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Uncommon Goods Kids Soothing Magnesium Bathtime Set

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Kids Soothing Magnesium Bathtime Set

A low-plastic bath set: natural mineral and essential-oil ingredients with cardboard bomb packaging. The soak ingredient list is written loosely with 'possibly' and 'if included' wording, and the soak container is not shown, so confidence is limited pending clearer disclosure.

2 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$

A kids' bedtime bath duo: a 600 g magnesium chloride soak and six lavender-chamomile bath bombs. The retailer states 100% natural ingredients with no synthetic fragrances or colors, and the bath-bomb packaging is cardboard.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Minimal plastic
Bath-bomb packaging is cardboard. The magnesium soak container is not disclosed.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
No intentionally added microplastics: no glitter, microbeads, or synthetic film-formers are listed, and the retailer states no synthetic colors.
End of life: persistence and recovery Persists somewhat
Only partly recoverable; some of it persists.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern No concerns
No phthalates, bisphenols, or PFAS.
Transparency and disclosure Partly disclosed
Limited. Bath-bomb ingredients are listed, but the soak list is hedged with 'possibly' and 'if included' wording.

Strengths

  • Natural mineral and essential-oil ingredients
  • No synthetic fragrances or colors, per the retailer
  • Bath-bomb packaging is cardboard, not plastic
  • No glitter or plastic microbeads

Trade-offs

  • Soak ingredient list is hedged and imprecise
  • Soak container material not disclosed
  • Essential oils; patch-test for sensitive skin

What's inside

Bath bombs of magnesium chloride, baking soda, citric acid, essential oils, and natural colorants; a magnesium chloride soak. Bath-bomb packaging is cardboard; the soak container is not disclosed.

PartMaterial
Bath bombsMagnesium chloride, baking soda, citric acid, essential oils, natural colorants
SoakMagnesium chloride flakes, essential oils
PackagingCardboard (bomb); soak container not disclosed

Free of Synthetic fragrance and color (retailer-stated)

Packaging
Bath-bomb packaging is cardboard. The magnesium soak container is not disclosed.
Microplastics
No intentionally added microplastics: no glitter, microbeads, or synthetic film-formers are listed, and the retailer states no synthetic colors.

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

100% Natural (retailer-stated)No Synthetic Fragrance or ColorCardboard Packaging

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Uncommon Goods

Uncommon Goods is a curated marketplace founded in 1999 by David Bolotsky, a former Goldman Sachs retail analyst, and run from Brooklyn, New York. About half of what it sells is handmade by independent artists and artisans, frequently from recycled, reclaimed, or upcycled materials. It became a founding B Corporation in 2007, meaning it meets independent standards for how it treats workers, makers, and the environment, and has been named Best for the World in its community category in several years. The company is known for paying entry staff well above minimum wage and for a customer-directed giving program at checkout. As a retailer it curates rather than manufactures, so material disclosure varies by maker, which is reflected in the confidence rating on this card.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

Hi, I’m Melissa-founder of Thriving Sustainably

Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.