Coconut oil has many good properties: it cares for skin and hair and is now often used as an alternative to palm oil in soap making. It is said to have an antibacterial effect, help prevent inflammation and can dissolve substances very well, which is why many use coconut oil for the oil pulling known from Ayurveda. What could be more natural than to also make a mouthwash from coconut oil?
A main ingredient of the mouthwash from Niyok is therefore pure coconut oil, which is supplemented with the essential oils of eucalyptus, sage, thyme and lemon, which are rich in active ingredients. In this combination, the oils unfold comprehensive oral care, because the mouthwash also gets into the interdental spaces, as well as the gums and teeth benefit from the effect of the oils. Used regularly, ideally with the amount of two to four teaspoons once or twice a day rinse extensively, the mouthwash supports the oral and dental health in a natural way. For the fresh breath provides the aroma of peppermint.

As much as necessary, as little as possible. This sentence basically sums up what the natural cosmetics company Niyok stands for. Its body care products contain only the ingredients necessary for their purpose and are also vegan and certified as natural cosmetics. But the North Rhine-Westphalian manufacturer goes one step further than usual for maximum transparency: on the back of the packaging of the body care products, the so-called INCI list, which shows all the ingredients of a product with the technical name, is not only displayed, but all the names of the ingredients are also translated and briefly explained. This is also what Niyok understands by transparency: not only seeing what's in it, but also understanding it. The company motto could just as well be: minimum formulation, maximum transparency.

All Niyok body care products are produced at the company's site in Germany - with green electricity, and all but a few of the manicure instruments are carefully selected and, where possible, come from Europe. This also ensures clean and fair production conditions. Parabens, silicones and palm oil are, of course, taboo.

It goes without saying that, with a few exceptions, plastic is not used in the packaging - but this is not a matter of course. For example, Niyok is one of the few manufacturers whose manicure instruments are supplied in plastic-free packaging. The toothpaste tubes are made of 50% chalk and 50% polyethylene. This means that the walls of the chalk tube are only half as thick as those of conventional plastic tubes. And wherever possible, glass or cardboard is used instead of plastic or no packaging is used at all.

Niyok also supports the Berlin-based company CleanHub. Its digital platform for waste traceability enables comprehensive monitoring of plastic collection activities. This software tracks every kilogram of plastic waste from the point of collection to disposal. CleanHub thus contributes to transparency in collection and helps to finance the costly collection of different types of plastic and their recycling.