Our ingredient philosophy
Every ingredient gets checked before it goes in. We look at what it does to people and what it does to the planet. If it fails either one, it is out.
Effective first
A formula that doesn't clean isn't sustainable. Every ingredient earns its slot or doesn't get used.
Plastic-free by design
Plant and mineral based, every input. No petroleum, no microplastic, no plastic byproducts in any formula.
Clean ingredients
Non-toxic, low-risk, and traceable. Every ingredient is scored on risks to people and the planet before it's used.
Made for every household
Safe around kids and pets, gentle on most surfaces. Fragrance-free, dye-free, and free from the 16 chemicals we won't put in a formula.
Cleaning brands in the U.S. aren't required to list every ingredient. Plastno does anyway. Every ingredient, on every product page.
Where our ingredients come from
Most of what we use comes straight from nature. Water, minerals, plants.
Natural: used as it comes, straight from the source.
Naturally sourced: from a natural origin, then extracted or cleaned up. Never from petroleum.
Synthetic: made in a lab.
Synthetic is not automatically worse. Sometimes the lab version is the safer, steadier one, and we will use it when that is true. What we will not use is anything made from petroleum.
What you won't find in any Plastno product
Every Plastno cleaning product is free from:
Fragrance
Dyes
Petroleum
BPA
Sulfate
Paraben
Phthalate
Silicone
Chlorine
Ammonia
Triclosan
Formaldehyde
GMO
VOCs
EDC
PVA
The list of what we don't use is part of why our customers trust us. If a chemical is associated with hormone disruption, microplastic shedding, or long-term health risks, we don't put it in our products.
A petroleum-free alternative
Plastno uses renewable, plant and mineral based materials in everything we make, from refillable cleaning sprays to compostable trash bags. They break down naturally into organic matter instead of fragmenting into microplastics.
One Plastno cleaning tablet weighs about as much as a quarter. Mixed with 16 ounces of water at home, it makes a full bottle of multi-surface spray. The conventional version ships pre-mixed, which means roughly 90% of what's being trucked around the country is water that's already in your kitchen sink. Refillable tablets ship in a paper wrapper instead of a 16-ounce plastic bottle, cutting the shipping weight per cleaner by about that same 90%.
Over a year, one household swapping their cleaners and bags can keep around 500 plastic products out of landfills and oceans.
The certifications behind the formulas
Plastno's ingredient claims are backed by independent certifications, not our own testing. The trash bags are BPI and TUV certified, which means an outside organization checked that they break down in a commercial composting facility in about 180 days and in a backyard compost pile in 6 to 12 months. The Multi Cleaner Tablets are Leaping Bunny certified, so there is no animal testing at any stage. Our partner factories are BSCI certified for fair pay and safer working conditions.
Ingredients, answered.
What ingredients does Plastno use in its cleaning products?
Plastno cleaning products use plant and mineral based ingredients. Our Multi Cleaner Tablets are made from sodium carbonate, tartaric acid, sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, sodium phytate, and glycerin. Our trash bags use cornstarch, PLA, and PBAT. Our sponges and cloths use loofah, cellulose, and organic cotton.
Are Plastno's cleaning ingredients safe for kids and pets?
Yes. Every Plastno product is non-toxic and free from petroleum, BPA, phthalates, sulfates, parabens, chlorine, ammonia, VOCs, and EDCs. Customers regularly clean with kids and pets in the room.
Are Plastno products free from sulfates and parabens?
Yes. All Plastno cleaning products are free from sulfates, parabens, phthalates, BPA, chlorine, ammonia, and 6 other categories of chemicals commonly found in conventional cleaning products.
Does Plastno use synthetic ingredients?
Some, but only when a synthetic version is safer or more sustainable than its natural counterpart. We use green chemistry guidelines to evaluate every ingredient, and we never use synthetic ingredients derived from petroleum.
What is sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate, and is it safe?
Sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate is a plant-derived cleaning agent (a mild surfactant) commonly used in toothpastes, shampoos, and natural cleaning products. It is biodegradable, non-toxic, and derived from coconut oil and sarcosine. Plastno uses it as one of the cleaning agents in our Multi Cleaner Tablets.