Lush is a company that produces handmade and fresh products, but some of their ingredients are not natural or safe. Here are some positive and negative aspects of Lush products:
Positive:
- Over half of Lushs fresh and handmade products are in solid form to avoid packaging, reduce water consumption, and eliminate preservatives.
- Lush uses 100% recycled and recyclable or compostable materials when its products do require packaging.
- Lush products’ fragrances are built around natural oils, using synthetic materials to support and enhance their scent.
- Lush takes care to ensure that the base raw materials in every product are as natural and minimalist as possible.
Negative:
- Many Lush products contain ingredients that aren’t natural, and even potentially toxic.
- Lush has a policy of full disclosure for all its ingredients, but most ingredient descriptions veil the harmful nature of the so-called “safe synthetics” found in many Lush products.
- Lush uses synthetic materials in some of its fragrances, which are not always disclosed.
- Lush uses certain natural ingredients that are known dermal allergens over safe synthetics and/or other alternatives that have similar properties without the irritant.
Ingredients or materials:
- Lush Skin Drink contains Fair Trade Organic Sesame Oil, Fresh Rose Petal Infusion, Fresh Avocado, Almond Oil, Propylene Glycol, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Aloe Vera Extract, Fair Trade Organic Aloe Vera Gel, Organic Evening Primrose Oil, Neroli Oil, Rose Absolute, Triethanolamine, Eugenol, Geraniol, Farnesol, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Methylparaben, and Propylparaben.
- Lush Beauty Sleep contains Lemon Verbena And Valerian Root Extracted In Honey, Glycerine, Mullein Leaf And Linseed Decoction, Almond Oil, Stearic Acid, Organic Jojoba Oil, Lavender Oil, Benzoin Resinoid, Tonka Absolute, Ylang Ylang Oil, Triethanolamine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Cinnamate, Cinnamal, Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, and Perfume.
Note that some ingredients may have positive and negative effects, depending on the context and concentration.
