New Honest Company Product – Sunscreen Spray SPF 30

In early June, RadarOnline.com reported that, in 2008 and 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration barred two shipments from one of the company’s suppliers, China-based American Hygienics Corporation, for containing ‘a new animal drug which is unsafe.’ The first incident involved ‘cleansing products’ while the second involved ‘dental protectant.’ The shipment refusal documents can be viewed here.

“According to RadarOnline.com, The Honest Company’s relationship with American Hygienics only dates back to 2012 when Alba co-founded her company. Radar claims that on May 19, 2014, The Honest Company received a shipment of 10,110 cartons of wet wipes from the Chinese company. The day before, they received 33,098 cartons of wet wipes,” reports the Daily Mail.
UPDATE: The Honest Company has issued the following statement as their response to this story: “We can assure you we only work with the safest, highest quality suppliers, and thoroughly review their facilities and capabilities before and during our partnership. Our customers should rest assured, The Honest Company is undeterred in our purpose and mission to provide safe, effective products for our families and yours. Our wipes manufacturing partner American Hygienics Corporation (AHC) maintains production in a state-of-the-art FDA compliant facility with United States and international certifications and accreditations. The confusion regarding the wipes comes from the fact that AHC worked in 2008 with another brand to produce non-woven wipes not intended for use with children. That brand was instructed by the FDA to repackage their product before acceptance in the U.S. Our manufacturing partner AHC was never warned, barred, banned, or restricted by the FDA or any other U.S. governmental entity.”

UPDATE #2: Well, now we know why the RadarOnline articles were taken down. Apparently the Honest Company’s Chinese manfacturer American Hygienics Corporation is threatening them with a lawsuit, along with any other publication that reports on this story. We recently received the following email from “The Honest Company”:

Thank you for posting our response to Radar’s reckless claims. We do not want your readers could be misinformed about THC and the truth about their vendors and products. But I do want to give you a heads up that Radar removed the post because the vendor in question, AHC is taking strong legal action. They and anyone who reposts could be liable for damages. You will likely get a letter in 24 hours if the post is not taken down.
Beth Andrews

Haven’t you guys seen the news about Honest products? Turns out they are made in China with ingredients that are not FDA approved. They have been lying about their “natural” ingredient list and it’s all over the news….I don’t buy Honest anymore.

Just be careful and don’t use spray sunscreen around your face or breathe in while you’re applying it, as there may be inhalation hazards. It’s good that this doesn’t contain nanoparticles, but I think I’ll stick to lotions or creams. (Ever since I started working at a patent law firm, I have learned more about consumer products and how they’re made than I ever thought possible. And I swear, now I want to avoid nearly everything…)

Did you see that as of Sunday that Target is now carrying Honest Company products? I haven’t had a chance to make it there yet, but they are showing up online. I will still be getting my monthly bundle, but it is nice if I run out of something that I can run to Target and get it!