The Blacklist

WE SAY NO, SO YOUR SKIN CAN SAY YES.

Most brands tell you what's in their products. We start with what will never be.

Our Blacklist is the foundation of everything Couleurs de Noir stands for. Before a single formula is developed, we define the boundaries — a rigorously maintained list of ingredients we consciously exclude from every product, because the science on skin tolerance and safety demands it.

This is how we work.

WHY A BLACKLIST?

Sensitive skin doesn't negotiate. It reacts. And far too many cosmetic formulas contain ingredients that trigger those reactions — fragrances, preservatives, known allergens — not because they're necessary, but because they're conventional.

We believe conventional isn't good enough.

By eliminating what's potentially irritating, hormonally disruptive, environmentally harmful, or simply unnecessary, we create space for formulas that are cleaner, safer, and better tolerated — even by the most reactive skin.

Every ingredient on this list was added for a reason. And the list is reviewed monthly.

Reviewed monthly. No exceptions.

CONSULT OUR BLACKLIST

1,4 DIOXANE / 4-METHYLBENZYLIDENE CAMPHOR / ACETONIDES / ACRYLATES* / ALPHA-ISOMETHYLJONON / AMYL CINNAMAL / AMYL CINNAMYL ALCOHOL / ANIMAL DERIVED INGREDIENTS / ANISYL ALCOHOL / BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE / BENZOPHENONE* / BENZYL ALCOHOL* / BENZYL BENZOATE / BENZYL CINNAMATE / BENZYL SALICYLATE / BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL / BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE / BISPHENOL A (BPA) / BUTOXYETHANOL / BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE (BHA) / BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE (BHT)* / BUTYLENE GLYCOL* / CARMINE* / CETRIMIDE / CINNAMAL / CINNAMYLALCOHOL / CITRAL / CITRONELLOL / COBALT / COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE (CAPB) / COLOPHONIUM & DERIVATES / COLORS FD&C YELLOW #5 / COUMARIN / D4, D5 & D6 SILOXANES (CYCLOTETRASILOXANE, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE*, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE) /  DIBROMODICYANOBUTANE / ETHANOLAMINES (MEA/DEA/TEA/ETA) / EUGENOL / EVERNIA FURFURACEA / EVERNIA PRUNASTRI / FARNESOL / FORMALDEHYDE AND FORMALDEHYDE-RELEASING CHEMICALS (QUATERNIUM-15, DMDM HYDANTOIN, IMIDAZOLIDINYL UREA, DIAZOLIDINYL UREA) / GERANIOL / HEXYL CINNAMAL / HYDROQUINONE / HYDROXYCITRONELLAL / HYDROXYISOHEXYL -3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE / ISOEUGENOL / LIMONENE / LINALOOL / METHYL-2-OCTYNOAAT / METHOXYETHANOL / METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE & METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE / MINERAL OILS (PETROLATUM, PETROCHEMICALS, VASELINE, PARAFFIN) / MYROXYLON PEREIRAE / NICKEL SULFATE / OCTINOXATE / OCTOCRYLENE / OXYBENZONE / PARABENS / PHENOXYETHANOL* / PHTHALATES / PARA PHENYLENEDIAMINE (PPD) / POLYPROYLENE GLYCOL (PPG)* / POLYETHYLEENGLYCOL (PEG)* / PROPOLIS / PROPYLENE GLYCOL* / RESORCINOL / SULFATES - SLES + SLS / SORBITAN ESTERS / TALC* / THIOMERSAL / TOLUENE / TRICLOCARBAN / TRICLOSAN

* Present in trace amounts in some older formulations. Actively being phased out across the full range.

Recognized for it

BEST CLEAN MAKEUP AWARD

Our commitment to clean beauty was recognized by LUXLife with the Best Sensitive Skin Makeup Brand 2026 award. A validation of what's always been at the core of how we formulate.