Whole Body

What you put on your body is as important as what you put in your body. Tucked away inside each of our stores is a section dedicated to helping you look and feel your best, from your hair to your toenails. It’s called Whole Body.Our Whole Body products meet the strictest standards for quality sourcing, environmental impact, results and safety.

GUIDE TO OUR NATURAL BODYCARE

1. Safety

What goes on the body goes in the body. We have done the research and made the tough calls ourselves. All product ingredients are labelled accurately with little risk of contaminants, have established safety data or are less likely to cause skin irritation or allergies.

2. Results

Does it work? Yes! All items are made with ingredients that must be necessary for the product to function well and look appealing while providing real results. We also look for higher concentrations of botanically derived ingredients that actually nourish your skin and body.

3. Source

When it comes to personal care, the word “natural” is on labels everywhere, yet there is no regulated definition. All the more reason for us to aim high! Our quality standards ensure that products have ingredients as close to nature and as minimally  processed as possible.

4. Environmental Impact

In reality the body care products that everyone uses eventually go right down the drain and into our environment. Therefore, all products that meet our standard must have little environmental impact during manufacturing and also when released into the environment.

LET’S LOOK AT SOME SPECIFICS

There are many unacceptable ingredients in our Whole Body department. These include parabens, polypropylene and polyethylene glycols, sodium lauryl and laureth sulfates.

Preservatives are necessary in body care products, especially water-based products. Our Premium Body Care standard allows only milder preservatives.

They must be shown to function properly, yet have a lower likelihood of causing cosmetic-related allergies and sensitivities.

Surfactants are used for cleaning, degreasing, emulsifying, conditioning and creating foam. They also remove essential fatty acids and may be irritating to the skin. Our quality standard allows only the safest, most gentle types available.

Fragrance is a component that most people expect in premium products and, if naturally derived, may have aromatherapy benefits, as well. For ethical and safety reasons, only natural essential oils and components of natural essential oils are allowed as fragrances in our Premium standard.

Colourings: We do not allow synthetic colourings in our products. We only accept the use of food derived colourings in any formula.