Our Ever Increasing Sustainability for the Future

We often hear companies use terms such as eco-friendly, sustainable, environmentally safe, etc. to describe themselves. All these buzz words are great but do you ever wonder what these companies are actually doing to label themselves good for the planet? We thought we would take a moment and go through what our small company does to be better for the environment.

1. Solar Panels: Yup! We currently have solar panels covering 50% of the power consumption used to operate our labs. And as of the date we our writing this, our solar panels have saved 140,566 pounds of Carbon Dioxide!

2. Formulas That Don’t Contain Water: We have several unique products that are solid. By removing the water from these products, it eliminates the need for harmful preservatives, and they are more concentrated. Being concentrated means you need less for each use but they last just as long as bigger products. The benefit of this is two-fold, one saving water and two saving on emissions when shipping because they are lighter in weight.

3. Compostable Paperboard Containers: As you have probably noticed, we have been slowly switching our plastic packaging of certain products to easy-to-use push-up balm tubes made completely out of renewable, sustainably-sourced kraft paper. They are brown on the outside and white on the inside. They are lined with a plant-based wax paper lining that is fully compostable, biodegradable and recyclable, creating an oil-proof shield from the outer paper.

4. EcoEnclose Padded Mailers: These mailers made with 100% recycled paper and printed with Algae Ink. Why Algae Ink? Even the eco-friendliest water or soy-based inks utilize pigments made with oil or petroleum. Algae Ink is a revolutionary ink developed that uses algae plant cells for the pigment, making it safer and cleaner to work with. Having plant-based ink makes the mailers more compatible with the recycling and composting process.

5. Refillable Glass Foamer Soap Bottles: This past July, we were so excited to finally offer reusable glass foamer bottles for our foaming hand soaps. Using the refillable glass foamer bottles with our foaming hand soap refill bags greatly reduces the amount of plastic being used.

We are so proud of the steps we have taken to be a more sustainable company, and we have plans for changes in the future to help us move closer to our goal! As a small business, each step takes time to roll out, and of course, we don’t want to waste resources we already have in an effort to appear more green while actually creating needless waste. But we plan to keep improving, for our families and for yours!