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Molly's Suds

Cruelty-free cleaning products with a focus on gentle ingredients

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Molly's Suds' Sustainability Rating:

Fair

Molly's Suds is rated Fair because it has started to improve its products and packaging, but still has room to grow.

Molly's Suds has committed to avoiding many ingredients that pose a threat to the climate, including parabens, phthalates, some petrochemical-based ingredients, and uncertified palm oil. However, it still uses some petrochemical-based ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, such as polyvinyl alcohol (a plastic film with limited scientific evidence of its biodegradability). Molly's Suds has reduced its shipping emissions by using concentrated formulas for some of its products and working to minimize its packaging overall. Its packaging includes compostable and recyclable materials, but Molly's Suds still relies on plastic packaging, which contributes to waste production and excess energy use.


  • Ingredients

    Molly's Suds has made ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by avoiding parabens, phthalates, other petrochemical-based ingredients, and uncertified palm oil. While it has made commitments, it still uses some ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including other petrochemical-based ingredients such as polyvinyl alcohol, a plastic film with limited scientific evidence of its biodegradability. Molly's Suds' products incorporate bio-based and organic ingredients, and it carries products that have certifications from Leaping Bunny.


  • Containers & Packaging

    Molly's Suds offers some of its products in a concentrated format, which reduces shipping emissions and minimizes packaging use. It has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in its product containers, and uses eco-friendly materials for containers and shipping materials, including ones that are compostable or recyclable.


  • Energy & Water Use

    Molly's Suds doesn't share information on its energy strategy or on any water conservation strategies.


  • Refill & Reuse

    Molly's Suds' website doesn't actively encourage the reuse of its product containers, but it has piloted refill in-store in the past. It offers bulk sizes for some products to help reduce packaging waste.


  • Slow Cleaning

    It's unclear if this brand releases new items seasonally, which can create excess waste.


  • Marketing

    Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.


  • Transparency & Reporting

    Molly's Suds has a sustainability page with comprehensive details on aspects of its climate strategy, but this page is hard to find on its website. Molly's Suds shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products.


  • Emissions Tracking

    Commons couldn't find information on this brand's emissions tracking.


  • Targets & Offsets

    Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.


  • Supply Chain & Labor

    Molly's Suds publishes limited information about its supply chain, disclosing that it uses RSPO-certified palm oil and has an inclusion for Free, Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) in its Palm Sourcing Policy . It doesn't publicly share this Palm Sourcing Policy or a general supplier code of conduct.

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https://mollyssuds.com/pages/ingredients-we-use

https://mollyssuds.com/pages/potential-allergens

https://mollyssuds.com/pages/what-is-natural-fragrance

https://mollyssuds.com/pages/molly-s-suds-packaging-sustainability

https://mollyssuds.com/pages/faq

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Sustainability information was last updated in April 2025.

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