TARA's Eco Inititative

Tara Spa Therapy doesn’t wait for the future to happen, we create the future by adopting and implementing principles, policies and practices that improve the quality of life for our customers, employees, community and the environment. Our vision is a global com- munity that values wellness, personal growth and social and environmental responsibility.

TARA’s Eco Choice Program denotes all TARA products made with wild-crafted and/or organic ingredients as well as all eco-friendly packaging made with recycled content.

Following are details of TARA's ongoing Eco Initiative:

Herbal-EaseTM Collection

• The polar fleece fabric we use for the pillows is composed of 89% post consumer plastic soda bottles.

Aromatherapy Collection

• No parabens or preservatives, no artificial colors or dyes, no synthetic fragrance, no petroleum, no animal testing.
• No synthetic fragrance, artificial dyes or colors; no parabens; no petroleum; no animal testing. Glass bottles versus plastic.
• Single note essential oils are certified organic, pesticide free or wild crafted, from suppliers engaging in sus- tainable farming practices.

Ayurveda Collection

• Premier line of certified organic Ayurvedic facial oils.

Bath Therapy Collection

• Recycled cardboard canisters with metal lids instead of plastic lids or containers. Certified organic herbal extracts and pure essential oils.
• Certified organic herbal extracts and pure essential oils.
• No parabens or preservatives, no artificial colors or dyes, no synthetic fragrance, no petroleum, no animal testing.

Massage Oil

• We offer a certified organic massage oil that easily washes out of linens.

Overall Measures We Take to be Environmentally Sensitive

• No secondary packaging (i.e. box for each product) to reduce waste.
• We use shredded paper documents, 100% recycled kraft padding and newsprint paper, recycled bubble wrap (when necessary), as well as reusing packing materials and boxes from incoming shipments to pack our outgoing orders.
• We use shipping peanuts from recycled materials or corn, versus Styrofoam.
• Utilize recycled kraft boxes for gift sets.
• All TARA collateral is printed on paper post consumer waste, FSC certified paper using water based inks.
• All outside printing is sourced through a green, sustainable printing service.
• TARA now offers all collaterals in electronic format on memory sticks made from recyclable materials as a
• paperless alternative.
• All TARA products are without artificial dyes, synthetic fragrance and petroleum-derived ingredients.
• Purchase clean wind energy in the form of renewable energy credits (RECs) directly contributing to the devel-
• opment of clean power sources and reducing the need for harmful fossil fuels.
• Fees to Funds donates a percentage of the processing fees charged for TARA credit card orders to charities
• that promote eco-friendly, sustainable causes – namely, the Green Spa Network.
• All personnel donate to Soles for Souls.