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Our primary goal is to save time and money for families who are looking for products made with clean and healthy ingredients that also use environmentally friendly packaging.

Crunchy Mama Box is a platform that consumers and brands can trust. We are committed to health, sustainability and providing information that will protect you from any sort of greenwashing.

We do more than just read labels for you; we conduct ongoing research to ensure we carry only safe and sustainable items.

We do the work for customers by learning about companies that wish to list on our marketplace, understanding their processes, evaluating how they give back to the planet and the community and ultimately deciding whether they meet the Crunchy Mama Box standard of excellence.

We Say Yes To

Fair Trade
Eco-Friendly
Gluten Free
Plastic Free
Organic
Minority Owned
Vegan & Cruelty Free
Made with Natural Ingredients

We do more than just read labels for you; we conduct ongoing research to ensure we carry only safe and sustainable items.

We do the work for customers by learning about companies that wish to list on our marketplace, understanding their processes, evaluating how they give back to the planet and the community and ultimately deciding whether they meet the Crunchy Mama Box standard of excellence.

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We Say No To

Prohibited food ingredients

2,4,5-Trihydroxybutyrophenone (THBP)

Acesulfame-K

Acetoin (synthetic)

Acetone Peroxides

Acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides

Advantame

Aluminum Ammonium Sulfate

Aluminum Potassium Sulfate

Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate

Aluminum Sulfate

Ammonium Alum

Ammonium Chloride

Ammonium Saccharin

Ammonium Sulfate

Apricot Kernel/Extract

Artificial Flavors

Artificial Sweeteners

Artificial food coloring

Aspartame

Azo Dyes

Azodicarbonamide

Bacillus Subtilis DE111

Bacteriophage Preparation

Bentonite

Benzoates

Benzoic Acid

Benzophenone

Benzoyl Peroxide

Benzyl Alcohol

Beta-cyclodextrin

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)

Bleached flour

Bromated flour

Brominated vegetable oil

Burnt alum

Butylparaben

Caffeine (extended release)

Calcium Benzoate

Calcium Bromate

Calcium Disodium EDTA

Calcium Peroxide

Calcium Propionate

Calcium Saccharin

Calcium Sorbate

Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate

Canthaxanthin

Caprocaprylobehenin

Carmine

Certified colors

Citrus Red No. 2

Cochineal

Corn Syrup

DATEM

Diacetyl (synthetic)

Dimethyl Silicone

Dimethylpolysiloxane

Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)

Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides

Disodium calcium EDTA

Disodium dihydrogen EDTA

Disodium EDTA

Disodium guanylate

Disodium inosinate

Dodecyl gallate

EDTA

Erythrosine

Ethoxyquin

Ethyl Acrylate (synthetic)

Ethyl Vanillin (synthetic)

Ethylene Glycol

Ethylene Oxide

Eugenyl Methyl Ether (synthetic)

FD&C Blue No. 1

FD&C Blue No. 2

FD&C Colors

FD&C Green No. 3

FD&C Red No. 3

FD&C Red No. 40

FD&C Yellow No. 5

FD&C Yellow No. 6

Foie Gras

Gardenia Blue

GMP

Gold/Gold Leaf

Heptylparaben

Hexa-, Hepta- and Octa-Esters of Sucrose

High-Fructose Corn Syrup/HFCS

Hjijiki

Hydrogenated oils

Inosine monophosphate

Insect Flour

Iron oxide

Kava/Kava Kava

Lactic Acid Esters of Monoglycerides

Lactylated Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides

Ma Huang

Maltitol

Methyl Silicon

Methylparaben

Microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute

Monoammonium Glutamate

Monopotassium Glutamate

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

Myrcene (synthetic)

Natamycin (okay in cheese-rind wax)

Natural flavors

Natural caramel color

Neotame

Nitrates (synthetic)

Nitrites (synthetic)

Non-organic soy 

Octyl Gallate

Olestra

Orange B

Partially Hydrogenated Oils

Plant Sterols

Polydextrose

Potassium Alum

Potassium Benzoate

Potassium Bisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider)

Potassium Bromate

Potassium Metabisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider)

Potassium Nitrate

Potassium Nitrite

Potassium Propionate

Potassium Sorbate

Propane-1,2-Diol esters of fatty acids

Propionates

Propionic Acid

Propyl Gallate

Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids

Propylene Oxide

Propylparaben

Pulegone (synthetic)

Pyridine (synthetic)

Saccharin

Saccharin Sodium Salt

Salatrim (short and long chain acyl triglyceride molecule)

Shark Cartilage

Smoke Flavor (synthetic)

Sodium Acid Sulfate

Sodium Alum

Sodium Aluminum Phosphate

Sodium Aluminum Sulfate

Sodium Benzoate

Sodium Bisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider)

Sodium Cyclamate

Sodium Diacetate

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Sodium Metabisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider)

Sodium Nitrate/Nitrite (synthetic)

Sodium Propionate

Sodium Saccharin

Sodium Sorbate

Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate

Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate

Sodium Sulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider)

Sorbic Acid

Soy Lecithin

Stannous Chloride

Succistearin

Sucralose

Sucroglycerides

Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate

Sucrose Ester

Sucrose Polyester

Sulfites (okay in wine, mead, cider)

Sulfur Dioxide (okay in wine, mead, cider)

Trans fats

TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)

Tetrasodium EDTA

Thiodipropionic Acid

Titanium dioxide

Toluene

Tonka Bean/Extract

Vanillin (synthetic)

Yeast extract

Prohibited beauty ingredients

2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1(and) 3-Diol

Acetone

Alcloxa

Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate

Aluminum Chlorohydrate

Ammonia

Ammonium C6-16 perfluoroalkyl ethyl phosphate

Ammonium Xylene Sulfonate

Benzalkonium Chloride

Benzethonium Chloride

Benzocaine

Benzophenone-3

BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)

BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) Butoxyethanol

C9-15 fluoroalcohol phosphate

Chlorotrifluoropropene

Chlorphenesin

Cloflucarban

Cocamide DEA

Coal tar

Copper Disodium EDTA

Diazolidinyl Urea

Diethanolamine (DEA)

Dimethyl phenylbutanol

Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate

Disodium EDTA

DMDM Hydantoin

EDTA

Emu Oil

Equine Oil

Fluorosalan

Formaldehyde

Fragrance/Fragrance Oils (Synthetic)

Hexachlorophene

Hexylresorcinol

Hydroquinone

Imidazolidinyl Urea

Iodine complex with ammonium ether sulfate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate

Iodine complex with phosphate ester of alkylaryloxy polyethylene glycol

Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate

Isododecane

Isoeicosane

Lead acetate

Lidocaine

Melanin

Methyl Nicotinate

Methyl perfluorobutyl ether

Methyl perfluoroisobutyl ether

Methylbenzethonium chloride

Methylchloroisothiazolinone

Methylene bis-benzotriazoyl tetramethylbutylphenol

Methylene glycol

Methylisothiazolinone

Microbeads

Mineral oil

Myristamide DEA

Nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanoliodine

Octafluoropentyl methacrylate

Octinoxate

Oleamide DEA

Oxybenzone

Pentafluoropropane

Perfluorodecalin

Perfluorodimethylcyclohexane

Perfluorohexane

Perfluorononyl dimethicone

Perfluorononylethyl carboxydecyl PEG-10 dimethicone

Perfluorooctyl triethoxysilane

Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene

Petrolatum

Petroleum based oils

Phenol

Phenoxyethanol

Phthalates

Picaridin

Poloxamer—iodine complex

Polyethylene Terephthalate

Polyimide-1

Polymethyl Methacrylate

Polyperfluoroethoxymethoxy Difluoroethyl Peg Phosphate

Polyperfluoroethoxymethoxy PEG-2 phosphate

Polypropylene

Povidone-iodine

PTFE

Quaternium 15

Secondary amyltricresols

Sh-oligopeptide-1

Silver Citrate

Sodium Bisulfite

Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate

Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate

Sodium magnesium fluorosilicate

Sodium Oxychlorosene

Sodium xylene sulfonate

Soyamide DEA

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite

TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)

Tetrasodium EDTA

Tetrasodium Etidronate

Toluene

Tribromsalan

Triclocarban

Triclosan

Triple dye

Trisodium EDTA

Undecoylium chloride iodine complex

Vanillyl Butyl Ether

Prohibited cleaning/household ingredients

2-oxepanone, homopolymer

3 (Trihydroxysilyl) propyldimethyl octadecyl ammonium chloride

4,4′-Diamino-2,2′-stilbenedisulfonic acid

4-Acetylpyridine-N-Oxide

4-Formylphenylboronic acid

Acid blue 82

Acrylic acid/styrene copolymer, sodium salt

Alcohols C12-C18, ethoxylated, propoxylated

Alizarin cyanine green F

Alkyl (C10-16) benzene

Alkylphenol ethoxylate

Amines, C12-18-alkyldimethyl, N-oxides

Aminoethylethanolamine

Aminomethyl propanol

Benzalkonium chloride

Benzene (C14-C30) alkylate

Benzenesulfonic acid, (1-methylethyl)-, sodium salt

Benzophenone-4

Benzotriazole

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)

bis(2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl) hexanedioate

Bronopol

Butoxyethanol

Butyl carbitol acetate

C10-14 Alkyl benzene sulfuric acid

C12-14 Ethoxylated propoxylated alcohols

C12-18-Alkyldimethyl(ethylbenzyl) ammonium chlorides

C12-C18 alkyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride

Calcium phosphate

Cannabidiol

Chlorine (Sodium Hypochlorite)

Chromium hydroxide green

Cocamide DEA

Cocamide MEA

Decyl Phenoxybenzenedisulfonic Acid

Di-(palm carboxyethyl) hydroxyethyl methyl-ammonium methyl sulfates

Dialkylester ammonium methosulfate

Diaminostilbene disulfonic acid

Diazolidinyl urea

Dicocoethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate

Diethanolamine (DEA)

Diethylene glycol butyl ether

Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether

Dimethyl octadecyllamine

Dimethylaminopropyl amine

Dipropylene glycol monobutyl ether

Dipropyleneglycol monomethyl ether

Disodium distyrylbiphenyl disulfonate

DMDM hydantoin

Ethanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-Nmethyl-, methyl sulfate (salt), octadecanoate (ester)

Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid

Fatty alcohols C12-C14 ethoxylated, propoxylated

FD&C Blue No. 1

FD&C Blue No. 2

FD&C Green No. 3

FD&C Red No. 3

FD&C Red No. 40

FD&C Yellow No. 5

FD&C Yellow No. 6

Formaldehyde

Fragrance/Fragrance Oils (Synthetic)

Hexahydro-1,3,5-Tris (2-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine

Hexdecyldimethylamine

Hydroxyethyl-methyl ammonium methosulphate

Hydroxy-methylpentylcyclohexene carboxyaldehyde

Hypophosphorus acid

Imitoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate

Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate

Isonicotinic acid-n-oxide

Isoparaffinic hydrocarbon solvent

Lauramide DEA

Linear alkyl benzene sulfonates

Manganese, ((2,2',2''-(nitrilotris(2,1-ethanediyl(nitrilo-kappaN)methylidyne))tris(phenolato-kappaO))(3-))-, (OC-6-22)-

Methoxymethylbutanol

Methyl anthranilate

Methyl bis(soya amidoethyl) 2-hydroxyethyl quaternary ammonium methylsulphate

Methylchloroisothiazolinone

Montan Wax

Nitromethylidynetrimethanol

Nonylphenyl ethoxylate

PEG 22 Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer

PFAS chemicals

Phosphates

Phthalates

Poly-4-Vinylpyridine-N-Oxide

Polycarboxylate, sodium salt

Polymeric Blue Dye

Polypropylene terephthalate

Polyquaternium- 7

Polyvinyl pyrolidone (PVP)

Potassium alkyl benzene sulfonate

Potassium Alkylpolyoxyethylene Phosphate

Propyl gallate

Quaternary Coco Alkylamine Ethoxylate

Quaternium-15

Quaternized Coco/Soya Fatty Acids

Salt of Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate

Salt of Triethanolamine Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate

Silver chloride

Sodium acid pyrophosphate

Sodium dichloroacetate

Sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate

Sodium ferrocyanide decahydrate

Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate

Sodium monochloroacetate

Sodium phosphate

Sodium xylene sulfate

Sodium xylene sulfonate

Sulfuric acid

Tetrasodium EDTA

Toluene

Tributylphenol polyglycol ether, 12 – 14 EO

Tricalcium phosphate

Triclosan

Triethanolamine (TEA)

Tripropylene glycol methyl ether

Tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether

Urea-formaldehyde-copolymer

White mineral oil

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