History / Background

Green Island N.V. originally started in 2002 with the small-scale production of biological cleaning products such as household cleaners, laundry detergents and chemical-free air fresheners. Reactions were enthusiastic, especially from people with allergies. Encouraged by this, Green Island expanded in 2003 to natural bodycare products, beginning with herbal soaps, pain relief lotion and body lotions and now including over a 160 different personal care products.

                                             Organic Cleaning

Ironically, it was World War II that caused us to use cleaning chemicals the way we do nowadays. Before that, our cleaning was mostly based on coconut oil. The war made coconut oil difficult to obtain, so cleaning products were made out of petroleum. This eventually led to today's widespread use of chemicals for cleaning. Concern for our health and the environment have led to the development of more environmentally friendly chemicals ..... most of them still based on petroleum. Even most hypo-allergenic baby products contain large amounts of chemicals, for instance preservatives. On of the most common baby products, baby oil, is actually a mineral oil and has no benefits for your baby's skin since the skin cannot absorb it and it prevents the skin from breathing. It has even been proven to cause blackheads (comedones). What to use for your baby then? Any vegetable oil obtainable at your supermarket or drugstore: for instance: sunflower, olive, sesame (my personal favorite), soy (watch out for allergies though), sweet almond. Each of these oils has their own properties.

Green Island developed natural alternatives to well-known cleaners. Green Island’s cleaning products are based on a well-known concept - that vinegar, soda and other natural products clean just as well as the average chemical cleaner, but without the adverse side-effects with regard to health (many people have allergic reactions to soap, surfactants, colorants, preservatives and other chemicals) and the environment. Green Island started out with the idea that, especially here in the Caribbean, we are so used to our well-known household chemicals that it would be difficult to go back to vinegar and soda like grandma did.

  



Although Green Island cleaners are non-toxic and do not harm the environment, they are meant for external use only. Always keep all cleaners out of reach of children. In case of accidental ingestion contact a physician. If the product gets into the eyes rinse out with lots of water. Clear plastic bottles containing organic cleaners may become opaque after some time. This is a reaction to the essential oils and does not affect the performance of the product. Because Green Island does not use additives, stabilizers, emulsifiers and other chemical additives, product color may change over time. The contents may also settle. This is normal and will not affect the performance of the product.

*Shake the bottle before use.

*We advise you to store all Green Island products in a cool, dark place.