The
Green Beaver Company:
We
formulate products that are effective and safe for you, your family and the
environment long into the future. Here is a list of the approaches we follow:
1. We use natural ingredients
that can be eaten
Only all natural ingredients go into our Green Beaver products
We
believe that if an ingredient is not safe for us to swallow, then it should not
be applied on our skin. Yes, many ingredients can be absorbed through the skin
and into our blood stream (thus the advent of medical patches). Furthermore, if
an ingredient is safe to eat it will be biodegradable and good for the
environment.
2. We use vegan and
gluten-free ingredients
Vegan: None of our products contain animal or animal derived ingredients. The
exception is beeswax that technically is produced by glands on the abdomens of
young honeybees. The majority of our products do not contain beeswax are
therefore completely vegan. The only products that contain beeswax are our
winter hand balm, winter lip balm, massage butter, nursing balm and our facial
exfoliant (the beeswax will be removed from our exfoliant this fall when we make
our next batch).
Gluten-free: Gluten is a protein found in specific cereal grains
such as wheat, rye and barley. People with celiac disease cannot tolerate
gluten. It is estimated that 1 in 133 persons in Canada are affected by celiac
disease (this includes Alain’s grandfather). All of our products are made with
gluten-free ingredients. However, we do utilize oats in our winter bath therapy
and in our winter body lotion. Oats can be tolerated by some people with celiac
disease but can be problematic for others.
For
more information, please visit the Canadian Celiac Association
or Health
Canada
Our new Green Beaver products use wild and organic Canadian ingredients
3. We use wild and organic
Canadian ingredients NEW!
The
majority of our ingredients for all new products will be harvested from Canadian
soil. Why?
To
reduce the amount of pesticides being poured onto our land and environment.
By using our products made with organic Canadian ingredients, you are
encouraging more Canadian farmers to go organic. That’s a good thing for
all!
To
cut down on pollution. Using local ingredients instead of importing them
from far away burns less transport fuel thus pollutes less. Go local
wherever you can!
The
majority (>95%) of the ingredients used for our new products (shampoos,
conditioners, body washes and lotions) are organically grown or ecologically
wild crafted here in Canada. A small proportion of the ingredients (<5%) are
imported. Why? Certain essential ingredients such natural preservatives
are simply not grown in Canada. We utilize natural preservatives from citrus
fruits. We have not been able to find an effective natural preservative that
comes only from plants grown here in Canada but we are working on it.
Green Beaver products are safe for the whole family and the environment
4. We do NOT use artificial,
synthetic or chemical ingredients
We
simply do not believe in ingredients that are foreign to this planet’s
eco-system and of course, our bodies.
5. We do NOT use ingredients
derived from petrol
Ingredients
such as petrolatum and mineral oil, which are commonly found in conventional
personal care products, are derived from petrol. Although petrol is derived from
naturally occurring crude oil it contains many toxic substances that should not
be eaten.
6. We do NOT test our
ingredients or products on animals
Not
only is animal testing cruel, it also does not necessarily prove the safety of
ingredients in humans over long periods, nor does it mimic the combinations of
chemical we absorb through our lives.
7. We use ecologically sound
packaging material.
Ideally,
we would love to use packaging materials that people could simply use, as
natural compost for their gardens. We believe that this type of material would
be even better than recycling. In the meantime, we will continue to use
materials that are biodegradable, re-usable and/or recyclable and ecologically
sound. In addition to the packaging material itself, we have now started using
vegetable ink. (You can check it out on our new brochure, also printed on 100%
post consumer recycled paper). We will continue to encourage packaging companies
to continue developing ecologically sound materials
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