Plaine Products

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Company: Plaine Products
Website: www.plaineproducts.com

More about Plaine Products

Offering a line of luxurious, toxin-free personal care products, Plaine Products’ circular model enables the aluminum bottles to be returned and refilled time after time. Products include shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, a facial line, beauty oil and hair repair. The first of its kind and founded in 2017, Plaine Products is BCorp and a member of 1% for the Planet. Based in Cincinnati, OH. All of the products are vegan, non-GMO, cruelty-free, biodegradable, color-safe and free of parabens, sulfates and palm oil.

Good for the body and the planet. Plaine Products is proud to be pioneering a convenient reuse system that empowers customers to reduce waste and carbon. Together we are working towards a more sustainable planet.

Key information

Products available in the United States at www.PlaineProducts.com

Promotion

20% off first order

Promo code: EthicalGlobe

Use the coupon code EthicalGlobe to take 20% off your first order.

Contact information

Website: www.plaineproducts.com

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 513-248-2017

Location

743 Lila Ave

Milford

45150

United States

Veganism

Are all the products your entity (business, brand, organisation) produces and/or retails suitable for vegans? If no, then, unfortunately, you cannot register as we only accept submissions from 100% vegan entities.: Yes
Which of the following best describes you (professionals and sole traders) or your organisation?: Vegan

Ownership

Is your organisation an independent business/brand or a corporate owned business/brand?: Independent
Are you a BAME (Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic) owned/run business/organisation?: No
What type of business/organisation are you?: Company
Are you a woman-owned/run business/organisation?: Yes

Social, Economic and Environmental Justice

Which social, economic or environmental justice causes does your entity (business, brand, organisation) support or promote (e.g. through social media posts, donations, attending protests and other direct actions etc.)?

Climate justice

Environmental justice

Environmentalism

What do you do to support or promote each of the causes you have identified?

Member of 1% of the Planet, donate money and supplies to nonprofits that work towards environmental and climate justice goals. Amplify those messages on social media.

Does your business/organisation have an ethical labour policy or code of practice (either formal or informal) which ensures fair labour practices?

Yes

Does your business/organisation have policies and practices which actively promote diversity and inclusion?

Yes

Do you source products and/or ingredients from companies and suppliers that support fair labour practices?

Always

Environment and Sustainability

If any of the products you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, have a sustainable production certification, please indicate which certifications apply?: Other certification
Are any of the products that you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, produced using sustainable production methods albeit uncertified?: Yes
Are any of the products that you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, free of palm oil?: All
Do you reuse, recycle and/or donate any waste products (e.g. food, plastics, packaging etc.)?: Yes
Do you only use recycled or recyclable materials for packaging?: Yes
Is all of your packaging biodegradable?: No
Does your business, organisation or project follow a zero waste philosophy?: Yes

Energy, Transport and Distribution

How many of the products you produce and/or retail, and/or the ingredients you use, are made in the country in which your entity (business, organisation) is based?: All

Giving Back

Does your business support or give back to the local community in any way?: Yes

Ethical Banking

Does your business/organisation use an ethical bank or building society?: No

What was the motivation behind your project? What did you want to change in the world?

For 10 years I lived in The Bahamas doing environment education work. While I loved living there, it wasn’t all rum drinks on the beach. On a small island, there’s no first world infrastructure to insulate you from the piles of plastic we are creating. You see plastic bags, bottles and flip flops on the beaches, in the water, spilling out of the landfills, along the side of the road. There’s even a place so full of plastic it's called Junk Beach. I can send you a picture. The message that plastic lasts forever, no matter how long we use it, is much more obvious living there than it is here.

I wanted to start using less plastic in my life. I started taking action: carrying a reusable water bottle, reusable grocery bags, skipping the straw at restaurants and bars. I looked for other ways to use less plastic. But I couldn’t figure out how to get those plastic bottles out of my shower. I’m not crafty enough to make my own shampoo safely and shampoo bars didn’t work for me, I needed another option.

As we contemplated a move back to the States, I realized that I might be able to solve my own problem. Even better, I might be able to help other people use less plastic in their lives. I pulled in my sister, Alison Webster, who has a design degree and strong opinions about the quality of her products. Together we spent two years finding the right containers and products. We launched in February 2017.

Who is the team behind your project?

My sister and I founded Plaine Products together.

What one thing about your project would most surprise us?

Neither of us has a background in business! Mine is in nonprofit and my sister (and co-founder) was an interior designer.

Is there anything else that you would like to share with us about your project?

Although we didn’t start out to be a natural products company, I’ve become a huge advocate of keeping harmful chemicals out of the products we put on and in our bodies. I had no idea there were so many chemicals in most mainstream products until I started doing research.