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Everist The Exfoliating Konjac Body Sponge

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Everist

Everist

The Exfoliating Konjac Body Sponge

A direct plastic-free replacement for the most quietly shedding item in your shower.

1 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$

A shower sponge made of konjac root fiber with walnut shell and charcoal, replacing the plastic-foam poufs that shed microplastics down the drain.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Plastic-free
100% konjac plant fiber embedded with walnut shell particles and charcoal powder. Compostable at home after 2 to 3 months of use.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
None; konjac fiber, walnut shell and charcoal are all natural materials. Most shower sponges are plastic foam that sheds with every scrub
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Paper-based wrap (stated). Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Low concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Transparency and verification Mostly disclosed
Three-ingredient material list fully disclosed

Strengths

  • Fully natural, home compostable materials
  • Replaces plastic mesh poufs that shed in use
  • Paper packaging

Trade-offs

  • Wears out and needs replacing every 2 to 3 months
  • Any hanging string material is not stated

What's inside

100% konjac plant fiber embedded with walnut shell particles and charcoal powder. Compostable at home after 2 to 3 months of use.

PartMaterial
Sponge100% konjac plant fiber, walnut shell, charcoal
WrapPaper, recyclable

Free of Plastic foam, synthetic mesh

Packaging
Paper-based wrap (stated)
Microplastics
None; konjac fiber, walnut shell and charcoal are all natural materials. Most shower sponges are plastic foam that sheds with every scrub

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

100% konjac plant fiber (disclosed)Home compostable (stated)Paper wrap packaging

Certifications

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

About Everist

Everist is a woman-founded Canadian company based in Toronto, started around 2020 by Jayme Jenkins and Jessica Stevenson, two beauty-industry veterans who asked why the industry ships heavy, water-filled products in plastic around the world. It makes waterless hair and body concentrates, plus a konjac body sponge, that you activate with water at home, all packaged in recycled aluminum.

The brand states it is Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free and offsets its carbon through ocean-restoration partners. One correction worth noting: despite a B-sounding description elsewhere, Everist does not claim to be a certified B Corp, so it should not be listed as one; the whole waterless, aluminum-packaged line is its low-plastic play, though the concentrated format is an adjustment from ready-to-use liquids.

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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.