BIODEGRADABLE / SLS, SLES and SCS FREE / PARABEN FREE / ZERO WASTE COMPANY: NO TOX LIFE CALIFORNIA
Get some seriously silky smooth and shiny hair with this conditioner bar. While it looks quite similar to the shampoo bar, No-Tox has plans on changing the colors in their coming batches! More info on swapping to a shampoo and conditioner bar here! https://notoxlife.com/blogs/local/making-the-switch-to-a-zero-waste-solid-shampoo-conditioner Infused with seaweed extract, rice protein, cocoa butter, vitamin B5 and macadamia oil, this conditioner bar is gentle and moisturizing for your locks. It's lightweight enough to be used every time you wash. *keep dry between showers * try the shampoo sample size first to make sure it works for you!
Brand No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Vendor No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Links No Tox Conditioner Bar
TURKISH COTTON / HAND MADE / FAIR-TRADE / ECO & THE FLAMINGO LOOFAH
We love our friends at Eco & The Flamingo, and have been looking for products of theirs to carry. This one is our first! Say goodbye to those micro plastic-leeching plastic loofahs that we are all used to and hello to these hand knit cotton poufs. Use them to exfoliate and soap up in the shower by adding soap to the outer parts of the pouf. As they do get quite heavy in the shower and take a full 1 to 2 days to completely dry, they are a bit different than their non-sustainable plastic friends- but we promise, they are super great once you give them a try! Care instructions are on the link below, but they are machine washable and will last for a whole year or two! *These are made by two small teams of women in Turkey who are paid fair wages for their production, giving them a way to earn money at home.
Brand Eco and the Flamingo, Chicago, IL
Ingredients 100% Turkish Cotton
End of Life compost
BIODEGRADABLE / SLS, SLES and SCS FREE / PARABEN FREE / ZERO WASTE COMPANY: NO TOX LIFE CALIFORNIA
Shampoo and conditioner bottles are so last petroleum dependent century! Try a bar! They are small, but last a long time because they are concentrated! Infused with seaweed extract and macadamia oil, this shampoo is gentle and moisturizing for your locks. It rinses clean without needing vinegar, even in hard water. They are very long lasting! *keep them dry between showers and be patient when going through a switch over period when you switch! *Suitable for many hair types, from straight and fine, to thick, wavy, frizzy, as well as color treated hair. Our salon-quality ingredients help your hair feel soft and manageable. *keep dry between showers * Just 5-6 swipes on your hair if you have short hair.
Brand No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Vendor No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Links no tox shampoo bar
VEGAN / PLASTIC FREE / PURE ESSENTIAL OILS
These Eucalyptus steamers are wildly potent + relaxing! They will invigorate your senses + help calm you after a long day. Place one tab in the shower in the direct stream of water. As it gets wet, it will begin to dissolve and release the essential oils into the hot shower steam. Get ready to plus your "me time" with these! The EUCALYPTUS STEAM® tabs are made by our zero waste friends in California and shipped to tinyshop in large glass jars.
Brand No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Ingredients Sodium salts (proprietary blend, patent pending), natural clays, stearic acid (plant based), eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil, menthol, eucalyptol
Links no tox steamers
VEGAN / PALM OIL FREE / FACE CLEANSER BAR
Charcoal facial bar made with hydrating mango, shea, and coconut - specially formulated into a moisturizing cleansing bar that won't clog the pores. With activated charcoal from coconut husk to gently draw buildup of dirt, environmental toxins and makeup from the pores. Our zero waste face cleanser is designed to keep your skin naturally protected by not over-drying it. We use natural cleansers from mango to create the gentle lather, and oats to make it safe for sensitive skin. Who it's for: Suitable for all skin types, from dry to oily, to combination, sensitive and acne-prone skin. How to Use: Lather up on the face, either by rubbing directly on the face with water, or using our Luna Charcoal Facial Sponge or washcloth. Use morning and night as a facial cleanser. Avoid eyes. Follow with your favorite facial moisturizer or face serum. Place bar on a well-draining soap deck or soap lift between uses.
Vendor No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Ingredients Sodium Shea Butterate (from Shea) Sodium Mango Butterate (from Mango), Sodium Cocoate (from Coconut), Natural Glycerin (shea, mango and coconut derived), Colloidal Oats (Avena Sativa kernel flour), Citric Acid, Activated Coconut Charcoal
Links No Tox Onyx Facial Bar
ORGANIC / ILLINOIS GROWN / ZEROWASTE / BLACK TURTLE BEANS
Molly, from Breslin farm personally met us and weighed these beans out into our refillable buckets that will travel to and from her farm when we need to order more! They are a very low-tech, daughter-father-run farm, which just means they need some extra washing before you cook them! Talk about eating local and supporting small farmers! Breslin farm's other crop available are their merlot red beans.
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links Breslin Farm
DARK ROAST / GREAT FOR ESPRESSO OR DRIP COFFEE / ORGANIC / FAIR TRADE / GUATAMALA SINGLE ORIGIN / WHOLE COFFEE BEANS
The same beans as our drip coffee, but a dark roast, these beans make a great option for brewing drip, pour over or espresso. These beans are also on our "refillable bucket list" :) This roast was made exclusively for tinyshop at Kusanya Cafe. Sip, sip, hooray! People are saying that both dark and medium roasts are seriously fresh and very potent! This batch was roasted Febuary 13th!
Brand Kusanya Cafe, Chicago, IL
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links kusanya cafe
MEDIUM ROAST / ORGANIC / FAIR TRADE / GUATEMALA SINGLE ORIGIN / WHOLE COFFEE BEANS
This medium roast is great for drip or pour over are small-batch roasted at Kusanya Cafe in Englewood here in Chicago on Febuary 13th! So it is super fresh! Kusanya is a non-profit Cafe who makes sure they have affordable pricing for the community they serve. The Cafe was eager to set up a zero-waste program with us, where we refill buckets when tinyshop needs more! And, as if there was not enough already to gush about, the beans we carry are organic... which is not very common in coffee shops
Brand Kusanya Cafe, Chicago, IL
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links kusanya cafe
ORGANIC / USA GROWN
Homemade hummus maybe? Dried garbanzo beans just taste better than the can. Soak the beans to lower cook time, and throw in some baking soda into the water while you're at it! No more single-use hummus containers!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Packaging 25 lbs comes to tinyshop in a compostable Paper Bag!
ORGANIC / CALIFORNIA GROWN
tinyshop plans on carrying beans and seeds so y'all can grow sprouts at home. Mung beans are the easiest to sprout, so we thought, lets start here! You can also cook like other beans for soups, salads or use as an alternative to falafel!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Packaging 25 lbs comes to tinyshop in a compostable Paper Bag!
Links Sprouting Mung Beans
CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN / ILLINOIS GROWN / THREE SISTERS GARDEN / WHITE NAVY BEANS
Why are navy beans white? They are also called haricot beans, which in french means bean. So Bean Bean? We don't get it either. What we do get is how amazingly nutritious these little buggers are! They help with hair, brain function, inflammation...they contain iron and folate, must we go on? They are grown in Kankakee at a Certified Naturally Grown Farm and come to us with NO waste! So make them soups, them bean dips, them winter stews already with these here navy beans!
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links three sisters garden
ORGANIC / ILLINOIS GROWN / ZEROWASTE / MERLOT RED BEANS
Again, being a very low-tech, daughter, father run farm only just be sure to wash them before you cook them! These beans are almost as local and sustainable as you can get!!! *Use these Merlot beans as you would a kidney or pinto!
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links Breslin Farm
BIODEGRADABLE / SLS, SLES and SCS FREE / PARABEN FREE / NO TOX LIFE CALIFORNIA / PURE ALOE / ALUMINUM FREE
Desert Rose + Citrus: Pure essential oils of Valencia orange and Egyptian geranium make this a green citrus scent with floral highlights. Pure Aloe (Unscented): Completely fragrance-free. Both deos are designed to keep you fresh with a very light application. Since they only need one light swipe per armpit, they last much longer than ordinary deodorants. Enzymes in the bar help zap the odor-causing bacteria, and bamboo extract helps absorb excess wetness. Each puck or cube will glide on lightly and smoothly. *one swipe will do ya! *be prepared for a bit of a transition before you are perfectly fresh! Try the sample size first to make sure you love it!
Vendor No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Links No Tox Life Deo Bar
BIODEGRADABLE / PALM FREE / DETERGENT FREE / NO TOX LIFE CA / ORGANIC FAIR-TRADE SHEA
This bar is a perfect compliment to the deodorant bar. It will gently exfoliate and help you transition from aluminum-based antiperspirants to a natural deodorant! You might experience a detox effect for a few days to a couple weeks, just Wet bar. Lather in armpits. Wait about a minute. Rinse thoroughly. Dry armpits before applying deodorant. Tinyshop carries the Mini size is 0.9 oz, it's all I needed to detox with. It took me only 4 days to notice a difference! Ingredients: Sodium shea butterate, sodium cocoate, sodium castorate, glycerin (palm free), loofah, water, clay, activated charcoal
Links No Tox Deo Detox Bar
LOW-WASTE / BIODEGRADABLE / VEGAN / UNSCENTED / NO TOX LIFE, CA
This soap bar has a rich, sudsy lather. It cuts grime and grease on dishes, pots and pans. Each 6 oz bar of dish soap will last a LONG time. Maybe months and months. (varies based on household size and number of dishes washed, of course) We also carry the HUGE bar, which we recommend getting after you love the smaller size. Just set it next to your sink and voila! *You can also use it for cleaning-duty all over your home, laundry stains, taking labels off of jars, counters.. it's really a multipurpose product. *towel dry dishes if their are water spots! We also plan on carrying liquid dish soap, if you want to just refill your old soap bottles at home! It should be available in the next 2 weeks!
Brand No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Vendor No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Packaging Comes in a compostable paper box
Links No Tox Dish Block
GRAPEFRUIT + LEMONGRASS LIQUID DISH SOAP / BIODEGRADABLE
Finally! Guilt free liquid dish soap! No more buying single waste pump bottles! Just pour this soap into your old pumpers. This dish soap is made in Milwaukee through a great zero waste company called Rustic Strength. We made a custom tinyshop's essential oil fragrance blend with them and it comes to us in a bulk refillable container which is what we are all about! Each plastic swap out makes a difference! Tinyshop did reach out to Method Soap as well, but they were not interested in supplying us with a plastic free bulk option! Otherwise, we would love to support them, seeing as though they are Chicago Based! So until then, Milwaukee will have to do.
Brand Rustic Strength, Milwaukee, WI
Ingredients Filtered deionized water, ethoxylated alcohol surfactants, ZINC1760476, aminodimethyloctyl-1-ol, natural sea salt (EO or aromatic scents)
MOSO BAMBOO / SOAP SHELF
Bamboo is considered a renewable material due to its low carbon footprint and ability to grow quickly. This Soap Shelf, is made of Moso Bamboo, also known as bamboo timber, which has been used for centuries as a sustainable building material. It makes a perfect dry resting spot for the DISH BLOCK® dish washing soap. It fits the DISH BLOCK® perfectly. The generous soap shelf size also fits the face cleansing bars, shampoo bars and conditioner bars and the hand/body soap bars. Place in an area where it can drain or elevate to keep out of standing water. It will need replacement with time. Each soap dish typically lasts several months but this will vary depending on your placement, if you allow it to sit in water and your climate and humidity. Bamboo naturally biodegrades and this item can be composted at end of life.
Vendor No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
COMPOSTABLE / NO TOX LIFE CA / DISH OR BODY SPONGE
These gourd sponges can be used on your dishes or as body scrubbers in the bath! They come super compressed, and expand up to 10xs their size when you wet them! Remember those dinos that grow when you put them in bath? Well these are just like that... but functional. *We've been using them on dishes and really like them! Compost them when they have reached the end of their useful life!! Check our their manufacturing process in the link below!
Brand No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Vendor No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
GREAT REPLACEMENT FOR PAPER TOWELS / ORGANIC COMPOSTABLE KITCHEN SPONGE CLOTHS
Tinyshop does not carry paper towels because we are trying to help folks understand the power of reusables! If you are looking for a paper towel substitute, or just a compostable washable kitchen sponge or countertop cloth, try one of these and think about all the trees you can be saving! These are EU organic made in Sweden and are 100% compostable once you have reused them a zillion times. Use them on countertops, dishes, stove tops, etc! We could not find any local or US companies making these, but Kattinatt is as sustainable as they get. *boil them or throw them in the laundry to sanitize them when they need it. *Our cloths came to us all squished down... but they plump right back up when you wet them! We have a new vendor that does not include a plastic sleeve on the next round of purchasing!
Brand Kattinatt, sweden
Vendor talla imports, Minnetonka, MN
Ingredients Organic cotton and wood cellulose
Packaging wrapped in plastic sleeve
End of Life dispose of plastic sleeve and compost cloth!
ZEROWASTE / BIODEGRADABLE / LOCALLY MADE / DROPPS
These tabs are produced in the Chicago Suburbs. Dropps pods will dissolve food debris, grease, stains and make your dishes, sparkle like new. Try dropps if you currently buy those heavy plastic cascade containers or something like them. This will severely reduce plastic waste! The film surrounding Dropps are PVOH which is a plastic polymer, but theirs is listed on the EPA's CleanGredients database. While tinyshop is still on the hunt for something even more responsible, these are pretty good, come to us only in a paper box with a bit of tape, and clean dishes really well!
Brand Dropps, Chicago, IL
Vendor dropps, Chicago suburbs
ORGANIC / BAMBOO + AGAVE
This dish brush is compostable (all but the staples holding it together) and is a great companion to the soap bar. They are cute together too!
Vendor No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
End of Life Bring it back to tinyshop to recycle or compost it without the staples!
GROWN AND STONE GROUND IN ILLINOIS / JANIE'S FARM AND JANIE'S MILL
This organic flour is freshly milled from a Hard Red Winter Wheat called warthog. Who wouldn't want to try that?! It has 9.6% protein, 80% extraction rate and a light, nutty, grassy tones, with underlying earthiness. All Janie's mill products comes to tinyshop in compostable paper bags! *Use for basically any un-kneaded baked good!
Vendor Janie's Mill, Ashkum, IL
Allergens Wheat
Packaging compostable paper bag
End of Life compost
GROWN AND STONE GROUND IN ILLINOIS / JANIE'S FARM AND JANIE'S MILL
This sifted bread flour produces a velvety texture and bright, clean flavor in sourdough and yeast breads, rolls, and enriched breads. It has a high protein level, and bakers report good extensibility, and tell us that the dough holds up well during long fermentations. It is milled from GLENN, a Hard Red Spring Wheat at 80% extraction. Both flours were freshly milled last week!
Vendor Janie's Mill, Ashkum, IL
Allergens Wheat
Packaging compostable paper bag
End of Life compost
WHOLE GRAIN / MIDWEST GROWN IN OHIO AT HIRZEL FARMS / STONE GROUND IN ILLINOIS AT JANIE'S MILL
Spelt is an ancient grain, an 8,000-year-old relative of durum wheat that originated in present-day Iran. From the near-East, it spread rapidly throughout Europe, becoming especially popular in Germany. Spelt has never been hybridized, so has retained its wholesome nutrient profile. This spelt flour is milled on our cool millstones to retain its full nutrition and flavor.
Vendor Janie's Mill, Ashkum, IL
Allergens Wheat
Packaging compostable paper bag
End of Life compost
Links Janie's Mill
ORGANIC / DRIED / DICED APPLES / MADE IN TURKEY
They are spongy, light and delicious. A great snack when you want something sweet, or throw them in with nuts and seeds for a quick trailmix! We are looking for a Michigan maker instead of offering a product all the way from Turkey, but until then, enjoy these, they are a tinyshop favorite!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
UNSULFERED / PITTED / SUNDRIED MALATYA APRICOTS
These apricots from Turkey came in a box of 25lbs with a thin plastic bag. It's relatively low waste, so we were pleased. I have no info as far as them being fair-trade, so tinyshop will be looking for domestic options soon!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
ORGANIC / DRIED / LIGHTLY TOASTED COCONUT FLAKES
While they come from far away places for us in the US to consume, they have a relatively small footprint! Coconut trees keep producing without needing to be cut down, and their presence alone helps cut through our CO2! Plus, these lightly toasted flakes are delicious!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
ORGANIC / DRIED / PITTED MEDJOOL DATES
Great for sweetening baked goods naturally, these pitted dates are natures candy! They come to tinyshop with no plastic at all. Just a compostable cardboard container with sections! Win! *Cute pink cup not included!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
ORGANIC / DRIED / PACKED IN FRESNO, CA/ MISSION FIGS
Grown in California’s Central Valley, these black mission figs are everything you want in a dried fig.
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
ORGANIC / DRIED / WHOOLY FARMS / WHOLE PRUNES
Amazingly sweet and plump, the word plum is in there, is that a coincidence? This is a tinyshop fave grown in Gridley, CA.
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
ORGANIC / CALIFORNIA GROWN / SEEDLESS THOMPSON RAISINS
25 lbs of raisins are packed in a cardboard box with a thin plastic liner. Pretty low waste! They come from a farm in Madera, CA.
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
ORGANIC / LUNDBERG BASMATI / GLUTEN FREE / SUSTAINABLY GROWN
Another Lundberg product. Also comes to tinyshop in a compostable paper bag :)*tinyshop is working on sourcing other varieties of rice in the near future!
Brand Lundberg, Richvale, CA
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Packaging compostable paper bag
Links https://www.lundberg.com/product/organic-california-white-basmati-rice
ORGANIC / WHOLE GRAIN / GLUTEN FREE SUSTAINABLY GROWN / LUNDBERG BASMATI BROWN RICE
Lundberg is a sustainable, organic farm in CA. This long, thin grain is light and won’t clump together when cooked, making it a natural fit for curry, stir-fry, or pilaf. It comes to tinyshop in a compostable paper bag!
Brand Lundberg, Richvale, CA
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Packaging compostable paper bag
Links https://www.lundberg.com/product/organic-california-brown-basmati-rice
GROWN AND STONE GROUND IN ILLINOIS / JANIE'S FARM AND JANIE'S MILL
This medium-fine ground cornmeal is perfect for cornbread, corn muffins, corn cakes, corn cookies, hush puppies, and even as a porridge added to your favorite yeast or sourdough breads. You get the nutrition of the whole kernel. *To best preserve all of that goodness, especially the essential oils in the germ, keep frozen.
Vendor Janie's Mill, Ashkum, IL
Allergens Made in a factory that mills wheat Milled in a facility that mills wheat
ORGANIC / SEMOLINA / USA GROWN
This tiny pasta surely includes gluten, but if you are gluten-free or have celiac, you already knew that! *great on salads or for a curry base! Comes to us in compostable packaging!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
GROWN AND STONE GROUND IN ILLINOIS / JANIE'S FARM AND JANIE'S MILL
Ground just a bit larger than their cornmeal, this golden ground corn is great to make polenta or grits of course, or try spoonbread, tamales or a buffer for your dough on the pizza stone. *To best preserve all of that goodness, especially the essential oils in the germ, keep frozen.
Vendor Janie's Mill, Ashkum, IL
Allergens Milled in a facility that mills wheat
Packaging compostable paper bag
Links Janie's Mill
GLUTEN FREE PENNE PASTA / ORGANIC RICE, AMARANTH AND QUINOA
This tri-grain pasta is USDA Organic and gluten free. It contains no added starch, vegetable gum or preservatives. The Amaranth is sourced from a co-op of traditional family owned farmers. The processing facility is in Bolivia and is committed to environmental protection, social development, economic development and total transparency. They are ‘Fair for Life’ certified which ensures fair working conditions, woman-owned, and employ moms coming back to work and people with disabilities. And it's delicious!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Packaging 5lb bags of thin plastic, packed in a cardboard box.
End of Life recycling and compost
ORGANIC / GLUTEN FREE / WHITE QUINOA
Quinoa, while actually a seed, acts like a whole grain because it is a complex carbohydrate! This means that it is digested slower, helping to keep you feeling full for longer. It is a great rice replacement. It's light, fluffy and very versatile. Use it as a base for grain salads, stir it into baked goods or add to soups. This quinoa is grown in Bolivia. Because of some humanitarian issues and the carbon miles, tinyshop is weighing out if sourcing quinoa in the US or Canadian would be better. More on that soon!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
GLUTEN FREE / ORGANIC / GRAIN MILLERS QUICK ROLLED OATS / GROWN IN CANADA
Hoping to offer more GF options, we opted for the these oats over ones that are gently rolled in wheat. Oats is a very valuable crop when planning environmentally sustainable rotation systems. It acts as a natural herbicide and helps with nutrient conservation in soil. After oats are milled into food products, the leftover hulls can be cleaned and used as a renewable energy source! Once learning this, tinyshop is on the hunt for a farm that does that!
KOVAL / LOCALLY MADE IN RAVENSWOOD
This image shows you the companies packaging, but your order will come in a jar of your choice. We purchase a bulk supply and jar it for you to eliminate the waste! Koval, a Chicago distillery, has been producing sani for first responders, community organizations, medical institutions, essential businesses, and the general public since COVID hit. This hand sanitizer is another tinyshop win, while Koval was eager to help when I asked to organize a bottle swap making it fully zero-waste in packaging! We fragranced it with organic essential oils of fir, cedar and lavender! Yum! *bear with our jars while we find something more pour friendly, in the meantime, pour this into your favorite spray bottle for sani! No more of those purell plastic bottles!
Brand Koval, Chicago, IL
Ingredients Ethanol, Water, Glycerine, Hydrogen Peroxide with a Final product of ABV: 80%. (based on WHO guide)
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
PEPPERMINT OR LAVENDER / PRESERVATIVE FREE / SYNTHETIC FREE/ BIODEGRADABLE / MELIORA / CHICAGO MADE / ZEROWASTE / 4oz BAR SOAP
Made in the West Loop in Chicago, Meliora blends organic coconut and sunflower oil to make this bath and body bar and then add organic essential oil for an amazing peppermint scent. Yum Minty! We are proud to support this B Corp Certified Company! It lasts a long while, lathers well, and smells yummy! The bar base is Organic coconut and sunflower oil and organic essential oil for an amazing lavender scent.
Brand Meliora, Chicago, IL
Vendor Meliora, West loop, Chicago
Ingredients Vegetable Soap [Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Sunflowerate, Glycerin, Water, Organic Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Organic Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil], Organic Lavandula Hybrida Grosso (Lavender) Oil or Organic Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
Links Meliora
FIR NEEDLE + EUCALYPTUS SCENTED LIQUID HAND + BODY SOAP + THIN CONSISTANCY
Finally! Guilt free hand + body soap! Use in the shower or next to the sink. No more buying single waste pump bottles! Just pour this soap into your old pumpers. This dish soap is quite thin + liquidy like Dr. Bronners. Ours, however is made in Milwaukee through a great zero waste company called Rustic Strength. We made a custom tinyshop's essential oil fragrance blend with them and it comes to us in a bulk refillable container which is what we are all about! Each plastic swap out makes a difference! Tinyshop did reach out to Method Soap as well, but they were not interested in supplying us with a plastic free bulk option! Otherwise, we would love to support them, seeing as though they are Chicago Based! So until then, Milwaukee will have to do.
Brand Rustic Strength, Milwaukee, WI
Ingredients Charcoal Filtered Reverse Osmosis Deionized Water, Alpha-OlefinC14-C16, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Cocamide MIPA, Decyl Glucoside, Sea Salt, Glycerine, Natural Essential Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate (the EO and/or aromatics picked)
MELIORA / PEPPERMINT / VEGAN / FREE OF DYES / PRESERVATIVES / PALM OIL / SYNTHETIC FRAGRANCES / BIODEGRADABLE / SEPTIC SAFE
This image shows you the companies packaging, but your order will come in a jar of your choice. We purchase a bulk supply and jar it for you to eliminate the waste! This Gentle Home Cleaning Peppermint Scrub is a mixture of baking soda and our All-Purpose Home Cleaner Soap and works great on the tub, tiles, and stove tops around your home as well as stainless Steel. *Avoid Using Scrub On: Natural/Sealed Stone and Non-Stick Cookware. *Sprinkle Gentle Home Cleaning Scrub Onto dampened Surface
Brand Meliora, Chicago, IL
Vendor Meliora, West loop, Chicago
Ingredients Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda), Vegetable Soap [Sodium Cocoate, Glycerin, Organic Cocos Nucifera (
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links meliora home scrub
MELIORA / VEGAN / MADE SAFE CERT / FREE OF DYES / PRESERVATIVES / PALM OIL / FRAGRANCES
Buy a 3 pack, throw a tablet into a spray bottle with 16oz of warm water, and you got your new spray All-Purpose Home Cleaner! Every refill tablet eliminates the need for one more single-use plastic bottle. Hooray! *use bottle within 6 months :)
Brand Meliora, Chicago, IL
Vendor Meliora, West loop, Chicago
Packaging small compostable box
RAW / LOCAL / WILDFLOWER / ($1.10/FLoz)
While we can't tell you the exact pollination path of the bees, but what we can tell you is that the honey is heavenly. In the past we have carried the Hive Supply's wildflower Chicago honey as well as their Jefferson Park variety. This time, it is from their hives at Overgrown Cidery, so most likey, the bees were pollinating the apple orchards there! The Hive Supply is a Chicago business of hive tenders and educators who are headquarted in Pilsen. From the beginning, they were super supportive + open to setting up a Jar Trade Program with us, refill our honey jars when we run out! True zero-waste style.
Brand Hive Supply, Homan
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links overgrown orchard
MELIORA / LEMON-LAVENDER-CLOVE / LOCALLY MADE / ZERO-WASTE / BIODEGRADABLE / FREE OF DYES / PRESERVATIVES / PALM / SYNTHETIC FRAGRANCE
This image shows you the companies packaging, but your order will come in a jar of your choice. We purchase a bulk supply and jar it for you to eliminate the waste! :) This lemon-lavender-clove laundry powder is your go-to people- and planet-friendly laundry option. All scents are made from Certified Organic essential oils. Add Laundry Powder directly to washer with clothes *For HE Washers, use 1/2 scoop (1/2 tablespoon) *For Standard Washers, use 1 scoop (1 tablespoon) *Meliora is a certified Chicago B Corp meaning they have high ethical practices and standards. They are also zerowaste. *use 1 tablespoon worth in your washer.
Brand Meliora, Chicago, IL
Vendor Meliora, West loop, Chicago
Ingredients Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Carbonate, Vegetable Soap [Sodium Cocoate, Glycerin, Organic Cocos Nucife
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links Meliora Laundry Powder
ORGANIC / SUSTAINABLE / FRENCH LENTILS / US GROWN
French Lentils hold their shape better than other varieties, making them perfect for soups or salads where you don't want mushy lentils! They have a bit of a nutty, peppery, slightly mineral-like, earthy flavor. Yum.
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
ORGANIC / Distributor could not give us the origin
Lentils are such a restorative plant to the soil in which they grow. They draw CO2 out of the atmosphere and put carbon back into the soil to fortify it. It's quite exciting really! It's one of Paul Hawken's solutions for reversing climate change, and is explained on his Project Drawdown website that is linked below! He explains that along with food waste reduction and switching to plant-rich diets, Regenerative Annual Cropping is a key to lowering carbon in the atmosphere. And lentils do an extraordinary job at this! Eat more lentils y'all! Use these Green guys for salads, soups and side dishes. They take a bit longer to cook than the red lentils but hold their shape more, just like the french variety!
Packaging 25 lbs comes to tinyshop in a compostable Paper Bag!
Links Project Drawdown
ORGANIC / SUSTAINABLE / RED SPLIT LENTILS / GROWN IN TURKEY
Lentils are a very sustainable crop that pulls nitrogen from the air and fortifies the soil with it. It helps to lower the overall greenhouse gas imprint on farms when they are a crop in a farm's rotation. They put more carbon into the soil than what is emitted! Cool beans. Oh, I mean, lentils!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
VEGAN / LAVENDER EARL GREY
An herbal and citrus essential oil blend lip butter from No Tox Life. It's packed with moisturizing organic cocoa butter and avocado oil and wildcrafted plant wax instead of beeswax, so it's completely vegan. It's Rich and nourishing with a matte finish.
Brand No Tox Life, Los Angeles, CA
Ingredients wildcrafted candelilla wax (plant wax), organic cocoa butter, organic coconut oil, almond oil..
Packaging The tube is a waste-conscious, compostable paperboard tube and tape- is 0.45 oz (about 3 times bigge
End of Life *peel off the poly label... waiting for them to switch this to paper too! (it's in the works)
Links no tox lip butter
RAW / ORGANIC / WHOLE ALMONDS
Second to pistachios, almonds use the most water of any nut to grow. Consider diversifying your nut choices, instead of giving almonds up all together. Tinyshop almonds are from Baugher Ranch in California. California is where the majority of US almonds are grown.
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Allergens Tree Nuts
Packaging 25lbs of almonds are in a thin plastic bag. Packed in a cardboard box with plastic packing tape.
RAW / ORGANIC / CASHEW WHOLE
While Cashews are way lower on the water usage, they are always a bit pricey because of the labor involved in harvesting these gems! The ones photographed are pieces, which we often carry instead of whole because they are cheaper for you, but right now we have whole cashews at the same price as the pieces we normally carry. Enjoy!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Allergens Tree Nuts
ROASTED / ORGANIC
Peanuts require the least amount of water of all nuts in the nut kingdom. They are zero-waste in harvesting and processing because almost all excess parts of the plant and shells are used for other products after de shelling- this makes the under-rated peanut high on our environmental list!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Allergens Peanuts
CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN / TENNESSEE GROWN / PECANS
These pecans are tender and flavorful. They are grown on a family farm in Tennessee and are Certified Naturally Grown. The rules for this certification are exactly the same as USDA organic, but it's a peer based system of inspection, instead of a third party, for profit, certifying agency. Tracey at Three Sister's Garden was happy to set up a zero waste option with tinyshop! We send bins to them and they fill them up for us. So no single use packaging with her products when they can avoid it! Grab them while they are zero waste and freeze to keep fresh! (She explained to me that once we are too far outside pecan season, they need to freeze them in plastic bags- so our next orders may not be getting pulled from their fresh, plastic free bins!)
Allergens Tree Nuts
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links three sisters garden
RAW / ORGANIC / HALVES AND PIECES
Like hazelnuts and chestnuts, walnuts can be grown locally. So while we hunt for a local vendor, enjoy these fresh walnuts from Filmore Farms in Gridley CA.
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Allergens Tree Nuts
Packaging 25lbs of walnuts come in a thin plastic bag. Packed in a cardboard box with plastic packing tape.
End of Life recycling and compost
ORGANIC / WHOLE DRIED GREEN PEAS
Peas are in the same family as beans and legumes, but they have more of a vegetable flavor. These peas are sproutable, cooked to be use in baking, making veggie burger, boiled in pea or fall soups, or added atop salads. They cook like beans or legumes and can be soaked before boiling. They come to tinyshop in a compostable paper bag!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
WHOLE / ORGANIC / BLACK / GROWN IN PARAGUAY
Cha cha cha CHIA! (I had to) Grab these to replace eggs in your baking, make ancient aztec drinks called chianatoles or grind them into flour to make traditional tamales or tortillas! And of course, there is always chia pudding! These came in a compostable bag sewn with cotton thread! Woohoo! Low waste!
WHOLE / ORGANIC / GOLDEN / US GROWN
We carry whole flaxseed so you can grind them up in small batches, ensuring maximum nutrient potential and preservation. You can use an electric coffee grinder, pepper mill or mortar and pestal. *keep cool if possible, as foods with a high fat content can go rancid over time!
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
HULLED / ORGANIC
Grown in Canada, these hemp seeds come in 5lb bags of plastic, but with a bit more purchasing power, our plan is to buy quantities which would skip the bagging step at the distribution company in Michigan - lowering plastic waste even more! At least at tinyshop, we can skip the plastic waste for the consumer size bags! So enjoy sprinkling these seeds on just about anything...curries, smoothies, oatmeal, acai bowls...they are all good, we promise! :)
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Packaging 5lb bags of thin plastic, packed in a cardboard box.
WHOLE / ORGANIC / RAW PEPITAS
These raw, green seeds are delicious to eat straight from the jar. You could mix them with nuts and berries to make a quick trail mix, or roast them with some salt and cayenne for a seasoned snack. Seeds, in general require less water to produce than nuts, so if you aren't loving oat milk, try pepitas milk! We are looking into sourcing local pepitas as we do not know where these ones are grown. We do know they are USDA organic!
Packaging 25lbs of them come in a thin vacuum sealed plastic bag. Not bad.
CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN / ILLINOIS GROWN / THREE SISTERS GARDEN / YELLOW POPCORN KERNELS
These yellow popcorn kernels are all you want for your popcorn to be. Certified naturally grown, which is arguably better than USDA organic, local, coming from Three Sisters Garden Farms in Kankakee, IL and completely zero waste! We send bins to them to get filled and refilled. Thanks Tracey for caring about our planet!
Packaging bucket exchange- zero waste
Links three sisters garden
ORGANIC / BROWN / ORIGIN UNKNOWN
Sesame does require a bit of water to produce, but the harvesting and growing is quite sustainable when grown organic. These come in a 25lb compostable paper bag. Sewn shut with string! That's very responsible packaging! Homemade tahini anyone??? Sesame milk? Koulourakia cookies??? Yum.
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Allergens Sesame Seeds
Packaging compostable paper bag
EXCLUSIVE TO TINYSHOP / 100% COTTON / COMPOSTABLE / MADE IN CHINA
Exclusive to tinyshop + sold only to qualifying tinyshop customers. These totes creatively carry all of your tinyshop jars and goodies! 100% cotton down to the tags, they are compostable at the end of their useful life. We searched long + hard for a small maker or U.S. manufacturer but decided to have them made in China so the price was accessible. The goal for the totes are not to add to your tote bag collection, but instead act as the cutest, chicest tool for transporting your zero waste jars (or mineral water, growlers + wine on their off time). We are sure you will value + care for your tote, or you should, because each customer can only qualify for a total of two tinyshop totes!
Ways to qualify:
- 1.) Spend $40 3 times - you qualify for 1 tinyshop tote!
- 2.) Spend $100 3 times - you qualify for 2 tinyshop totes (more tinyshop jars to carry)!
- 3.) If your tinyshop tote is so old and is falling apart, you can bring in your old one + buy a new one!
Brand tinyshop, Chicago, IL
Packaging These came to us on a freighter from China in nothing but cardboard! Can you believe it? No plastic!
End of Life compost me :)
ORGANIC / UNSALTED / WHOLE FRUIT / 8 LAYER
We take 8 of our staple products and stack them into a delicious snack! It's a perfect desk or road trip companion! It Includes Organic Mission Figs, Raw Walnuts, Coconut Flakes, Dried Unsulfered Apricots, Dried Diced Apples, Pepitas and Roasted Peanuts
Allergens Peanuts Tree Nuts
BAMBOO / GROWN IN CHINA / 3 PLY / BIODEGRADABLE BATH TISSUES
These tissue boxes are made by the same company as the beloved TP that we carry. The tissues are made of 100% bamboo as well, which means that we are in no way harming the old growth forests or rain forest trees. 50% of these profits go toward building toilets in places without toilets, just like the TP. And they ship carbon neutral, which takes the guilt out of the internationally shipping.
Brand Who Gives A Crap, An Austrailan Company
Vendor who gives a crap, us distribution
Ingredients 100% Bamboo from China
Packaging cardboard and plastic packing tape
End of Life compost and landfill
BAMBOO / GROWN IN CHINA / PREMIUM TP
This company is a whole lot of good. And the TP is great too! It's made of bamboo, which is way more sustainable than tree TP. The company gives 50% of their profits to build toilets in places without. And while their bamboo is made in China, their shipping is now carbon neutral! *This product is cheaper directly from WGAC's website, because they do not yet offer wholesale in the U.S. We carry it mainly in the case that you do not want to buy 48 rolls at a time, as well as just giving you a great new idea for TP in the way of sustainability! If you buy from their website, throw in tinyshop's code, so you can get $10 off your Premium TP!
Brand Who Gives A Crap, An Austrailan Company
Packaging cardboard and plastic packing tape
End of Life compost and landfill
ORGANIC / US GROWN APPLES / MADE IN CA
AC Vinegar is the only liquid grocery I have, but I wanted to offer it zero-waste! They come in glass jugs, but I am talking to local makers to try to get a Chicago Made AC Vinegar in the future! Also, our ball jars are not the best containers for pouring liquids- tinyshop is thinking on it! *put a tbsp in your water every morning to prime your belly for the ultimate nutrient intake!
Brand North Coast Organic, Sebastopol, CA
Vendor Country Life Naturals, Pullman, MI
Packaging reusable glass jug
Links https://northcoast.organic/product/organic-apple-cider-64-oz/
ORGANIC / 200 GRAIN / CONCENTRATED WHITE VINEGAR
Great for all types of cleaning, cooking and salad dressing! This is an organic white vinegar made in Milwaukee and concentrated, which helps lower carbon miles! We receive this in a refillable plastic dispenser that the company offers. Go zero waste~! *Simply dilute to 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water. Use distilled if storing for longer periods of time.
Brand Rustic Strength, Milwaukee, WI
Ingredients Organic 200 grain white vinegar