Lemongrass & ginger: aromatic-fresh taste, without fluoride

Coconut oil has many good properties: it is said to help prevent inflammation and has an antibacterial effect, which is why many people use it for oil pulling, for example. Thanks to its nourishing properties, it is a common ingredient in skin creams, shampoos and hair conditioners and is often used as an alternative to palm oil in the production of soaps. So what could be more natural than making a toothpaste from coconut oil? Niyok therefore uses coconut oil as the basis for its coconut toothpaste. Mild cleaning agents made from calcium carbonate clean the tooth surfaces thoroughly and gently. Calcium carbonate also remineralizes the teeth. Niyok has also added some flavor to the toothpaste: Natural aromas and essential oils provide the usual freshness. For those who like it a little more aromatic, we recommend our favorite with lemongrass and ginger. The dosage corresponds to that of standard toothpastes: a pea-sized amount - or even a little more - is sufficient. Please just note that the toothpaste does not foam as much as you may be used to from other toothpastes.

As much as necessary, as little as possible. This sentence basically sums up what the natural cosmetics company Niyok stands for. Its body care products contain only the ingredients necessary for their purpose and are also vegan and certified as natural cosmetics. But the North Rhine-Westphalian manufacturer goes one step further than usual for maximum transparency: on the back of the packaging of the body care products, the so-called INCI list, which shows all the ingredients of a product with the technical name, is not only displayed, but all the names of the ingredients are also translated and briefly explained. This is also what Niyok understands by transparency: not only seeing what's in it, but also understanding it. The company motto could just as well be: minimum formulation, maximum transparency.

All Niyok body care products are produced at the company site in Germany - with green electricity, and the manicure instruments are manufactured in Solingen, with a few exceptions. The raw materials are carefully selected and come from Europe wherever possible. This also ensures clean and fair production conditions. Parabens, silicones and palm oil are, of course, taboo.

It goes without saying that, with a few exceptions, plastic is not used in the packaging - but this is not a matter of course. For example, Niyok is one of the few manufacturers whose manicure instruments are supplied in plastic-free packaging. The toothpaste tubes are made of 50% chalk and 50% polyethylene. This means that the walls of the chalk tube are only half as thick as those of conventional plastic tubes. And wherever possible, glass or cardboard is used instead of plastic or no packaging is used at all.

Niyok also supports the Berlin-based company CleanHub. Its digital platform for waste traceability enables comprehensive monitoring of plastic collection activities. This software tracks every kilogram of plastic waste from the point of collection to disposal. CleanHub thus contributes to transparency in collection and helps to finance the costly collection of different types of plastic and their recycling.