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Conventional bandages are made with plastic and contain toxic materials such as
❌ Parabens, Methylisothiazolinone, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, PFAS, and Flourine.
PFAS forever chemicals are found in Band-Aids
Out of 40 bandages tested from 18 different brands, 26 were found to have organic fluorine, indicating the presence of PFAS. This discovery raises important questions about the safety of these commonly used products.
“Because bandages are placed upon open wounds, it’s troubling to learn that they may also be exposing children and adults to PFAS,” said Dr. Linda S. Birnbaum, the study’s co-author and the former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program.
PFAS were invented by DuPont and 3M they have now declared they will discontinue using PFAS in their products in 2025. They are responsible for contaminating the world with PFAS chemicals with their products: “Teflon” on cookware, “Gore-Tex” on fabric, STAINMASTER® on carpets.
❌ Band-Aid
❌ Curad
❌ Care Science Antibacterial Flexible Fabric Adhesive Bandages
❌ CVS bandages
❌ Equate Walmart bandages brand
❌ Rite Aid First Aid bandages brand
❌ Solimo Amazon Brand
❌ UP & UP (Target) brand
Avoid greenwashing bandages made by brands that pretend to be sustainable, friendly, sand afer when they are not. They will use their marketing tricks to convince you to buy their products
❌ Not biodegradable
❌ Polyester: Plastic material:
❌ Polyethylene (PE) is a type of plastic, and it is not biodegradable.
Pick approved bandages that are made by a responsible brand with sustainable, nontoxic material
Features: soft, breathable bamboo for faster healing, non-toxic adhesive, double layered, natural bamboo pad, organic bamboo fibre contains a range of compounds that provide antioxidant, skin-soothing, and astringent properties, custom woven,
Material: organically sourced & mechanically-pulped bamboo fabric
My number one organic bandages brand recommendation is:
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🍃PATCH Natural Bandages & band aids are the world's first plastic-free bandages designed with bamboo, flexible fabric strips & other first aid wound care products, organic pharmacy kit, organic baby pharmacy kit, organic pet pharmacy kit, and organic sport kit.
🍃PATCH Bandages are a natural alternative to conventional adhesive bandages, free from irritants, toxins, and petroleum.
Made from 100% natural bamboo fiber, a rapidly renewable resource that grows much faster than trees, uses less water, produces more oxygen & requires no pesticides or herbicides. They are compostable & have been tested to break down in the garden soil within weeks.
🍃 PATCH Natural Bandages help repair minor cuts & abrasions, naturally. Bamboo fibre is known to be naturally antimicrobial for a healthier wound repair.
MATERIAL: 100% natural bamboo fiber, Coconut Oil, Aloe Vera. Pressure-sensitive adhesive that gently adheres to the skin. The tube is made from recycled cardboard.
🍃PATCH Natural Bandages and Band aids are the first plastic-free bandages designed with bamboo, free from irritants, toxins, and petroleum.
🍃PATCH Strips are made from 100% natural bamboo fiber, are compostable & have been tested to break down in the garden soil within weeks.
🍃 These strips are made of bamboo, a rapidly renewable resource that grows much faster than trees, uses less water, produces more oxygen & requires no pesticides or herbicides. Bamboo fibre is known to be naturally antimicrobial which can also assist in healthier wound repair.
For your organic pharmacy kit, organic baby pharmacy kit, organic pet pharmacy kit and organic sport kit.
Free from plastic & irritating chemicals.
Hypoallergenic
Compostable
Biodegradable
Latex-free
Vegan
Cruelty-free
for sensitive skin
🍃PATCH Bandages are for everyone, offering a natural, convenient & effective alternative to common adhesive bandages, flexible fabric strips & other first aid wound care products.
MATERIAL: 100% natural bamboo fiber, Coconut Oil, Activated Charcoal, and Aloe Vera. The tube is made from recycled cardboard.
💚STRAP The world's first sustainable body tape, made from bamboo fiber.
One of the primary concerns around the use of sports tape is irritated skin. STRAP is made with Natural, beige-colored bamboo fiber that's soft, sustainable, and strong.
🍃Free from plastic & irritating chemicals.
✅ Hypoallergenic
✅ Compostable
✅ Biodegradable
✅ Latex-free
✅ Vegan
✅ Cruelty-free
✅ For sensitive skin
Bamboo is one of the strongest and fastest-growing plant fibers that exist, making it the perfect high-performance material. Biodegradable bamboo fiber, that's soft, supportive, and sustainable.
MATERIAL: 100% natural bamboo fiber
This Wound Healing Ointment has Manuka Honey. This is a sterile and easy-to-apply ointment that creates the ideal healing environment for minor wounds, cuts, and burns. Keep in your organic first aid kit.
With its natural antibiotic properties, typical of only Manuka honey, it provides infection protection, reduces discomfort, and minimizes scarring.
🍃Sterile Honey has healing properties because it offers natural bioactivity and high viscosity, which helps to provide a moist protective barrier to protect from infection and minimize scarring. Additionally, Medical Grade Manuka Honey’s low pH level and high sugar content aid the wound healing process.
🌷ISO 13485 Certified Medical Device, First Honey Sterile Honey Ointment is manufactured in a certified ISO 13485 facility, so it’s extremely potent when it comes to healing minor abrasions, lacerations, minor cuts, minor scalds, and burns.
Their farms are monofloral, meaning there’s no cross-pollination with other plants, resulting in the production of the highest quality rated active Manuka Honey.
INGREDIENTS: 100% medical-grade active Manuka Honey
🍃FEBU Organic Bamboo Bandages are natural, plastic-free, hypoallergenic. They heal your wounds without polluting the planet like conventional bandages. Powered by organic, flexible and breathable bamboo and hypoallergenic, non-toxic adhesive, our bandages promote faster healing and less irritation.
They help you patch up your cuts, scrapes and bumps with sustainable and safer pride. Strips contour to your body, providing comfort, protection & support as you move.
These organic bandages are free from known irritants like PFAS and Flourine.
Manufactured to protect you and the earth from damage caused by plastic and other know irritants chemicals.
These organic bandages biodegrade in 10 weeks in the compost and come packaged in FSC certified boxes that are plastic-free.
✅ Certified Organic Bamboo
🌿 Latex Free & Hypoallergenic
🌿 Biodegradable & Compostable
🍃These organic bandages will patch your wounds, but break down in your home compost in weeks.
MATERIAL: Organic Bamboo, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive.
🍃WoolAid is the world's first biodegradable merino wool bandage
Manufactured to protect you and the earth from damage caused by plastic and other known irritant chemicals.
These organic bandages biodegrade in 10 weeks in the compost and come packaged in FSC-certified boxes that are plastic-free.
Renewable source, Odour resistant UV Ray protection, Water repellant, Fire resistant and Tolerance to forty below freezing
MATERIAL: Natural Merino wool
I don't recommend Welly bandage brand their band aids are not biodegradable.
First only listed these ingredients on the Amazon page:
MATERIAL: not biodegradable, medical-grade polyester