Health Hotline Magazine | May 2026

Natural Grocers’ ® Body Care Standards are rooted in supporting the health of people and the p anet. These are the principles that set us apart from other retailers: od Care Sta dard 1 We choose the best-in-class for every category of cosmetics that we offer! Our mission is to bring you a well-rounded selection of e ective hygiene and beauty essentials that use the least problematic ingredients available within each category. 3 We weigh the impact of an ingredient from manufacture to end-use, considering whether the finished ingredient may cause harm AND also whether the upstream e ects from the way it is manufactured create significant hazards to people and the planet.

for purity and quality. 4

We require samples of all new and reformulated products along with complete ingredient lists, which our team of in-house experts scrutinizes

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We know what we don’t carry and why. We have a list of potentially harmful ingredients that are an automatic NO for any new product seeking entry to our body care department. We are consistently updating this standard as further information becomes available. Case in point— we are currently discontinuing all personal care products containing cyclopentasiloxane because of its significant contribution to air pollution.

We stay in-the-know on the latest information about cosmetics and new ingredients entering the market so that we can o er you safer selections rooted in supporting your health. 5

For references, email customerservice@naturalgrocers.com

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