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Why don’t we use Pumps?

All plastics you purchase should be marked with a large and clear recycling code this code must be molded into the plastic and located on the bottom surface of the container.

Ideally the entire container should be made of the same plastic to avoid confusion, but often the caps are of a different material types.
Caps should be separately marked, but few are caps are properly labeled.

Even more confusing are pumps where multiple materials including different plastics and metals are used in the pumps. We want to simplify recycling and that is why we prefer one material in our packaging.

Just like a ketchup bottle please tap on the first use to get the flow of the conditioner pouring. We hope the anticipation of great looking manageable hair is worth the wait.

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Can You Recycle Plastic Lids and Bottle Caps?

Recycling Lids and Caps Can Contaminate Recycled Plastic and Endanger Workers

By Larry West, About.com

Many recycling centers do not accept plastic lids, tops and caps. They are usually made of a different plastic than the containers they accompanied and can contaminate the recycling stream while also jamming equipment and injuring workers.

Dear EarthTalk: Everyone knows we should recycle metal, glass and plastic cans and bottles, but what about all the lids, tops and caps? I see people recycling plastic bottles, for example, with their caps on, but I've always been told to thrown them out. Is that wrong?
– Stefanie Gandolfi, Oakland, CA

Many municipal recycling programs throughout the United States still do not accept plastic lids, tops and caps, even though they take the containers that accompany them. The reason is that lids typically are not made from the same kind of plastic as their containers, and therefore should not be mixed together with them.

Plastic Lids and Plastic Containers Don't Mix
“Just about any plastic can be recycled,” says Signe Gilson, Waste Diversion Manager for Seattle-based CleanScapes, one of the West Coast’s leading “green” solid waste and recycling collectors, “but when two types are mixed, one contaminates the other, reducing the value of the material or requiring resources to separate them before processing.”

Recycling Plastic Lids and Caps May Pose Dangers to Workers
Also, plastic caps and lids can jam processing equipment at recycling facilities, and the plastic containers with tops still on them may not compact properly during the recycling process. They can also present a safety risk for recycling workers.

“Most plastic bottles are baled for transport, and if they don’t crack when baled the ones with tightly fastened lids can explode when the temperature increases,” Gilson says.

Most Communities Ask Consumers to Discard Plastic Lids and Caps
Some recycling programs do accept plastic caps and lids, but usually only if they are off their containers completely and batched separately. Given the many potential issues, however, most recyclers would rather avoid taking them altogether. Thus, it is hard to believe but true: In most locales, the responsible consumers are the ones who throw their plastic caps and lids into the trash instead of the recycling bin.

Metal Lids and Caps Can Sometimes Be Recycled

As for metal caps and lids, they, too, can jam processing machines, but many municipalities accept them for recycling anyway because they do not cause any batch contamination issues.

To deal with the potentially sharp lid of any can you are recycling (such as a tuna, soup or pet food can), carefully sink it down into the can, rinse it all clean, and put it in your recycling bin.

Buying in Bulk Means Fewer Plastic Lids and Caps to Process
Of course, the best way to reduce all kinds of container and cap recycling is to buy in large rather than single-serving containers. Does the event you’re holding really require dozens and dozens of 8- to 16-ounce soda and water bottles, many of which will get left behind only partly consumed anyway? Why not buy large soda bottles, provide pitchers of (tap) water, and let people pour into reusable cups?

The same kind of approach can be taken with many if not all of the bottled and canned grocery items we buy routinely for our homes. If more people bought in bulk, apportioning out of fewer, larger containers, we could take a huge bite out of what goes into the waste stream.

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Charles Moore on the Seas of Plastic

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Listing Potential Allergens

Our products are gentle and safe but we recognize that not everyone’s bodies are the same; for this reason, we list all potential allergens in our products. We have listed all known possible allergens that are occurring from our essential oils. We have taken this extra step because we care about you and your family. We believe all manufacturers should list what is in their fragrances for your safety and health. Essential oils have been used safely for thousands of years for all their natural healing properties and for the pure natural fragrances.

Hundreds of different materials are involved in the structure of Essential Oils. Even natural or organic essential oils have elements that may cause allergies. Essential Oils are very complex materials that bring benefits to the vast majority of us unfortunately some people have allergies to even the natural materials like wheat, soy or even grass. Our mission is to provide all our consumers with full disclosure even at the possible loss of sales. Unfortunately our Personal Care Industry is not required to disclose ingredients under certain levels or what is in a fragrance. These guidelines or lack of standards seem different from food where manufacturers have to disclose possible allergens as a matter of public safety.

We have elected as one of our core values to list all our known allergenic materials on our ingredient panel. We list these possible allergens even when they occur naturally in our essential oils. Our natural aroma fragrances are 100 % made from pure natural essential oils but have naturally occurring allergens in them as part of the natural processing.

We have placed an asterisk (∗) on our label stating
" ∗ naturally occurring in essential oils " in our natural aroma fragrance. We are providing full disclosure that is required by our family values. We want to ensure what is in our bottle is on our label and what is in our label is in our products.

Our families labeling standards offers you
full disclosure on possible material that may cause you allergies.

We believe you should know what is in your products and it is part of our Bigger Mission of caring about the planet, nature and you by providing full disclosure, transparency and safety.

We are proud to be the first company in North America to list possible allergens in their fragrances. We hope the rest of the industry will follow us and bring full disclosure as a matter of safety. Most fragrances are not 100% made from essential oils and the entire secrecy of what is in fragrances needs to be addressed for safety. Most mass marketed brands use synthetic materials to create their fragrances.

We believe you should know What’s in your products fragrance.

For your interest we have described each of the materials we have to list.

Benzyl Alcohol

Benzyl alcohol is a colourless, liquid organic compound with a mild and sweet odour. It is a natural constituent of some essential oils including jasmine, styrax and Ylang Ylang.
This ingredient has been valuable in perfumery for a long time. Benzyl alcohol is also on the Soil Association’s list of preservatives approved for use in organic cosmetics.

What It Does — Its pleasing natural aroma means that we often use it as a fragrance material. Benzyl alcohol also occurs naturally in some of the essential oils we use in our products.

Benzyl Benzoate

Benzyl Benzoate is a clear, colorless, mobile liquid with a faint sweet, balsamic, floral odor. It occurs naturally in essential oils such as Ylang ylang, Rosewood, Cinnamon and Benzoin.

What It Does — Benzyl Benzoate is a good solvent. It is used to dissolve other perfume materials in. It is a natural part of some of the essential oils we use. We also use it as a fragrance material.

Benzyl Cinnamate

A crystalline material with a heavy persistent aroma. It occurs naturally'in essential oils such as Chamomile, Lavender, Geranium, Lemongrass, Benzoin, Rose, Tagettes and Lemon Myrtle.

What It Does — As a fragrance material it is useful in heavy fragrances such as those with ‘Oriental’ notes.

Benzyl Salicylate

Benzyl Salicylate is a white crystalline powder, with a faint balsamic, sweet, floral note. It is a naturally occurring constituent of some essential oils. These include Ylang ylang and Cananga oil.

What It Does — As a fragrance material itself it gives a lasting quality to perfumes as well as a faint balsamic odor.

Cinnamyl Alcohol

Cinnamyl Alcohol has a pleasant hyacinth like note. It occurs naturally in Cinnamon and Styrax.

What It Does — As a fragrance material itself it gives a sweetness and persistence when blended with other compounds.

Cinnamal

Cinnamal is a yellow mobile liquid with a strong, sweet, balsamic odour. It occurs naturally in essential oils such as Cinnamon.

What It Does — As a fragrance material itself it gives a spice note.

Citral

It is a colourless to pale yellow liquid with a lemon peel, fresh, green odour. It is found widely in essential oils such as Bergamot, Cardamon, Geranium, Ginger, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lemongrass, Lime, Neroli, Sweet Orange, Petigrain Rose, Red Thyme. We use it as a fragrance material.

What It Does — Used as an ingredient it gives a fresh lemon odor to perfumes. In soap perfumery it helps develop rose notes.

Citronellol

A colourless liquid with a sweet rose like odour. It occurs naturally in essential oils such as Rose, Geranium, Neroli, Chamomile, Tagettes, Lemongrass, Lavender and Basil. We use it as a fragrance material.

What It Does — As an ingredient it sweetens fragrances, particularly floral types. It is a natural part of some of the essential oils we use.

Coumarin

Coumarin is a white powder, which has an aroma of newly mown hay. It occurs naturally in essential oils such as Cinnamon, Lavender, Tonka, Lemongrass, Rose, Tagettes, and Tarragon.

What It Does — As a material itself, it imparts strength to a perfume as well as a characteristic fresh mown hay note.

Eugenol

A yellow viscous liquid with the same odour as Clove. It makes up 85% of Clove oil. It occurs naturally also in essential oils such as Cinnamon and Bay. We use it as a fragrance material.

What It Does — It has a strong aroma of Clove and can be used in carnation notes and for heavy spicey fragrances. It is a natural part of some of the essential oils we use. We use it as a fragrance material.

Farnesol

Farnesol has a faint odour of violet and occurs naturally in essential oils such as Neroli, Rose, Palmarossa and Ylang ylang.

What It Does — As a fragrance ingredient it can be used in sweet floral perfumes.

Geraniol

A colourless liquid, with a sweet rose–like odour. It occurs in naturally in essential oils such as Rose, Geranium and Lemon.

What It Does — As a fragrance material itself it is used in floral perfumes. It occurs naturally in some of the essential oils we use. We use it as a fragrance material.

Hydroxycitronellal

Hydroxycitronellal is a colourless, viscous, oily liquid. Its strong odour is sweet and is reminiscent of Linden or Lime blossom. It occurs naturally in Lime, Lemon, Sweet Orange, Petigrain, Sandalwood, Tangerine and Ylang ylang essential oils.

What It Does — It can be used as a fragrance material itself in many types of fragrances, floral or fresh. It occurs naturally in some of the essential oils we use. We use it as a fragrance material.

Limonene

It is a colorless or pale yellow liquid with a sweet lemon-like odor. It occurs naturally in many essential oils such as Lime, Lemongrass, Neroli, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Oakmoss, Olibanum, Peppermint, Rose, Sage and Fennel, It is also found in the rind of Lemons.

What It Does — As a fragrance material it is useful as a note in combination with Neroli or Mandarin essential oils. It occurs naturally in many of the essential oils we use. We use it as a fragrance material.

Linalool

Linalool is a colorless liquid with a soft sweet odor. It occurs naturally in many essential oils such as Tangerine, Spearmint, Rose, Neroli, Mandarin, Lemon, Lime, Lavender, Cypress, Grapefruit, Cinnamon, Chamomile, Palmarossa, Ho Wood and Ylang ylang. Some people have allergic responses to specific fragrance materials such as Linalool.

Whether they occur naturally in our essential oils, or we use them as an ingredient, we have by law to include them on Quantitative Ingredients Lists. This enables these people to identify the products that contain them in significant quantities. Products containing these materials can be used safely by everyone else.

What It Does — As an ingredient it is used in floral fragrances. It occurs naturally in many of the essential oils we use. We use Ho Wood oil which is Linalol in its natural form for the woody, sweet note it gives.

Listing Potential Allergens

Our products are gentle and safe but we recognize that not everyone’s bodies are the same; for this reason, we list all potential allergens in our products.

We have listed all known possible allergens that are occurring from our essential oils. We have taken this extra step because we care about you and your family. We believe all manufacturers should list what is in their fragrances for your safety and health.

To learn more about FDA and FAQ’s: http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/CosmeticsQA/default.htm

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