CarbonNeutral company, clinical actives
| Ingredient transparency | Full ingredient list read and categorised |
| Ownership | Medik8 is produced by Pangaea Laboratories, trading as Medik8 Ltd. The private equity firm Inflexion took a majority stake in the business in 2021. In June 2025, L'Oreal Groupe announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Medik8 for around 1 billion euros, with Inflexion retaining a minority holding and the founder and management team remaining in place. At signing, completion was expected within a few months subject to regulatory approval; no source found in this research confirms the exact date the deal closed, so its current completion status could not be independently verified. |
| Cruelty free | Yes |
| Vegan | Partial |
| Organic | No |
| Certifications | B Lab's own register lists Medik8 Ltd as a Certified B Corporation, with an overall score of 89.8, certified since December 2023. No cruelty free certification was found in any register: Medik8 has no page in PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies database, and it does not appear in Cruelty Free International's Approved Brands register or the Leaping Bunny (US) shopping guide. Its no animal testing claims appear only on its own website. |
| External ratings | CarbonNeutral; Cult Conscious |
| Reports note | <p>Cites clinical efficacy data for hero actives; no COAs</p> |
Claims made for this brand that could not be confirmed in a certifier's own register. A brand website is a claim, not a source.
Any claim that Medik8 is PETA, Leaping Bunny, or Cruelty Free International certified should be removed; only the B Corp certification is confirmed in a certifier's own register. Any claim that Medik8 is independently owned should be corrected to reflect Inflexion's 2021 majority stake and L'Oreal Groupe's announced 2025 majority stake acquisition.
B Lab's own register listing Medik8 Ltd as Certified B Corporation, score 89.8, certified since December 2023 https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/medik8/
Inflexion's 2021 majority stake investment https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/inflexion-invests-medik8/
L'Oreal Groupe's June 2025 announcement of the majority stake acquisition https://www.loreal.com/en/press-release/group/l-oreal-groupe-to-acquire-a-majority-stake-in-medik8/
No PETA listing found for Medik8 https://crueltyfree.peta.org/company/medik8/
Absent from Cruelty Free International's full Approved Brands register https://www.crueltyfreeinternational.org/approved-brands/
Why there is no score: Partial read. No score is published. Ingredient lists were obtained for 45 of 68 products, 66 percent of the catalogue. The other 23 products publish no ingredient list that could be read. A percentage drawn from part of a catalogue is not a figure for the range, so none is shown.
Catalogue 68 products, 45 with an ingredient list, 23 without.
Last checked 22 July 2026.
We analysed 45 Medik8 products, categorising every listed ingredient by function, origin (raw natural, naturally derived or synthetic) and safety concern. This is not the whole catalogue, so it is reported as a partial read. Percentages show the share of each formula that is natural or naturally derived.
Most common flags: Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Limonene, Dimethicone, Linalool, Citral, Geraniol, Salicylic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane
Coverage: Partial read: ingredient lists were published for 45 of 68 products, 66 percent of the catalogue. No average is shown, because a figure drawn from part of a catalogue is not the figure for the range.
Analyst note: PARTIAL READ: ingredient lists were found for 45 of 68 products in the catalogue, 66 percent. The remaining products do not publish an ingredient list where it could be read automatically. Any average below is calculated on the 45 products read, and is not a figure for the whole range.
| Product | Natural | Ingredients | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exo-PDRN Prismatic+ | 93% | 41 | 2 |
| Intelligent Retinol Eye TR™ (Outlet) | 62% | 13 | 3 |
| Advanced Day Ultimate Protect™ | 76% | 41 | 6 |
| Advanced Pro-Collagen+ Peptide Cream Refill | 91% | 58 | 2 |
| Blemish Control Pads™ | 100% | 57 | 0 |
| Pore Cleanse Gel™ Intense | 100% | 35 | 0 |
| Eyelift™ Peptides | 98% | 44 | 0 |
| Press & Glow Refill® | 77% | 13 | 1 |
| Press & Clear Refill™ | 74% | 31 | 4 |
| r-Retinoate® Day & Night Eye Serum | 89% | 28 | 1 |
| C-Tetra® Advanced | 87% | 31 | 5 |
| Press & Clear™ | 74% | 31 | 4 |
| Crystal Retinal® | 85% | 47 | 4 |
| Bakuchiol Peptides™ | 100% | 35 | 0 |
| Sleep Glycolic™ | 76% | 17 | 3 |
| Micellar Mousse™ | 100% | 42 | 0 |
| Liquid Peptides™ | 85% | 33 | 2 |
| Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream™ | 80% | 46 | 3 |
| Intelligent Retinol® Smoothing Night Cream | 84% | 43 | 6 |
| Crystal Retinal® Ceramide Eye | 81% | 47 | 3 |
| Intelligent Retinol™ | 71% | 14 | 2 |
| Retinol 3TR™ | 56% | 9 | 2 |
| Oxy-R Peptides™ | 100% | 35 | 0 |
| C-Tetra® Luxe | 89% | 19 | 5 |
| Super C Ferulic™ | 78% | 9 | 0 |
| Daily Refresh Balancing Toner™ | 100% | 35 | 0 |
| Surface Radiance Cleanse™ | 84% | 25 | 8 |
| r-Retinoate® Intense | 81% | 68 | 7 |
| r-Retinoate® Day & Night | 83% | 29 | 2 |
| Ultimate Recovery™ | 81% | 48 | 6 |
| Gentle Cleanse™ | 100% | 43 | 0 |
| Calmwise™ Serum | 98% | 52 | 0 |
| Clarifying Foam™ | 85% | 13 | 6 |
| Calmwise™ Colour Correct | 98% | 49 | 0 |
| Ultimate Recovery™ Bio-Cellulose Mask | 98% | 54 | 0 |
| Daily Radiance Vitamin C™ | 79% | 33 | 10 |
| Advanced Day Eye Protect™ | 69% | 32 | 4 |
| Hydr8 B5™ | 100% | 35 | 0 |
| Hydr8 B5™ Intense | 93% | 43 | 1 |
| Lipid-Balance Cleansing Oil™ | 95% | 19 | 6 |
| Intelligent Retinol Eye TR™ | 62% | 13 | 3 |
| C-Tetra® Cream | 88% | 26 | 8 |
| Advanced Night Restore™ | 90% | 58 | 8 |
| Advanced Night Eye™ | 100% | 35 | 0 |
| Advanced Day Total Protect™ | 100% | 38 | 0 |
Full ingredient breakdown
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