Caring For Sight

CARING FOR SIGHT

A STORY OF VISION

At L'OCCITANE, we create "sensorial" products that delight the senses. There is one sense that's particularly important for us - SIGHT. Our initiatives include putting Braille on our packaging; selling fund-raising products; and working with NGOs and UNICEF. We are dedicated to helping the blind and visually impaired; preventing avoidable blindness; and making eye care available to more people around the world.

Did you know?

VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY

Vitamin A deficiency is one of the leading causes of childhood blindness.

PREVENTING BLINDNESS

80% of blindness is preventable.

BLINDNESS WORLDWIDE

Every 5 seconds, someone in the world loses their sight.

LET’S DREAM...

FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE

IF WE DO NOTHING, the number of visually impaired and blind people will have tripled by 2050.

BRAILLE

MAKING OUR PRODUCTS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE

We began writing our product names in Braille (in English, the most widely understood language) in the 1990s, and have continued ever since! It's not only a way of making our products more accessible to visually impaired people; it's also a way of raising public awareness about sight loss.

SUBSIDIARIES WITH A VISION…

!AND AMBITION

Our Malaysian subsidiary got customers involved in the Race for Vision and invited them to post photos of their feet – with the words "Fight Avoidable Blindness" – on Instagram, along with the official Race for Vision hashtags. For each photo posted, L'OCCITANE Malaysia made a donation. An idea worth developing!

FIGHTING BLINDNESS IN BURKINA FASO

SHARING A MISSION WITH NGOS

In addition to supporting women in Burkina Faso, we're working with NGOs such as Light for the World and Sight Savers to eliminate blinding diseases and conditions in specific regions.

SOLIDARITY SOAP

A "HELPFUL" PURCHASE!

Much of the funding for our sight-saving work comes from the sale of our Solidarity Soap, which is launched every year with a new design. The money raised goes to support UNICEF's Vitamin A supplementation programmes, to prevent childhood blindness.