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Fontana Favorites: Mother's Day Gift Guide 2024

Mother's Day is a time to celebrate and express gratitude for the incredible women in our lives, but finding the perfect gift can be a challenge. This year, instead of a traditional bouquet or a...
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EWG Verified: A Q&A with our Founders

If you've been following our company on social media, or receive our emails, you have probably heard us proudly talk about our MADE SAFE® Certification! We now have over 100 of our products MADE SAFE...
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Sustainable Bar Soap: Make the Switch and Save the Planet!

Body wash has dominated the soap industry, yet it carries undesirable consequences for our environment and our health. Each year, approximately 238 million individuals use body wash from plastic containers, resulting in a staggering 1.4...
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Ingredient Deep Dive: Shea Butter

The Winter months can be harsh on your skin, but your moisturizing products don't have to be! During the season of dry skin, the presence of harsh chemicals in soaps and moisturizers can exacerbate skin...
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What's New at Fontana?

If you haven't purchased from us since last Fall, you might notice that Fontana looks a bit different this year! This is because we've been hard at work developing new scents, making adjustments to our...
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Honey in Skincare? The Bees Behind Our Soap Bars!

It’s no secret that Fontana loves bees - ethically sourced beeswax is a crucial ingredient in our candles and wax melts. That’s why when we formulated our new bar soap, we knew that we had...
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Ingredients to Avoid in Lip Balm

Just like candles, lip balm is a product that is likely in everyone’s home but is severely lacking in regulation. When starting the journey to nontoxic living, it can be easy to overlook everyday products...
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What’s Really in Kids’ Candy Flavored Lip Balms?

Lip Smackers were introduced in 1973 as “the world’s first flavored lip balm”. Since then, kids and teens have been obsessed with the brightly colored, scented, and flavored brand. The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)...
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Ingredients to Avoid in Bar Soap

Did you see the news? Fontana has launched a Soap & Renew Bar Soap Collection! Why? Because most store-bought bar soaps have harmful ingredients in them, even if they are advertised as “natural” or for “sensitive...