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Ingredients
Short, non-alarmist notes on topics that show up in our published standard. Substance from Sift; catalog hooks point at live shortlist SKUs where mapped.
Palm oil as fry fat
Why Everykind denies palm oil as fry fat in snacks, where it shows up on Indian packs, and cleaner fry fats we already list.
Read →Refined and seed oils
Why Everykind denies sunflower, rice bran, canola, soy, cottonseed, corn, and unnamed vegetable oils in snacks, and which oils pass.
Read →Added sugars and industrial syrups
How Everykind counts added sugars, when we caveat-keep vs cut, and which sweeteners we prefer on labels.
Read →Undisclosed parfum / fragrance
Why Everykind cuts undisclosed parfum in personal care, how named essential oils differ, and how home care is more relaxed.
Read →SLS / SLES
How Everykind treats sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate: caveat-keep when disclosed, hard cut when a sulphate-free claim conflicts.
Read →Oxo-degradable / oxo-biodegradable
What oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable claims mean, why Everykind hard-cuts oxo-fake in home care, and the Carmesi pad caveat under review.
Read →Fluoride in toothpaste
Why Everykind lists fluoride-free toothpastes with a cavity-risk caveat, and what we refuse to claim.
Read →Baking soda in deodorant
Why baking soda shows up in natural deodorants, who it can irritate, and which Everykind picks disclose it.
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Related: The Standard · Snacks guide · Home guide