Why Glass?

Why glass? Here’s the short answer.

Glass keeps ingredients pure, can be used and reused endlessly, and breaks down to sand at the end of its life. Plastic? It can break down, leaching into ingredients and can linger in landfills for centuries—contributing to the millions upon billions of pounds of waste piling up on our planet.

Glass is the clear winner.

At Earth and Body Wise, we package in glass because it’s safer for the body and smarter for the planet.

The Earth and Body Wise Difference

At Earth and Body Wise, we believe oral care should be simple, effective, and genuinely clean—from the ingredients inside the jar to the packaging that holds them. That’s why we’re a 100% plastic-free brand.

Every glass jar we use is part of a circular system: recyclable and endlessly reusable. We designed it this way to reduce waste and eliminate the invisible pollutants that come from plastic packaging. Glass aligns with our values—it’s honest, sustainable, and built to last.

When you pick up an Earth and Body Wise product, you’re holding something that’s designed with purpose. It’s more than packaging; it’s a commitment to cleaner living and conscious choices.

Why Glass is Better for You

Glass is completely non-porous and chemically stable, meaning it doesn’t react with what’s inside. That’s essential when you’re working with natural ingredients, essential oils, and minerals—like those in our toothpaste. These compounds can be sensitive to their environment. Glass ensures they stay potent, pure, and untainted.

Plastic, on the other hand, tells a different story. Over time—and especially with exposure to heat, cold, sunlight, or humidity—plastic will degrade. As plastic breaks down, harmful compounds are released into the area surrounding the package including into the product itself. Known as microplastics, these toxic compounds include plasticizers such as BPA (Bisphenol A), PFAS (Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, also known as “Forever Chemicals”), and phthalates. These substances are well known scientifically proven endocrine disruptors, meaning they can interfere with the body’s natural hormone balance.

Even at low levels, chemical leaching can alter the integrity of products, changing textures, odors, and safety profiles. It’s not just a matter of preference—it’s a matter of purity. With glass, you get exactly what you expect: clean ingredients that stay clean.

Why Glass is Better for the Planet

Glass is one of the few materials that’s infinitely recyclable. It can be melted down and remade without ever losing strength, clarity, or quality. Each time a glass jar is recycled, it becomes part of a closed-loop system that minimizes waste and conserves resources.

Plastic, unfortunately, doesn’t share that ability. Most plastics can only be recycled once or twice before they’re downcycled into lower-grade materials that eventually end up in landfills or oceans. Less than 10% of all plastic ever produced has been recycled successfully. The rest is still with us—polluting waterways, breaking down into microplastics, and entering our food system.

When glass does reach the end of its life, it naturally returns to the earth as sand, leaving behind no toxic residue. Plastic, by contrast, can persist for hundreds of years, fragmenting into ever-smaller particles that never truly disappear.

By choosing glass, we choose a future that’s cleaner, safer, and more circular.

A Smarter Kind of Packaging

Our glass jars aren’t just sustainable—they’re thoughtfully designed to live many lives. You can rinse, refill, and reuse them again and again. Many of our customers love finding creative new uses for them: storing bobby pins, cotton balls, spices, toothpicks—the list goes on. Each reuse means one less disposable container in a landfill.

This is what mindful consumption looks like: choosing materials that last, and turning small habits into meaningful impact. Every time you refill or repurpose an Earth and Body Wise jar, you’re helping close the loop on waste.

The Bottom Line

Glass isn’t just a packaging choice—it’s a philosophy. It represents transparency, purity, and respect for the environment. It’s how we honor what goes into our products and what goes back into the planet.

When you choose Earth and Body Wise, you’re choosing more than clean oral care. You’re choosing a better future—one jar at a time.