and the Environment
The UnMasKit!™ is designed to be as sustainable & environmentally friendly as possible.
We are striving to improve our ecological footprint by developing better sustainable business practices and encouraging suppliers and others who work with us to do the same. We welcome your suggestions.
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Palm Oil Cream
- Our barrier cream is made from 100% organic palm oil and nothing else. Organic
farming methods help preserve & protect the environment.
- Petroleum Jelly is typically used as barrier cream. Petroleum products deplete oil reserves
and contribute to oil-related problems worldwide.
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Plaster Cloth Rolls
- Our plaster cloth is made from crushed gypsum rock and cotton. Our manufacturer
uses water in their plaster cloth production process.
- Other plaster cloth manufacturers use environmentally polluting ammonia in the making
of their plaster cloth.
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Paint
- Our powder milk paints are made from milk, limestone, and natural pigments. They are harmless to the environment.
- Other paints are typically either oil based, which contain ingredients that pollute the ground and water, or water-based latex paints, which may contain polluting heavy metals. Used paint accounts for up to 70% of the average US household’s 20 pounds of yearly hazardous waste production.
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Paint Brushes
- Our paint brushes are made with natural bristles and unpainted wood.
- Other brushes have painted handles that contain heavy metals, which contribute to
the hazardous waste content in the environment. Brushes made with plastic handles
contribute to the depletion of oil reserves and associated problems.
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Cellulose Bags
- Our bags, which hold our paints and plaster cloth, are made from biodegradable and
compostable cellulose.
- Other bags are made of plastic and contribute to plastic and petroleum-based environmental
and other problems. In the US, 30% of all manufactured plastic is used for
packaging.
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Paper Clips
- Our paper clips, which are used to reseal paint bags, contain 25% post consumer
recycled metal and 85% recycled metal content.
- Other paper clips are made of virgin metal, which depletes resources and contributes
to environmental destruction.
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Paper
- Our paper is made with 100% post consumer recycled fiber and is processed chlorine free.
- Paper and paper products use about 35% of the world’s annual tree harvest. Every
ton of virgin paper uses 682.5 gallons of oil and 10.401 kilowatt hours of electricity. In addition, every year the paper industry dumps millions of pounds of toxins into
rivers and coastal waters, and contributes significantly to air pollution.
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Boxes
- Our kit boxes are made with 100% post consumer recycled fiber and processed chlorine free.
- General packaging materials deplete a vast array of resources when they are made.
Once used, they make up 30% of the municipal waste stream. US residents generate
an average of 463 pounds of packaging per person per year.
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Ink
- Soy ink is used for printing on our kit box.
- Conventional printers use petroleum-based inks that contain hazardous heavy
metals.
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Kit Design
- Our kit box is designed to exactly hold all contents with no excess space, hence the
small box size. It is also designed to be self-locking & closing in order to be glue-free.
- Other boxes are designed to look impressively large in order to deceive buyers into
thinking they’re getting a more substantial product. Other boxes also use toxic glues
for box strengthening.
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Your Supplies
- To prevent the waste of use-once-only items, you are asked to provide old towels and
sheets as covers and drop cloths, and your own paint and water containers.
- Using your own materials rather than providing new ones, limits waste and pollution,
conserves energy and resources, and lowers costs and selling price.
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Information and statistics obtained from Choose To Reuse by Nikki & David Goldbeck.
