Massage Therapy Journal Spring 2025

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Quick Guide to Sustainability Seals Looking to make your practice more sustainable but don’t know where to start? This guide will help you navigate the world of seals and certifications you may see on some company websites.

EcoLogo Certified —UL ECOLOGO® Certified products and services are verified for reduced environmental

Sustainable Harvest International —Sustainable

Harvest International is an environmental nonprofit with over 25 years of experience partnering with smallholder farmers to adopt regenerative practices that nourish people and the planet. Where you might see it: Massage tables, massage chairs.

and health impact. ECOLOGO Certifications are voluntary, multi-attribute, life cycle-based environmental certifications that indicate a product has undergone rigorous scientific testing and exhaustive auditing to prove its compliance with stringent, third-party environmental standards. Where you might see it: Cleaning products. Trees for the Future —Trees for the Future is a nonprofit organization established in 1988 to help reforest earth. Trees for the Future has created programs that restore forests on degraded lands, thereby improving the overall quality of life of Indigenous people in developing countries. Where you might see it: Massage tables, massage chairs.

EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year —Safer Choice Partner of the

Year Awards recognize the leadership contributions of Safer Choice partners and stakeholders who have shown achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals that further outstanding or innovative source reduction. Where you might see it: Cleaning products, massage oils and creams. engineering and its ingredients are not derived from GMOs. Additionally, it means a product is compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, which includes stringent provisions for testing, traceability and segregation. Where you might see it: Massage oils and creams, essential oils. OEKO-TEX —A textile carrying the Standard 100 label has had every component of the article tested for harmful substances to ensure it is harmless for human health. Where you might see it: Massage linens. Non-GMO Project Verified — Non-GMO means a product was produced without genetic

Green Seal Certified —Green Seal is a global nonprofit organization that pioneered the ecolabeling movement

with a mission to transform the economy for a healthier, greener world. For 30 years, Green Seal’s rigorous standards for health, sustainability and product performance have driven permanent shifts in the marketplace, empowering better purchasing decisions and rewarding industry innovators. Where you might see it: Cleaning products.

USDA Orgaanic —This seal is given to producers of organic food and agricultural products that have 95% or

more organic content . Where you might see it: Table linens, essential oils, massage oils and creams.

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