Being environmentally responsible is an integral part of Caldrea. We take a two-pronged approach to ensure our values are reflected in our practices and our products.

At Caldrea, we feel it is important to go beyond making earth-friendly products. We’re committed to using earth-friendly practices and have instituted them at our home office to protect and care for the environment.

*Paper reduction: We use electronic communication whenever possible. If paper is necessary, we use recycled-content paper. We reuse paper for printing as much as we can.

*Gas usage reduction: A number of employees choose to walk, ride bike, take public transportation, or carpool to work.

*Compost machine: Centrally located in our home office lunchroom, it reduces food waste by turning it into nutrient-rich soil that our employees take home and use in their gardens. Endearingly named “Chewbacca," this little dirt-maker is our surrogate office pet.

*Green Team: We’ve instituted a team to help us address key environmental issues and execute green initiatives both at work and in our personal lives. The Green Team frequently facilitates events to help us improve and learn. The members of this team are passionate and inspiring in their fervent efforts toward the greater good.

Caldrea’s products provide an effective alternative for people who are concerned with the environmental effects of conventional cleaning products. Our formulas combine long-trusted essential oils with leading-edge cleaning know-how to provide a pleasurable, safer experience for our customers.

*All of our liquid products are biodegradable.

*Some of our powder products contain minerals that do not biodegrade, but do break down into non-harmful decomposition products.

*Our products do not contain ammonia, chlorine, phosphates or petroleum distillates.

*Our packaging is recyclable.

*We do not test our products on animals. In order to make a true claim that a product is non-toxic — one that is recognized by the FDA — animal testing is required. Because we do not test on animals, we do not make the claim of non-toxic. We are investigating in-vitro (test tube) methodologies that, in the future, may be able to support our non-toxic formulation process. At present, we have a toxicologist review all of our formulations against a mathematical, theoretical model for safety assessment.

*You will not find antibacterial or antiseptic ingredients in our household cleansers.

*We make intelligent, responsible raw material choices, and whenever possible, obtain materials from renewable plant resources such as olive, coconut, corn or soy. At times we choose not to use a plant-derived material for reasons of efficacy, consistency and safety.

*We manufacture according to exacting personal care standards in a cosmetic-grade cGMP facility. cGMP is an abbreviation for the term “current Good Manufacturing Practice,” which refers to FDA regulations regarding the manufacturing, testing, and quality control of pharmaceutical and food products.