FAQ

Are One Planet Cleaners products produced in Australia?

Yes, our products are processed in Melbourne Australia, Our packaging is made in Australia, Our labels are printed in Australia and Our ingredients our supplied by Australian Wholesalers, Farmers and Processes of raw ingredients.

Is your Company is Certified by anyone?

1 We offer many of our products and ranges that are credited by Australian Certified Organic.

2 Part of the Chemical Free Community of Australia.

Both are independent organizations that has reviewed the manufacturing process of a product and has independently determined that the final product complies with specific standards for accountability, safety, quality or performance.

Are your products safe to use around children and pets?

Yes, all our products are safe for Adults and Children and Pets

What is the shelf life?

The shelf life of all our products is 24 months.

Are your bottles recyclable?

Yes as we use an Australian company to supply our packaging and they are proudly made in Australia.

Our Supplier is investing in a network of manufacturing and recycling facilities throughout Australasia to deliver innovative solutions which can reduce waste and enhance sustainability. We also offer Concentrated Formulas and Bulk Size containers.

What does log Harsh Chemical Free & Non Toxic mean?

While our natural cleaners offer great performance we strive to use the most plant based Natural and Certified Organic Ingredients in all our products.

So what do you not contain?

ALKALINE SUBSTANCES:

Alkaline substances are often used in skin and hair care products to neutralise excess amounts of acid within a product. A common alkali used in such a way is ammonium chloride, which has been cited to cause skin rashes. This substance is also used in the making of fire extinguishers.

ARTIFICIAL FRAGRANCES:

Over the past century success in reproducing the natural aromas in the form of synthetic fragrances has today formed an industry in itself.. It is important to understand that the chemicals easily invade the body through inhalation and not only through what we eat. When we consider that a fragrance can represent a cocktail of up to 200 chemicals, all personal care items that contain artificial fragrances are nothing short of a recipe for disaster. Why then are they used? Cost is the primary reason. To cite a simple example, the natural rose oil can cost thousands of dollars per kilogram, whereas a low-quality chemical substitute can be added at less than 1% of the price.

MINERAL PHOSPHATES:

Home used products such as shampoos and cleaning products account for almost 30% of phosphates in our sewerage system. Phosphates strongly contribute to the outbreak of the highly toxic blue green algae, a substance that is poisoning our waterways and killing marine life. Toxic blue green algae is 10 times more lethal than strychnine and 200 times more lethal than cyanide.

ADDED ENZYMES:

Enzymes are protein molecules that maintain the life process within a living organism. Unfortunately, the crude industrial methods that are prevalent nowadays such as intensives heat treatments often render a product lifeless. As a consequence, enzymes need to be added to generate a rebirth for the product. It could be dangerous to allow a substance to enter the human body in a lifeless form, as it has not been created to handle such an event. For example, the junk food that we are often persuaded to eat would be rather difficult to eat if it were not treated with added enzymes prior to our consumption. We are very proud to say

BLEACHING AND BRIGHTENING CHEMICALS:

Bleaching and brightening chemicals have little or no place in an effective home care product. They are used simply as a marketing tool to highlight (brighteners) or remove (bleaches) colours in order to persuade the consumer that they have purchased a superior product. The most common bleaches are chlorine and peroxide, each having its own destructive effect on the environment and our health.

SODIUM LAURETH SULPHATE:

Used in car washes, garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers – and in 90% of products that foam. Animal exposed to SLS and ALS experience eye damage, central nervous system depression, laboured breathing, diarrhoea, severe skin irritation, and even death. Young eyes may not develop properly if exposed to SLS and ALS because proteins are dissolved. SLS and ALS may also damage the skin’s immune system by causing layers to separate and inflame.

FILLERS:

As the word suggests, fillers are used to add size or weight to a product to give a value for money ‘impression. Saba Organics refuses to make such concessions and is committed to supplying people with effective products rather than persuasive appearances.

TAR DERIVATIVES:

Coal tar is used to seal wooden light poles, to make roadways and is used in many of our personal care items (commonly used in the making of artificial colours). Coal tar has an element called PAH that is suspected to be carcinogenic. Anti-dandruff shampoo contain tar derivatives and is said to that after just one hair wash it is possible to absorb as much PAH as a coal oven worker after a full days work. Coal tar is widely known to cause cancer in animals and can be the cause of skin rashes and hives. It is often used in the personal care industry as a solvent

ARTIFICIAL COLOURS:

Colours are another in a long line of chemicals witnessed in modern society that are fundamentally used to attract more consumer dollars and nothing more. Often such constituents as FD & C yellow or FD & C green could be used to make a product appear as though it contained the natural ingredients of honey or seaweed for example. Two examples are FD & C blue no.1 which has been shown to cause tumours in animals and FD & C red no.40 which is made from carcinogenic substances. Both considered safe when released on the market yet later were found to have detrimental side effects.

ANIMAL DERIVED INGREDIENTS

You will be interested to know the slogan “ not tested on animals “ could often be a misleading statement. Governments around the world demand that many ingredients be tested for safety before they are included in a formula. Products that contain artificial colours (FD & C Colours), fragrances, artificial preservatives or synthetic chemicals are products in question. Many of these ingredients must legally be tested on animals before they are used on the human skin. The product itself may not be tested on animals, unfortunately a major portion of the ingredients are. Pharm Organics has NO artificial colours or harsh synthetic chemicals.

Beaver: Castoreum is from the beavers dried sex glands and is used in perfumes
Beetle: Carmine is a colour obtained from crushing the bodies of beetles.
Cattle and Chickens: In most cases Collagen is a by-product from the slaughter of cattle and chickens. Hyaluronic acid comes from the combs of roosters.
Deer: Musk is used in perfumes and is taken from the glands of deer.
Mink: A by-product of slaughtered minks, Mink Oil is used in moisturisers, shampoo and conditioners.
Rabbit and Guinea Pig: Using products with FD & C Colours encourages animal testing that is required by some governments.
Sheep: Tallow is used in soap, lipstick and shaving cream and is made by boiling the organs and tissue of sheep.
Whale: Ambergris is from the intestines of the sperm whale and is used in some perfumes. Spermaceti is from the head of the sperm whale and is used in some cosmetics.