Brand Rating:

If You Care

Top Choice

10/10

Score 10/10

The Shifting Gaia rating evaluates brands based on sustainable practices, ingredients and materials, and social responsibility, among others. Below are a few factors influencing this brand's score:

Certifications

EU Ecolabel

Fair Rubber

Green Seal

Seedling Industrially Compostable

USDA Certified Biobased 100%

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Rated: October 15, 2025
Category: Home
Subcategory: Kitchen

Overview:

Sustainability 9.0/10

Non-toxicity 10.0/10

If You Care makes non-toxic, plastic-free alternatives to everyday kitchen and home items.

Highlights

• Sustainable and compostable packaging

• Plastic-free alternatives to common household goods

• Sustainable material sourcing

• Biodegradable and non-toxic kitchen and home supplies

Sustainability

score : 9.0/10

Packaging

If You Care's packaging is almost entirely recycled cardboard and paper, some of which is compostable. All printing is done with vegetable based inks. Packaging biodegradability is verified through third parties.

Material Sustainability

If You Care excels in sourcing materials responsibly to create plastic-free alternatives to everyday home products. Their compostable trash bags are made using potato starch. They achieve non-stick parchment paper through food safe, non-toxic silicon, which is compostable. Sandwich bags are made from unbleached spruce tree pulp, which is sourced renewably. All paper used in products and packaging is FSC certified.

Energy Use and Footprint

Many If You Care products reduce energy consumption through material use. For example, using recycled aluminum for their aluminum foil reduces energy consumption in production by 95%. Still, there is little available information regarding production, renewable energy usage, or other footprint mitigation strategies. Certifications like EU Ecolabel and Greenseal help to verify low impact manufacturing.

Waste Management

There is little information available regarding waste management and production outside of specific material usage. However, certifications like EU Ecolabel and Greenseal help to verify low impact manufacturing.

Business Model

The brand offers an entirely evergreen product selection with minimal to no product churn. They avoid trend-driven, seasonal, or limited-edition products.