Avalon Organics, Bath & Shower Gel, Revitalizing Peppermint, 12 fl oz (355 ml)

All Avalon Organics® products are certified to either the NSF/ANSI 305 Standard for Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients or the USDA NOP Organic Standard.  The Avalon Organics® brand believes in ethical and sustainable agriculture and business practices, including organic farming, and sources certified organic ingredients whenever possible. All organic ingredients found in Avalon Organics® products meet all federal requirements for organic ingredients in food products and are noted in our ingredient lists. These ingredients are certified by organizations including Quality Assurance International (QAI), Vermont Organic Farmers, Oregon Tilth and other respected third party organic certification... Read more

The NSF/ANSI 305 Standard is the American National Standard for Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients. This standard establishes the materials, processes, production criteria and conditions required for a personal care product to be labeled "contains organic ingredients". Under this standard, all products must contain a minimum of 70% organic content. The remaining 30% or less non-organic content has gone through rigorous evaluation by scientific panel and must not be available in organic... Read more

The Avalon Organics® brand does not test products or ingredients on animals, plus our ingredient suppliers meet the same criteria of no new animal testing. The Leaping Bunny logo found on Avalon Organics® labels is an outward symbol of this commitment.

The Leaping Bunny logo is an internationally recognized symbol for cruelty-free cosmetics, personal care and household products. In 1996, eight national animal protection groups banded together to form The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC). This organization created and administers the Leaping Bunny Program, a cruelty-free standard for companies producing cosmetic, personal care and household products. The Leaping Bunny Program provides the best assurance that no new animal testing is used in any phase of product development by the company, its laboratories or... Read more

Occasionally it is impossible to feature the Leaping Bunny logo on a product label due to space restriction. However, all Avalon Organics® products are cruelty-free and fall under the Leaping Bunny Program. 

All Avalon Organics® products are certified to the NSF/ANSI 305 Standard for Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients or the USDA NOP Organic Standard. This means that all Avalon Organics® products contain at least 70% organic ingredients. In addition, they are manufactured using materials, processes, production criteria and conditions that have been approved by either NSF or the USDA.  All Avalon Organics® products contain cruelty-free and 100% vegetarian ingredients. Avalon Organics® products contain no meat or by-products of animal killing. Avalon Organics® products also exclude all cruelly obtained animal ingredients, even if the animal is not killed. Avalon Organics® formulators limit the use of animal products to ingredients that are deposited by and have no future benefit to the animal, such as beeswax.  Avalon Organics® products are formulated without: parabens, phthalates, synthetic fragrances, artificial colors, harsh sulfates, propylene glycol, aluminum, mineral oil, petrolatum, oxybenzone, nano-particles, DEA, MEA or TEA, PEGs and PEG derivatives, ethoxylated ingredients associated with 1,4 dioxane, formaldehyde donors or GMOs.... Read more

It is recommended that you carefully review the ingredient list of any product you use to determine if it is acceptable to your needs.

All concerns regarding personal care products should be discussed with your health care provider.

Specific percentages of each ingredient in a formula are not available.  However, ingredients are listed in ingredient lists in order of predominance by weight.

As with any product that is causing discomfort or irritation, stop using the product immediately. If the reaction gets worse, seek medical attention. 

Using sensible and minimal packaging made with recycled and recyclable materials is very important to the Avalon Organics® brand, so many of Avalon Organics® products are packaged in bottles made from 100% post-consumer resin.  Packaging and processes are regularly reviewed looking for opportunities to reduce the brand’s environmental footprint. For Avalon Organics® brand plastic containers, please refer to the recycle symbol and handle accordingly. Cardboard packaging can be recycled along with other chipboard and cardboard... Read more