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Sustainability is more than just the product

In addition to products and environmentally friendly production, social commitment and cooperation within the company are also important factors that define us as MissPompadour.

Upcycle & change

instead of throwing away and buying new

Do you still have old furniture that no longer looks good in your home? Don't throw them away - old wooden furniture in particular is usually still too good to say goodbye to. Just paint them instead! This way, you not only avoid producing new waste, but also give old furniture a new lease of life.

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Our promise for sustainability

We get a little better every day


  1. Reduceour CO2 footprint. We pay attention to short delivery routes and sustainable production for our products. Existing products are also constantly being improved in terms of production and delivery, and we already try to produce all our products in Germany and neighbouring countries. We avoid long transport routes from overseas. We also recommend painting as a resource-saving method of beautifying your home. After all, the production of new furniture also producesCO2, as does the subsequent destruction of old furniture.
  2. Plastic-free as far as possible:If you look around our shop, you will unfortunately still find the odd plastic product here and there. We are constantly working on banning plastic and synthetic materials completely from our range - as long as we can find better alternatives that are superior in terms of bothcarbon footprint and product properties. To this end, we invest our time in research and go in search of environmentally conscious manufacturers with whom we share our values and vision for the future. We offset every kilo of plastic we sell with Everwave and gradually free our rivers from plastic waste.
  3. Using our own and greener energy sources. In our office, we get our energy from solar panels on our roof. We also want to implement this in our logistics warehouse. The production of our MissPompadour Paints relies on heat and cold storage to heat or cool the building using geothermal energy.

Products at MissPompadour

The product is not just about content - we also consciously and sustainably organise the origin, shipping and delivery routes.
Can colour really be sustainable? Of course it can! First of all, our colours enhance your walls and furniture. So you always have a new living experience. The raw materials required for our bases wax within the lifetime of our colours. This means that raw materials are consumed and returned to the cycle.
Our MissPompadour Paints are produced consciously & sustainably from step 1 - even though they are a chemical product. Because the one no longer excludes the other these days.

Focus on sustainability

  • Highest quality for a long service life
  • Production from and with sustainable raw materials
  • Utilisation of renewable energy sources for production
  • Recycling of residual materials

Made in Europe

  • Production in Germany & neighbouring countries
  • LowerCO2 footprint thanks to short transport routes
  • Production with the highest EU standards for quality and sustainability

Plant-based paint

  • Up to 60% bio-based raw materials and renewable binders
  • Fillers from second-generation biomass
  • Utilisation of by-products from edible oil production
  • Water-based and harmless for you and your environment

Shipping

  • Plastic-free
  • Packaging made from recycled and recyclable material
  • Climate-neutral with DHL-GoGreen

Ingredients


Transparency is important to us at MissPompadour. That's why you'll find a clear list of our ingredients on our tins. You can find out what else is worth knowing about the contents here.

Our colours & varnishes

High quality with conscious raw materials

  • Water
  • Edible oil in 2nd cycle
  • VOC free in base and pigment
  • Responsibly produced
  • No additional raw material cultivation necessary

Our brushes

Handmade & Made in Germany

FSC-certified wood

- The wood for our brushes comes from responsibly managed forests.

Synthetic hair

- This not only makes our brush vegan, but is also more suitable for spreading water-based colours.

Stainless steel

- The stainless steel trim ensures a long service life.

Saliva-proof varnish

- The handles are painted with EN71 - Part 3 compliant varnishes.

We don't put that in the tin

There are usually many typical, harmful ingredients in paints and varnishes. We do not use anything that is not really necessary and can be replaced by other, more environmentally friendly ingredients.
Solvents (VOC)

Solvents, or VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), are volatile organic compounds that contain carbon. They can have short or long-term health effects and are usually the reason why the varnish or paint smells so unpleasant.
If a paint is labelled VOC free, the quantity is below the limit value of the European standard.
Most of our products contain significantly less VOC than the legal limit.We don't want you to have to worry about solvents when painting your furniture and walls - and yet we can ensure the highest quality and durability of the paints.
To Paint, both our paints and pigments are water-based and VOC free. This means that you don't breathe in any vapours when painting or when the paint is drying and you can safely return to the painted room without having to wait long.

Crude oil

Crude oil has a bad reputation - and that is hardly surprising. Considering that its procurement and utilisation are harmful to the environment in every way. The extraction of this finite raw material causes deforestation, pollution of the oceans and species extinction. This behaviour is not particularly sustainable - especially as it takes several million years for this raw material to "grow back".

Synthetic resin

Varnishes with synthetic resin are great: they cover well, are easy to apply and are highly resistant. In terms of health, however, they are less convincing. You pay for the good properties of synthetic resin varnishes with toxic and harmful ingredients. They irritate mucous membranes, which is why you need to wear mouth and nose protection when working with them. The vapours from these varnishes can persist for several weeks and they must be disposed of properly.

We offset the plastic we sell

Our cooperation with everwave

Not only old furniture deserves a second chance. Unfortunately, huge amounts of plastic and rubbish still end up in our rivers and waterways. With our support, everwave ensures that this plastic comes out again and can be recycled. Whether in the second cycle or for energy generation - with our support, everwave gives the rubbish in our waters a second life. For every kilogramme of plastic sold by MissPompadour, everwave removes one kilogramme of plastic waste from our waters. In the 3rd quarter of 2024, we were able to offset over 1 tonne of plastic. Since July 2022, everwave has, with our support, saved a total of

10.216 kg
Of plastic waste removed.

Plastic paint trays - but not for much longer!

You can still find plastic in our shop, especially in our paint trays. Because finding sturdy, good, sustainable paint trays is not easy. But we have been working flat out on a plastic-free alternative! You can now find them in our shop - because there's nothing we can't do.

Social issues

The "social" factor is often forgotten by many companies. Sustainability is not only about the environment, but also about people. Our co-founder Astrid Reintjes is particularly concerned about the possibility of the primary labour market for people with "special needs". Our logistics are therefore supported by great employees who would have little chance on the primary labour market.
Social and sustainable behaviour go hand in hand for us. Working environment, opportunities, job security and compatibility of family and pets are important pillars of everyday life for us.
  1. Remote work and home office - life-changing for parents with children, employees with pets or colleagues abroad. Whether Portugal or Brandenburg - anyone can work from home with us
  2. Employment of employees who have few or even no opportunities on the primary labour market. Anyone can make a career with us
  3. We deliberately opt for a high proportion of women and fair wages for all
  4. Flexibility in the office and flexible working time models. We offer our employees individual shift patterns and a customised number of hours. Whether full-time, part-time or something in between - everyone has the opportunity to express their own needs. When we are not working from home and are in the office, we are also absolutely flexible here with dogs - so we always have a small office dog pack around us :)

As you have probably already realised, we attach great importance to doing our best in terms of people and the environment. Our priorities naturally also include satisfied employees.
We achieve this through flat hierarchies, good accessibility across all instances and opportunities for further development. We always give our team members the chance to grow and develop together with us. The option to make the best use of their respective skills is a matter of course for us.

Our company

Sustainability encompasses many different areas. We always endeavour to incorporate sustainability and environmental awareness into all further developments and important decisions
  1. Utilising our own energy: Good weather doesn't just put you in a good mood - we take advantage of this opportunity and top up the energy storage of our solar panels. After all, why use finite energy sources when our office can also be powered by renewable energy?
  2. We save money: as in any company, we meet regularly to keep up to date and network with each other. As our employees are spread all over Germany and some of them live abroad, this is particularly important. However, we also make a point of not extending our travelling times unnecessarily. That's why most meetings take place online, and we always travel by train for the few face-to-face meetings - thus avoiding unnecessary car journeys as far as possible
  3. Turning two into one: Having started with two camps, we quickly decided to merge them. This saves us having to transfer from one warehouse to the other to consolidate orders and drive unnecessary kilometres every day. What happened to the empty warehouse? We have set up our studio there and no longer have to drive our material to a third location.
  4. Marketing flyers, but balanced: We endeavour to do without paper and advertising in our packages - but we can't do completely without printed products and paper. That's why we invest in printing that offsets the resultingCO2 emissions. For every flyer order, a separate portion goes to certified climate projects. We also choose paper types that come from sustainable forestry and are PEFC-certified.
With our paints and varnishes, we help you to give your home a simple makeover and give the odd piece of furniture a new lease of life. A little colour is often enough to breathe new life into furniture that you once loved
Does it make sense to swap a good kitchen for a new one if you just don't like the colour anymore? Do you really need all the seasonal decorations that just gather dust, are made of plastic and that you get fed up with far too quickly? Does the old real wood chest of drawers have to go to the rubbish bin to be replaced by a cheap model made of chipboard?
MissPompadour says: No. - Our solution? Just paint!

Paint left over?

Your painting project is finished, but there's still some paint left in the tin? Find out what you can do with leftover paint without throwing it away and why it can also be a blessing in our "How to use leftover paint creatively"!

Utilise leftovers? Also possible with varnish!

Re-use, recycle & upcycle - change instead of throw away