Ingredients

Phthalates,​ commonly used in plastics, clothing, cosmetics, perfumes (as solvents) and children’s toys, can majorly disrupt your hormones.

Ethanolamines are found in many products we use around our homes each day, from soap and shampoo to laundry liquid and cosmetics. Yet there are health concerns…

We choose to follow the precautionary principle and leave out ingredients where there is doubt over their safety – and ethanolamines are an ingredient that…

Propylene glycol helps retain moisture and prevent evaporation, so it’s used in bodycare products like skin creams and cosmetics to make them soft and less…

We sometimes hear that even if people usually normally use eco cleaning products, they might use bleach now and again because of its reputation as a powerful…

Rich in vitamins and antioxidants, jojoba can work really well for people with dry skin, moisturising it and balancing the production of skin oil.

We use…

You might have seen the chemical propylene glycol listed among the ingredients in some of your personal care products, like bath and shower gel, deodorant, makeup,…

You’ll find jojoba oil in our body lotion, baby moisturiser and hand cream. Although it’s called an oil, it’s actually a wax that closely resembles…

Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) are found in a range of commonly-used products like makeup, skincreams, sunscreen lotion, toothpaste, baby products and flowing hand…

Shea butter is an ingredient we put in our Body Butter, Baby Moisturiser, Body Lotion, Extra Moisturising Body Lotion, Light Moisturising Lotion, our Light Moisturising…

Shea butter is a plant-based moisturiser that nourishes and nurtures our skin. We use it in several of our personal care products because it has so many potential…

Mineral oil is an ingredient that’s derived from crude oil and has gone through different levels of processing and refining depending on its end use.

We all know that good hygiene is essential but have we been taking things too far with antibacterial soap? According to highly respected research institute,…

That silky, slippery feeling in your hair after conditioning it in the shower, probably comes from an ingredient called Dimethicone but is it really necessary…

Benzalkonium chloride is an antibacterial chemical that’s added to household cleaners and cosmetic products because it kills germs, but that’s not…

Good hygiene is essential but just in case you needed any more convincing about the dangers of using antibacterial soap then this article by Joseph Stromberg…

One of the chemicals under close scrutiny at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) right now is an antibacterial chemical called Triclosan and it’s…

Huia Iti is the scientist heading up research and development at ecostore. I caught up with him to talk about a class of chemicals called parabens which includes 

Wal-Mart announced recently that it requires suppliers to phase out hazardous chemicals from the household cleaners, cosmetics and personal care products sold…

Our CEO Malcolm Rands was interviewed by TV3 New Zealand reporter Jane Luscombe about a commonly used chemical ingredient called cocamide DEA that is known…

Do you know what’s in your shampoo or in your baby’s bubble bath? If not it could be time to find out. Many of us assume that if a products available…