Absolutely No Synthetics—Ever!

The Alywillow Ingredient Promise

At Alywillow Organics, we believe in the extraordinary beauty and potential of nature. Every formulation reflects our commitment to thoughtfully selected botanical ingredients. What we leave out matters just as much as what we put in.  From skin care and personal care to aromatic products for everyday living, we choose nature, every time. Rather than relying on synthetic ingredients and conventional additives, we turn to the extraordinary diversity of plants. 

Below are some of the ingredients commonly found in conventional products that you'll never find in Alywillow formulations.

No Synthetic Fragrances or Artificial Colors

  • No synthetic fragrances
  • No artificial fragrances
  • No synthetic musks
  • No galaxolide
  • No synthetic fragrance fixatives
  • No synthetic flavoring agents
  • No artificial dyes
  • No synthetic color additives
  • No FD&C synthetic dyes
  • No D&C synthetic dyes
  • No synthetic color lakes
  • No Red 40
  • No Yellow 5
  • No Blue 1
  • No synthetic fluorphlogopite

No Petroleum Ingredients or Mineral Waxes

  • No petroleum
  • No petrolatum
  • No petroleum jelly
  • No mineral oil
  • No paraffin
  • No paraffin wax
  • No microcrystalline wax
  • No ozokerite
  • No ceresin
  • No petroleum-derived synthetic emollients

No Silicones or Synthetic Polymers

  • No silicones
  • No dimethicone
  • No cyclomethicone
  • No cyclopentasiloxane
  • No cyclohexasiloxane
  • No amodimethicone
  • No phenyl trimethicone
  • No silicone elastomers
  • No trimethylsiloxysilicate
  • No polybutene
  • No polyisobutene
  • No polyethylene
  • No polypropylene
  • No nylon-12
  • No polyacrylamide
  • No synthetic film-forming polymers
  • No intentionally added plastic microbeads

No Synthetic Preservatives or Stabilizers

  • No parabens
  • No phenoxyethanol
  • No chlorphenesin
  • No formaldehyde
  • No formaldehyde-releasing preservatives
  • No DMDM hydantoin
  • No imidazolidinyl urea
  • No diazolidinyl urea
  • No quaternium-15
  • No methylisothiazolinone (MIT)
  • No methylchloroisothiazolinone (CMIT)
  • No BHT
  • No BHA
  • No EDTA
  • No disodium EDTA
  • No synthetic chelating agents

No Synthetic Emulsifiers, Solvents or Thickeners

  • No PEGs
  • No polyethylene glycol
  • No polypropylene glycol
  • No propylene glycol
  • No dipropylene glycol
  • No polysorbates
  • No polysorbate 20
  • No polysorbate 60
  • No PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil
  • No PEG-100 stearate
  • No PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate
  • No carbomers
  • No synthetic acrylates copolymers
  • No synthetic acrylates crosspolymers
  • No ceteareth compounds
  • No steareth compounds
  • No synthetic viscosity modifiers
  • No synthetic solubilizers

No Synthetic Detergents or Foam Boosters

  • No sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)
  • No sodium laureth sulfate (SLES)
  • No ammonium lauryl sulfate
  • No ammonium laureth sulfate
  • No sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate
  • No cocamidopropyl betaine
  • No disodium laureth sulfosuccinate
  • No sodium cocoyl isethionate
  • No sodium lauroyl sarcosinate
  • No cocamide DEA
  • No synthetic foam boosters
  • No DEA
  • No MEA
  • No TEA
  • No triethanolamine

No Synthetic Active Ingredients

  • No diclofenac
  • No lidocaine
  • No benzocaine
  • No synthetic menthol
  • No synthetic retinoids
  • No synthetic cosmetic peptides
  • No DEET
  • No picaridin
  • No IR3535
  • No permethrin
  • No synthetic pyrethroids
  • No prallethrin
  • No transfluthrin
  • No metofluthrin

No Synthetic Propellants or Fragrance Carriers

  • No butane propellants
  • No propane propellants
  • No isobutane propellants
  • No diethyl phthalate (DEP)
  • No phthalate fragrance carriers
  • No synthetic fragrance solvents

No Other Unnecessary Additives

  • No phthalates
  • No gluten
  • No added ethanol
  • No triclosan
  • No triclocarban
  • No synthetic fillers
  • No artificial ingredients

What We Choose Instead

Our beautiful planet provides an extraordinary abundance of botanical ingredients. We bring them together with purpose, care, and artistry to create products that celebrate the beauty of living naturally. Our ingredients include nourishing botanical oils, rich plant butters, aromatic essential oils, and carefully selected plant extracts. We also use small amounts of beeswax and honey in select formulations. We value the bees that provide these beautiful ingredients and seek to use them respectfully.

Discover what goes into Alywillow. Explore the botanical oils, butters, extracts, and aromatic ingredients behind our formulations on our Ingredients Page.

Naturally inspired. Thoughtfully formulated. Beautifully botanical.

Our Commitment to Ingredient Transparency

Every ingredient in an Alywillow formula is chosen with intention.

Synthetic ingredients were never an option for us. From the beginning, we believed that nature held the potential to create extraordinary products. When we couldn't achieve the results we envisioned using pure, natural ingredients, we didn't compromise. We continued researching, experimenting, and learning until we discovered a way.

For more than three decades, this dedication to botanical research and development has shaped our formulations. We didn't begin by deciding what to leave out. We began by choosing nature.

Our commitment to natural ingredients reflects our philosophy, not a belief that every conventional ingredient is inherently unsafe. Natural ingredients can also cause sensitivities, so we encourage customers to review individual product ingredients and directions before use.

Alywillow products are cruelty-free and never tested on animals.

ALYWILLOW ORGANICS
The Art of Living Natural