Is Vegan Leather Just Plastic?
An independent lab cut open the cactus, apple and pineapple leathers and found polyurethane underneath nearly all of it. One brand publishes the number itself.
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Do Cleaning Products Have to List Their Ingredients?
Your toothpaste is legally required to list every ingredient. Your bathroom disinfectant is required to list none, and California specifically excused it.
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Does Dental Floss Contain PFAS?
One lab recorded the highest organic fluorine it had ever seen in a consumer product, and it was a spool of floss. The brand has since reformulated. Here’s what the research actually shows.
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Is Brilliant Earth Actually Conflict-Free? An Honest Look
Brilliant Earth built its brand on “Beyond Conflict Free” diamonds. Reporting has questioned how far that traceability actually reaches. Here’s what holds up and what doesn’t.
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Is Palm Oil in Soap Ever Sustainable?
Certification cut deforestation by a third, which sounds like a win until you see where the certified plantations were. And boycotting palm may be worse than buying it.
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What Is Castile Soap, and Why Is Its pH So High?
Castile soap runs around pH 9 and your skin sits at 4.7. That gap isn’t a flaw a better brand could fix. It’s what soap is.
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Does Hypochlorous Acid Actually Disinfect?
It’s the chemical your own immune system makes, it’s on EPA-approved labels, and a smear of grease can wipe out its active ingredient completely.
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Does Vinegar Actually Disinfect?
Vinegar kills drug-resistant tuberculosis in half an hour. It does nothing at all to the norovirus surrogate. Guess which one you bought it for.
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Can Body Wash Be USDA Organic Certified?
Yes, and almost none are. The reason is the ingredient that makes body wash foam, plus a rule that stops water counting toward anything.
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Who Owns The Honey Pot Company Now?
The Honey Pot was acquired by Compass Diversified in 2024. In 2025 that parent said three years of its own financial statements could no longer be relied on. Here’s what that means.
