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Many of you asked me what I think about Crunchi products.
Crunchi has been promoted as a clean brand, a better replacement for conventional skincare. Is really that clean?
Conventional brands: Mostly they sell conventional products made with cheap and controversial ingredients such as toxic preservatives and fragrances. Usually featured as big names!
While is heavily promoted and recommended by many “green beauty influencers”, Crunchi is considered better than let’s say the conventional brands you can find at Macy’s, Bloomingdale, Ulta, or Sephora. Better than Dior, Estee Lauder, etc, or celebrity skincare or makeup.
The only celebrity brand I recommend and approve of is Miranda Kerr’s brand: Kora Organics
Compared to other truly natural brands, it is not the best I would classify Crunchi under the greenwashing category. If you don’t know what greenwashing means, you can learn more here.
I don’t recommend Crunchi:
When the brand wants you to think their products are natural when instead they are hiding dirty, toxic, and polluting ingredients! They are misleading consumers using their marketing tactics with deceiving claims and images and packaging that evokes eco-friendliness: for example green packing.
You can learn more about GREENWASHING here
Large corporations are bombarding us with their tricky marketing schemes using expensive celebrity faces and hiding their conventional (and toxic) products in deceptive packaging, claiming such nonsense as “clean” “pure” “natural” “fresh” high quality” “green” blah blah blah…
Example: That means it is not enough to have a product claiming to be fragrance-free when the rest is toxic or to have only one organic ingredient in something and the rest is garbage.
Here is my response to them: I am not buying your lies and I am going to support small, honest companies that make safer products because they have a passion and they don’t have to pay high salaries to their corporate managers, so they can focus on quality over cheap and quantity.
We need to pay attention to the labels, not on the front, but on the back, where the ingredients are usually listed. We need to judge a brand by its commitment to eco-friendly packaging and the transparency of its products starting with its ingredient list!
Crunchi uses controversial and irritant ingredients such as:
Ethylhexylglycerin: Classified as an irritant, Harmonized classification: this substance causes serious eye damage, Severe eye damage observed in animal testing.
Here below you can find the Crunchi products I analyzed:
I don't recommend CRUNCHI mascara because it contains: Sodium Phytate, Ethylhexylglycerin
INGREDIENTS:
Water (Aqua), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil*, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax*, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Stearic Acid, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Cellulose, Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax/Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax, Shorea Robusta Resin, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Phytate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Alcohol:
Sodium Phytate: Phosphates in detergent cause lake pollution and eutrophication.
Ethylhexylglycerin: Classified as an irritant, this substance causes serious eye damage. Severe eye damage was observed in animal testing. Liver effects observed at low doses in repeat-dose studies in rats. This substance is harmful to aquatic life with long-lasting effects.
BETTER ALTERNATIVE:
Recommended Organic Mascaras
I don't recommend CRUNCHI lipgloss because it contains: Kaolin, Manganese Violet, Titanium Dioxide, and Mica.
Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil*, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Hydroxystearic/Linolenic/Oleic Polyglycerides, Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides, Vegetable Oil (Olus Oil), Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Synthetic Beeswax, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil*, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Stevia Rebaudiana Extract, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Simmondsia Chinesis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil*, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, May Contain (+/-): Mica(CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Iron Oxides (CI 77489, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)
Kaolin: This investigation shows that kaolin in is highly consumed by the population and contains high amounts of lead, cadmium and mercury, which are known to be very toxic to humans.
Mica is linked to child labor, often it takes place in developing countries that may rely on exploitative practices. Plus mica can contain heavy metals
Titanium Dioxide once considered by FDA as GRASE (generally recognized as safe and effective) and not misbranded, Titanium dioxide is no longer considered safe.
CI 77742 (Manganese Violet) is an inorganic salt: ammonium manganese pyrophosphate used as a colorant.
Manganese Violet (Cl 77742) Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be bioaccumulative. Listed as expected to be toxic or harmful
Recommended Organic Lipgloss Brands
I don't recommend CRUNCHI lip liner because it contains: kaolin, manganese Violet, Titanium Dioxide, and Mica.
INGREDIENTS: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil*, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax / Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax / Copernicia Cerifera Cera*, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*, Kaolin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, May Contain (-/+): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Cl 77891), Iron Oxides (Cl 77491, Cl 77492, Cl 77499), Manganese Violet (Cl 77742).
Manganese Violet (Cl 77742) is an inorganic salt: ammonium manganese pyrophosphate used as a colorant. Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be bioaccumulative. Listed as expected to be toxic or harmful
BETTER ALTERNATIVE: Recommended Organic Lip Liners
That’s why I don’t use or recommend this CRUNCHI Even if it is highly promoted by many influencers it never convinced me. Even though it is marked as a clean beauty some of its ingredients are controversial: 🔎 Foundation: ❌ Triethoxycaprylylsilane A toxic, carcinogenic substance that can damage the immune system, kill cells, and produce silicosis. It can also be a penetration enhancer, delivering other toxic ingredients into the skin. ❌ Dimethicone: a synthetic ingredient that dries out the skin, is hard to wash off, clogged pores, and acne. 🔎Day light: ❌ Ethylhexylglycerin: it is not safe due to its performance as a contact allergen. People with sensitive skin and an existing skin condition are more likely to be impacted. 🔎Lip crayon ❌ Manganese Violet (Cl 77742): Synthetic colorant Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative. Early symptoms of chronic manganese poisoning include languor, sleepiness, and weakness in the legs. ❌ Mica: Mica mining exposes child labor in the makeup industry With all this, I recommend you better brands listed on my website!
I don't recommend CRUNCHI Translucent Finishing Powder because it has a toxic ingredient: Silica (Amorphous)
Considered toxic: The major problem in the assessment of the health effects of amorphous silica is its contamination with crystalline silica. Occupational exposure to crystalline silica dust is associated with an increased risk for pulmonary diseases such as silicosis, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung cancer.