 2016 with a focus on simple formulas powered by effective active ingredients and free of toxins and unnecessary additives. But being clean and effective wasn't enough — we also had to find a way to be more sustainable. So in 2020, we became the first skincare brand to make refills available for every product in our line.

Our high-performance, natural skincare is carefully handcrafted in small batches in our studio-lab in Los Angeles, where we look at every aspect of our business as an opportunity to be the change. That's where we get our name: active ingredients + advocating for change = Activist Skincare.

Handcrafted with utmost intentionality

We began in Allison's kitchen, launched by getting the word out within the eco-conscious community, and continue to grow organically because we walk the walk.

Now we're shipping refill after refill to thousands of loyal returning customers who share the mindset of taking good care of ourselves, each other and our planet.

Everything is still made by hand by us in California so that we can ensure high quality formulas, ethical production, and an authentic human-to-human experience for our customers.

You can count on our commitment to adopting new innovations in skincare and packaging (fingers crossed for compostable refills this decade!) so that Activist always represents the best for people and planet.

Our ethos

Being in business means having influence, and we take that seriously.

From ethically sourcing clean, safe ingredients and refillable packaging to ethical manufacturing, it all matters deeply to us.

We seek sustainably-minded suppliers, prioritize women and people of color when selecting our partners and vendors, and treat our beloved customers with respect.

Activist's founder, Allison

Hi, I'm Allison and I've been an environmentalist my whole life. Learning about the shrinking Amazon rainforest when I was six years old made a big impact on me, and from that moment I've been out to save the planet.

Another thing that left its mark on me at a young age was having acne. It put me on a mission to learn how skin — our body's largest organ — works, inside and out.

Activist Skincare was born from my insatiable fascination with skincare and my burning passion to protect our planet. I'm also a cat mom, dog mom, and human mom, raising a future changemaker. I feel so lucky to be able to live my values through Activist. Thank you for your support!