top of page

Ingredients
Tired of hearing "eco-friendly" or "made with sustainable ingredients"? Me too. Introducing a comprehensive list of ingredients for every item on this website.
Ingredient | Also Called... | Sustainable? | Explanation | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tea tree essential oil | tea tree oil, tea tree, Australian tea tree oil, tea tree essential oil, melaleuca oil | Yes | Tea tree oil comes from steam distillation of the leaves of the tea tree. The tea tree grows on the swampy southeast coast of Australia. | https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/tea-tree-oil |
Citrus essential oils come from expressing the peels of citrus fruits https://communities.acs.org/t5/GCI-Nexus-Blog/Renewable-and-Sustainable-Citrus-Oils-A-Life-Cycle-Assessment/ba-p/15711 | Yes | Lemon is a naturally occurring fruit | ||
Lavender essential oil | Lavandula Angustifolia | Yes | Naturally occurring oils from the lavender plant | |
White vinegar | acetic acid | Yes | White vinegar is biodegradable | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Acetic-acid#section=Environmental-Fate-Exposure-Summary |
Clove | Yes | clove is a naturally occurring herb | ||
Thyme | Yes | Thyme is a naturally occurring herb | ||
Corn starch | Yes | Corn starch is composed of two starch polymers which are naturally occurring within the corn plant | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8747220/ | |
Saponified cocos nucifera (Coconut) oil | Yes | Coconut oil is naturally occurring | ||
Aqua | Yes | Water | ||
Activated charcoal | Yes | Charcoal is naturally derived from carbon-containing materials such as wood, coal, lignite, and rye starch. Charcoal is activated by treating it with steam, oxygen, CO2, acids, and/or other chemicals. | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1306980/?page=1 | |
Montmorillonite | french green clay | Yes | A naturally occurring clay | |
Eucalyptus globulus leaf oil | blue gum, eucalyptus oil, eucalyptus essential oil | Yes | Naturally occurring in the eucalyptus plant; is of low environmental concern | https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/702367-EUCALYPTUS_GLOBULUS_EUCALYPTUS_LEAF_OIL/ |
bottom of page