Our Ingredients
Back in 1979 Ecover was inspired by seeing the damage that phosphates from cleaning products were doing to aquatic life. Which is why today we champion ingredients that are readily biodegradable. This means they can be broken down by microorganisms in our water systems and biodegrade into CO2, water, minerals and biomass. We’re constantly refining our formulas, because we know every detail matters. Like minimising how much water is needed to dilute our detergent, or assessing if our formulas are readily biodegradable in wastewater treatment facilities or septic systems.
REPLACING PALM OIL
We’re on a mission to reduce our use of palm oil, given the serious challenge of deforestation caused by palm oil production. For example, our Fabric Softener uses sustainable French-grown rapeseed oil instead. This reduces our palm oil use by roughly 200 tons per year. Not to mention all the transport miles saved. It’s been a major leap in our journey to replace significant amounts of palm oil, but we know there’s still much more to do.
COMMITTED TO CRUELTY-FREE
Unsurprisingly enough, we don’t believe in testing on our animal friends. We have been Leaping Bunny certified since 2011 and rigorously stick by the strict standards set by Cruelty Free International.
WHAT FIRES US UP
PLASTIC
We’re waging war on single-use plastic. Reducing it in our packaging and encouraging others to join the #refillution.
MANUFACTURING
Most products are made in our Zero Waste Certified factory, which has a living roof and is ecologically designed.
SOURCING
We prefer to source our ingredients and materials as locally as possible. With less miles to ship to our factories.
FRAGRANCE
Our fragrances smell as natural and authentic as possible. We’re fresh & light folk. Overpowering isn’t our bag.
DESIGN
We believe that packaging design can have a positive impact on people and reduce our impact on the planet.
INGREDIENTS
We use thoughtfully selected ingredients to create effective cleaning products.