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Clean Ingredients to look for

When you flip over a product and scan the label, these are the ingredients you want to see. Applies to personal care, cleaning, and home products.

SURFACTANTS — CLEANSING AGENTS

  • Sodium coco sulfate

  • Lauryl glucoside

  • Caprylyl glucoside

  • Decyl glucoside

  • Coco glucoside

  • Sodium cocoyl isethionate

  • Shea butter (Butyrospermum Parkii)

  • Jojoba oil (Simmondsia Chinensis)

  • Argan oil

  • Coconut oil (Cocos Nucifera)

  • Rosehip oil

  • Squalane (plant-derived)

  • Glycerin (plant-derived)

MOISTURIZERS & EMOLLIENTS

  • Plant isolates (clearly disclosed)

  • Essential oils (lavender, tea tree, etc.)

  • Coco glucoside

  • Sodium cocoyl isethionate

NATURAL SCENT

  • Sodium benzoate

  • Potassium sorbate

  • Sodium levulinate

  • Glyceryl caprylate

PRESERVATIVES

  • Citric acid

  • Lactic acid (fermented)

  • Sodium hydroxide (trace amounts for pH)

ACIDS & pH BALANCERS

THICKENERS, WAXES & COLORANTS

  • Xanthan gum · Guar gum · Cellulose · Carrageenan

  • Carnauba wax (Copernicia Cerifera) · Candelilla wax · Beeswax (Ceramic Alba) · Bayberry wax

  • Iron oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499)

  • Mica (CI 77019)

  • Titanium dioxide (CI 77891)

  • Ultramarines