Natural Care Products

Why buy natural care products?

Natural care products and natural cosmetics contain, as the name suggests, only natural ingredients and no harmful substances or chemicals. Natural care products are better for your body and better for the environment.

Conventional skincare products often contain ingredients that aren’t all that good for you, so why would we want to use them? The skincare products you apply to your skin are partially absorbed by your body and end up in your bloodstream.

Harmful ingredients in natural care products

Harmful ingredients in care products can cause skin irritation, pimples, but also a disrupted hormone balance. Which ingredients do you want to avoid at all costs?

• SLS and SLES (cheap ingredients that foam nicely, but which damage the natural protective layer of your skin)
• Parabens (preservatives that can disrupt hormones)
• Phthalates (hormone disruptors and can cause allergies)
• Mineral oils (thought to be carcinogenic)
• Alcohol (irritates the skin)
• Aluminum (linked to cancer)
• Lead (can damage your nervous system)
• Silicones (close the skin, causing it to dry out)
• Triclosan (associated with decreased fertility)
• Polyethylene glycol - PEGs (contain serious contaminants such as heavy metals)

Organic care products

Not all sustainable care products are also organic care products. In some cases, because the ingredients are not available in an organic version and in other cases because the brand made the choice themselves, because organic ingredients are too expensive for example. We have indicated with all our products whether they contain organic ingredients or not.

Vegan and cruelty-free care products

Natural care products are not automatically vegan and cruelty-free, but you can assume that the care products at Zo Zero are.

Which natural cosmetics brands can you find at Zo Zero?

Natural facial care

At Zo Zero you will find natural facial care products such as natural face creams, natural face masks and natural lip balms of among others UpCircle, CompletelyShea, Flawless, Valley Mist and LO.

Natural body care

At Zo Zero you will find natural body care products such as vegetable soaps, natural deodorant and delicious body creams of among others Zero Waste Path, The Lekker Company, Bamboo, Nature Bar and Shipyard soap.

Natural hair care

At Zo Zero you will find natural hair care products such as solid shampoo bars, solid conditioner bars and natural styling products of among others Chey Haircare, The Natural Barber Co. and Redecker.

Natural oral care

At Zo Zero you will find natural oral care products such as plastic free toothpaste, mouthwash tablets and bamboo toothbrushes of among others Georganics, Ben & Anna and Hydrophil.

Natural Menstrual Care

At Zo Zero you will find natural menstrual care such as reusable menstrual cups, washable panty liners and menstrual underwear by ImseVimse, &SISTERS and Ruby Cup.

What are the benefits of natural care products?

• Natural cosmetics reduce the risk of skin irritation and allergies
• Because natural care products do not contain harmful ingredients, there is more room for active ingredients
• Because the products contain more active ingredients, you need less of the product, which is ultimately good for your wallet.
• Natural care products are better for the environment
• The natural care products at Zo Zero are vegan and not tested on animals.

What natural care products can't you find at Zo Zero?

Because it is very important to Zo Zero that products are plastic-free, we do not sell natural care products from the brand Naive and other brands that package their natural care products in (bio)plastic. Naïf is a great brand and sells products without harmful ingredients and Naïf is a B Corp, but Naïf products are packaged in bioplastic. We are not fans of bioplastic for products that have an alternative, because bioplastic lasts almost as long in nature as conventional plastic. That is why we have chosen not to sell products packaged in bioplastic, such as those from Naïf.