This brand is owned by L’Oréal, the world’s largest cosmetics group that operates in over 150 countries.
AcneFree is a mass-market skincare brand focused on over-the-counter acne treatment and prevention. It positions itself as a dermatologist-inspired solution that makes clinical-strength acne care accessible without a prescription. Its core range includes cleansers, treatments, masks, and kits that feature active ingredients such as benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, and adapalene. The brand often markets itself as a science-based, affordable, and effective option for teens and young adults dealing with breakouts.
L’Oréal’s harm profile spans environmental concerns (palm oil-linked deforestation, toxic chemical use), human rights issues in supply chains, and direct economic complicity in Israel’s occupation regime. While its Israeli factory is located inside Israel’s pre-1967 borders, it sits on land seized from Palestinians during the Nakba and produces goods using resources from occupied territory.
Corporate leadership has cultivated close political and trade ties with Israeli institutions, and its awards to scientists at boycott-targeted research centers deepen this alignment. These factors, combined with global market dominance, make L’Oréal a high-priority boycott target for those opposing corporate support of Israeli apartheid.
L’Oréal’s global reach amplifies the scale of these harms, making it a key boycott target.
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