Carrefour

About Carrefour

This entry covers own-brand cosmetics of the French retail group Carrefour. Its ranges include Carrefour Soft (for example face and body creams) and Carrefour Sensitive. In 2019 Carrefour added Nectar of Bio, whose formulas carry the Cosmebio label and contain at least 95% ingredients of natural origin, according to the launch announcement.

Carrefour's own brands on paper

The 118 Carrefour products in INCIMondo are mostly everyday items: shower gels, deodorants, body care, face care and hair care. PARFUM is the most frequent ingredient (water aside), followed by GLYCERIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, CITRIC ACID and SODIUM CHLORIDE – common salt, used to thicken surfactant-based products such as shower gels.

Fragrance ingredients appear in 103 formulas (87%). Silicones are found in 22 (19%), denatured alcohol (ALCOHOL DENAT.) in 9 (8%) and parabens in 6 (5%).

Comparing Carrefour ranges

Carrefour's lines are positioned differently – Nectar of Bio, for instance, carries the Cosmebio label – so judge each product by its own ingredient list rather than by the retailer's name. Own-brand items are often made by different contract manufacturers, which is another reason formulas vary from one line to the next.