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Caboo Superclean Disposable Face & Body Towels

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Caboo

Caboo

Superclean Disposable Face & Body Towels

The MADE SAFE listing is real and meaningful for ingredient safety, but a single-use product this undisclosed cannot enter our low band.

3 / 10 Medium plastic footprint $

Disposable bamboo-derived towels with a registry-confirmed MADE SAFE certification but almost no material disclosure from the brand itself.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Little plastic
Marketed as made from renewable bamboo. The fiber process (viscose or otherwise) is not stated, the towels do not appear on Caboo's own site, and the pouch material is not stated.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Sheds very little
If the bamboo fiber is viscose, it sheds man-made cellulosic fibers: not microplastic by regulatory definition and biodegradable, but shedding is real. The brand does not state the fiber process, so we do not assert it
End of life: persistence and recovery Persists somewhat
Not stated. Only partly recoverable; some of it persists.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern High concern
A non-stick plastic coating or polymer in food contact can migrate.
Transparency and verification Little disclosed
Fiber process and packaging not stated; the product does not appear on the brand's own site

Strengths

  • MADE SAFE certification confirmed in the issuing registry
  • Bamboo-derived rather than petroleum polyester wipe stock

Trade-offs

  • Single-use by design
  • Fiber process not disclosed, so shedding class is unknown
  • Packaging not stated and product absent from the brand's own site

What's inside

Marketed as made from renewable bamboo. The fiber process (viscose or otherwise) is not stated, the towels do not appear on Caboo's own site, and the pouch material is not stated.

PartMaterial
TowelBamboo-derived fiber, process not stated
PouchNot stated
Packaging
Not stated
Microplastics
If the bamboo fiber is viscose, it sheds man-made cellulosic fibers: not microplastic by regulatory definition and biodegradable, but shedding is real. The brand does not state the fiber process, so we do not assert it

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Bamboo-derived (stated)Fiber process not disclosedSingle-use

Certifications

Independent, third-party certifications only. Tap any badge to see what it verifies.

About Caboo

Caboo makes bamboo-based paper products; its bamboo face and body towels are MADE SAFE certified, confirmed in the MADE SAFE registry.

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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.