Parissa - Chamomile Body Sugar, 5 oz.

Parissa believes that businesses have a responsibility to their environment, community and their employees. They partner with like-minded customers, retailers and suppliers to make this belief a reality.
The parissa promise:

• No toxic chemicals
• No animal products or testing
• No parabens or nasty preservatives
• Natural, food-grade ingredients
• Satisfaction ALWAYS guaranteed

Where are Parissa's ingredients sourced? Parissa sources from Europe and North America to ensure safe, high-quality ingredients. They give preference to local suppliers to support their community and minimize their carbon footprint. They always purchase ingredients and components from companies that operate in a legislative framework that enforce strong environmental, labor and human rights regulations.

Are Parissa's ingredients sustainable? Parissa only uses natural, food-grade ingredients. They refrain from using GMO's, fragrances with phthalates, synthetic or chemical preservatives or parabens in all of their formulations.

Does Parissa's laboratory or manufacturing plant produce toxic emissions? No. Parissa's plant produces NO bi-products or environmental waste. Their facility is powered by natural gas and hydro-electric power, the cleanest most sustainable forms of energy. Their new plant is targeting LEED Gold, one of the highest global environmental standards for buildings.

What is Parissa doing about their Carbon Footprint? In 2010, Parissa made a commitment to measure its total carbon emissions in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of their products. They participated in a program designed to record their total greenhouse gas inventory and to make a commitment to reduce their total greenhouse gas emissions. The expert 3rd party that reviews and audits their GHG inventory and reduction strategies is ClimateSmart Business.

CERTIFICATIONS

Leaping Bunny
Parissa is proud to be a member of The Leaping Bunny Program. A program that administers a cruelty-free standard for companies producing cosmetic, personal care and household products. It provides the best assurance that no animal testing is used in any phase of product development by the company, it's laboratories or suppliers. The Leaping Bunny program is the only internationally recognized program of its kind.

Canadian Woman-Owned Company
WEConnect Canada is a Canadian non-profit organization certifying companies that are owned, managed, and controlled by women, connecting them globally with a network of women-owned enterprise. Parissa is, still to this day as it has been for over 25 years, owned and managed by their founder, Mrs. Azar Moayeri.

Sustainable Forestry & Forest Stewardship
Parissa makes a conscious effort to use responsible packaging materials. All containers and packaging are intentionally made with materials that are easily recyclable or sustainably harvested. The paper used for their boxes, instructions and promotional materials are produced from wood harvested from responsibly managed forests certified by either Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).

Green Parents List
The Green Parents' List Check Mark for Bath & Skin Care applies to bath and personal care products intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger, and for new or expecting moms. Bath & Skin Care encompasses a very wide range of products including shampoos, soaps, diapers rash ointment, sunscreens and baby lotions to name just a few.
The Green Parents' List Check Mark is awarded to bath and skin care products that have been checked against US restricted material requirements. In particular, they focus on restrictions mandated for carcinogens such as 1,4 dioxane, and formaldehyde: chemicals that have recently been found in children's bath and skin care products.