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YSL BEAUTY GROWS A PLACE OF CHANGE,
TODAY AND FOR THE FUTURE

THE OURIKA COMMUNITY GARDENS.
AN ENVIRONMENTAL & BIODIVERSITY LABORATORY
CULTIVATED BY A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN

Since 2014, at the foothills of the Moroccan Altas Mountains, YSL beauty has grown a place of change:
The OURIKA COMMUNITY GARDENS.
The independance of the community of women cultivating its plants impulses change in the region.
The botanicals we grow defies the hardest conditions and sparks new innovations.
The many species growing together in our garden support biodiversity FIERCE. WILD. DARING.
Driven by our legacy of experimentation we grow a place of change
today and for the future.

STEP INSIDE THE OURIKA
COMMUNITY GARDENS

YSL Beauty grows a place of change today and for the future:
The Ourika Community Gardens. An environmental
& biodiversity laboratory cultivated by a community of women.

A WOMEN-LED
GARDEN

In the Ourika Community Gardens, local women from the Ourika Valley cultivate, harvest, and dry the botanicals used in YSL Beauty products with unique craftsmanship. YSL Beauty supports this women's cooperative in collaboration with its non-profit partners, Agrisud International and Fondation Norsys, through year-round guidance in cooperative management. In 2025, this included more than 140 hours of training and guidance covering, notably, financial literacy, management, ingredient cultivation, and drying techniques.

POWERFUL BOTANICALS
TO SPARK INNOVATION

The botanicals YSL Beauty grows spark innovations. Morocco’s
Atlas region offers an extreme climate, with searingly hot summers
and bitingly cold winters. This land of contrasts brings out the
best in botanicals. The Ourika Community gardens shelters more than
200 resilient plants which are carefully extracted. Today, 46 exclusive
ingredients are grown for YSL Beauty products. In partnership with UEBT,
sourcing practices are constantly improved to further benefit biodiversity,
climate, and local communities.

POWERFUL BOTANICALS
TO SPARK INNOVATION

The botanicals YSL Beauty grows spark innovations. Morocco’s
Atlas region offers an extreme climate, with searingly hot summers
and bitingly cold winters. This land of contrasts brings out the
best in botanicals. The Ourika Community gardens shelters more than
200 resilient plants which are carefully extracted. Today, 46 exclusive
ingredients are grown for YSL Beauty products. In partnership with UEBT,
sourcing practices are constantly improved to further benefit biodiversity,
climate, and local communities.

POWERFUL BOTANICALS
TO SPARK INNOVATION

The botanicals YSL Beauty grows spark innovations. Morocco’s
Atlas region offers an extreme climate, with searingly hot summers
and bitingly cold winters. This land of contrasts brings out the
best in botanicals. The Ourika Community gardens shelters more than
200 resilient plants which are carefully extracted. Today, 46 exclusive
ingredients are grown for YSL Beauty products. In partnership with UEBT,
sourcing practices are constantly improved to further benefit biodiversity,
climate, and local communities.

POWERFUL BOTANICALS
TO SPARK INNOVATION

The botanicals YSL Beauty grows spark innovations. Morocco’s
Atlas region offers an extreme climate, with searingly hot summers
and bitingly cold winters. This land of contrasts brings out the
best in botanicals. The Ourika Community gardens shelters more than
200 resilient plants which are carefully extracted. Today, 46 exclusive
ingredients are grown for YSL Beauty products. In partnership with UEBT,
sourcing practices are constantly improved to further benefit biodiversity,
climate, and local communities.

POWERFUL BOTANICALS
TO SPARK INNOVATION

The botanicals YSL Beauty grows spark innovations. Morocco’s
Atlas region offers an extreme climate, with searingly hot summers
and bitingly cold winters. This land of contrasts brings out the
best in botanicals. The Ourika Community gardens shelters more than
200 resilient plants which are carefully extracted. Today, 46 exclusive
ingredients are grown for YSL Beauty products. In partnership with UEBT,
sourcing practices are constantly improved to further benefit biodiversity,
climate, and local communities.

POWERFUL BOTANICALS
TO SPARK INNOVATION

The botanicals YSL Beauty grows spark innovations. Morocco’s
Atlas region offers an extreme climate, with searingly hot summers
and bitingly cold winters. This land of contrasts brings out the
best in botanicals. The Ourika Community gardens shelters more than
200 resilient plants which are carefully extracted. Today, 46 exclusive
ingredients are grown for YSL Beauty products. In partnership with UEBT,
sourcing practices are constantly improved to further benefit biodiversity,
climate, and local communities.

POWERFUL BOTANICALS
TO SPARK INNOVATION

The botanicals YSL Beauty grows spark new sustainable
innovations. Morocco’s Atlas region offers an extreme climate, with
searingly hot summers and bitingly cold winters. This land of
contrasts brings out the best in botanicals. The Ourika Community
gardens shelters more than 200 resilient plants which are carefully
extracted using environmentally conscious processes. Today, 17
exclusive ingredients are grown for YSL beauty skincare and
makeup. In 2025 the program expands into fragrance.

for BIODIVERSITY TO THRIVE

Conceived by two garden designers, Ossart and Maurières, the vast main garden with its four open walls and square fountain, follows ancestral techniques specific to the region.

Water flows naturally from the Atlas Mountains down to the parcels. The drystone terraces are home for lemon trees alongside irises, saffron, marigold, cacti, and jasmine.
Further away, zinnias or colorful birds of paradise pay tribute to Mr Saint Laurent’s love of gardens.

for BIODIVERSITY TO THRIVE

Conceived by two garden designers, Ossart and Maurières, the vast main garden with its four open walls and square fountain, follows ancestral techniques specific to the region.

Water flows naturally from the Atlas Mountains down to the parcels. The drystone terraces are home for lemon trees alongside irises, saffron, marigold, cacti, and jasmine.
Further away, zinnias or colorful birds of paradise pay tribute to Mr Saint Laurent’s love of gardens.

〝 THE GARDENS ARE NOT MEANT
TO BE CONTEMPLATIVE BUT TRULY
EXPLORATORY. 〟

ERIC OSSART & ARNAUD MAURIERES

EXPLORE THE GARDENS

DISCOVER
MORE

Morocco: a
vibrant heritage

At the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, where Mr. Saint Laurent rediscovers his creativity, YSL Beauté invites you to discover the Ourika Gardens.

Growing today for
a better tomorrow

Dig deep into our innovative
and sustainable approach
for the future of YSL
Beauty.

Impact positively
local communities

Explore our social impact toward women autonomy, as we promote their unique skills and independence throught their local ancestral know-how.

OUR
PROGRAMS
AND
COMMITMENT

Abuse is not love

Global program to fight against intimate partner violence in partnershop with local non profit organizations.

Rewild our earth

Global program to protect and restore
the environment in partnership with
NGO.

Reduce our impact

Reduce our use of natural resources
and "PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE
THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT"

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