The thing everyone's actually wondering.
Our pods look like they're wrapped in plastic, so you may be worried they produce dangerous microplastics… You shouldn’t be! . We understand why that's confusing — especially when you've been hearing a lot about microplastics. You've probably seen claims about pod film circulating online and in social media. We get why they land. The word "polymer" is alarming when you're worried about plastic pollution.
Here's the honest answer: PVOH — the film around our pods — is mostly a synthetic polymer material. Not grown in a field. Made in a lab.
PVOH has been used safely for decades in eye drops, pharmaceutical capsules, and nutritional supplements. The same ingredient that keeps your contact lenses moist is wrapping your laundry pods. It dissolves completely in water, doesn't fragment into microplastic particles, and biodegrades in wastewater treatment through microorganisms that eat it for energy. The EPA reviewed a formal challenge to this ingredient in 2023 and upheld its Safer Choice status. That's not spin — it's the public record.
The weight of independent peer-reviewed research supports PVOH's safety. We’ve put everything on the table - you decide.