2-sided Lotus Silk Exfoliator & Cleansing Cloth

This two-sided cleansing cloth is fashioned from lotus silk, a textile woven from lotus flower stems. The material is distinguished by its 99% antibacterial properties, so it won’t grow bacteria that can cause acne when it’s left damp after use. This means it can be left to dry without the need to be laundered after every use, saving both time and water usage. The cloth can be used either with or without a cream cleanser, and the material contains 12 essential amino acids for the skin, and a high concentration of negative ions. To use, the cloth is moistened and applied to the face in a circular motion, before being left to dry. The material itself is crafted without water, electricity, chemicals, emissions, or land clearing, with the lotus fibers handwoven on a loom, and remaining unprocessed so their natural germicidal and antibacterial properties stay active.

Once we discovered lotus silk was 99% antibacterial we realised this was revolutionary as a cleansing cloth. It doesn't grow bacteria after being left damp after use, like other cleansing cloths do. Lotus silk is quick drying so it can hang in the bathroom after each use to dry without needing the laundry, saving time and water usage. It's gentle texture cleans thoroughly with just warm water and doesn't cause any micro tearing to the skin The Beauty Shortlist Awards 2025 WINNER – BEST Cleansing cloth WINNER – EDITOR’S CHOICE Beauty

Our lotus silk is clinically proven to have an antibacterial activity (antibiosis) of greater than 99%*, killing off germs that cause acne, giving your skin a vibrant clean. The high frequency of the lotus flower also cleanses your spirit, radiating a high vibration from the inside out. Our skin absorbs the textiles that it makes contact with. A raw, natural fibre like lotus silk is beneficial to health and the environment, with no micro-plastics entering the waterways like synthetic fibres create. * Testing was performed to the Korean Standard KS K 0693:2016. (Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae).

The only cleansing cloth in the world made from lotus flower stems. Lotus silk is the most sustainable textile in the world, produced with no water, gas, oil, electricity or emissions, and no land clearing. Lotus grows only from rainwater, and regular harvesting promotes the health of lakes and waterways. Lotus silk cleansing cloth Benefits: • 100% plant-derived, cruelty-free vegan silk. • High vibrational. • Always ethically-made by skilled artisans. • Award-winning for social responsibility. • Factory-free and ethically-made. • Every cleansing cloth is uniquely handwoven. • We only use DyeStar, certified OEKO-TEX® when using dyes. • Contains no heavy metals. Materials: Front: Loom woven 50% lotus silk / 50% organic cotton. Back: Loom woven 20% lotus silk / 80% organic cotton.

06/08/2025

Price: $USD 29 Target consumers: Acala Stem’s customer is an educated conscious consumer who seek clean, high quality, organic skincare that’s kind to both their body and the planet. They value effective but natural, toxin-free ingredients, cruelty-free vegan formulations, and sustainable packaging. From eco-conscious beauty lovers to those with sensitive skin, our audience values transparency, ethical sourcing, and visible results.

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The Lotus Silk Cleansing Cloth is the world’s only cleansing textile woven entirely from raw lotus flower stems — a rare, ancient fibre reimagined through modern ethical innovation. Crafted without water, electricity, chemicals, emissions, or land clearing, it represents one of the cleanest production methods in global beauty. Because lotus fibres remain completely unprocessed, their natural germicidal and antibacterial properties stay active. The result is a high-performance cleansing tool that dries quickly, resists odour, and requires no laundering, reducing both water use and consumer effort. Every cloth supports a transparent, artisan-led supply chain that uplifts women and protects children, allowing customers to experience a new standard of luxury built on empathy, purity, and environmental integrity.

Social media education (organic and paid) In-store sensory activation with blue lotus aromatherapy to attract customers to the scent of blue lotus Podcast interviews with our founder Event and charity sponsorship to promote Acala Stem's humanitarian and environmental values International trade shows

Innovation Originality: championing a rare but stunning textile and launching into mainstream, lotus silk is a highly sought-after beauty tool for its antibacterial properties and softness for the skin and body. Packaging Design: The cleansing cloth’s cotton packaging also doubles as its sleeve to store the cloth in when not in use. It does not come in a box or any other packaging, only its cotton bag. The tags are printed on 100% recycled paper. Sustainability Impact Ethics: Acala Stem was purpose built to support for the welfare of workers and their children in developing countries. Acala Stem have a strong partnership with a social enterprise in Cambodia empowering women with working from home with their children avoiding long travel times with a good wage flexible working conditions and financial independence. Acala Stem’s social impact values are so bold they became the first recipient of the prestigious global ‘Duchess of York Award’ in 2024 at the Women Changing the World Awards in London. See award speech here https://youtu.be/klGTBQ24cqI?si=b6DDI506t50HIze3 Our skincare range is a very important part of this eco-system of creating a better world as this best selling product is what funds the business to grow so, we can give back. Ultimately we are bridging luxury with empathy. Ingredients Formulation Texture: Made with no chemicals, bleaches or dyes. Lotus silk fibres are raw and unprocessed unlike other semi-man made textiles like bamboo rayon. Claims and Benefits: Our lotus silk is clinically proven to have an antibacterial activity (antibiosis) of greater than 99%*, killing off germs that cause acne, giving your skin a vibrant clean. * Testing was performed to the Korean Standard KS K 0693:2016. (Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae). Concept and Storytelling: Acala Stem was Founded by an Australian volunteer English teacher who witnessed some global issues firsthand. Acala Stem was then born and stands at the intersection of beauty innovation and human protection. It is a brand with unmistakable differentiation, global resonance and strong commercial potential for those seeking high integrity, high demand luxury wellness products. Our founder Leanne Savage has famously only ever used clean plant-based oils as part of her skincare for the last 20 years. Now at 48 year old this clean routine has paid off and now demonstrates this with Acala Stem's clean skincare.

Acala Stem’s social responsibility efforts are not a campaign to win over a consumer. They are evidently the whole reason for existing. Acala Stem has won 17 first place awards mostly centred around environmental and humanitarian impact. Here’s why: The brand’s hero textile is lotus silk – a textile made completely by hand from lotus flower stems. Its production process requires no water oil gas power emissions or land clearing making it the most sustainable textile in the world. All Acala Stem’s textiles are woven on a loom. This is to revive loom weaving across developing countries so villages can thrive Before lotus silk the lotus stems were discarded as waste. But now farmers can sell the stems to the textile mill after they’ve harvested the petals and seeds Lotus farmers can now increase their earnings by 10x. What sets Acala Stem apart is its supply chain ethos. The brand partners with a Cambodian social enterprise to create dignified home based employment for women enabling them to remain with their children avoid unsafe factory migration and reduce vulnerability to trafficking orphanage separation and exploitation. Our supply chain is the first of any luxury brand or any mainstream brand for that matter. We are the only brand willing to adopt lotus silk and launch it into mainstream. Most brands including all heritage luxury brands have rejected lotus silk due to its high wholesale price tag and lower profit margins even though it is the most sustainable and luxurious textile in the world. Being the FIRST to do anything takes courage. Ethical luxury is an untapped category and we are doing the heavy lifting of building this new category. It would be easier to ride the wave of an established trend but this is a much-needed category for the planet and its people. 150 million trees become fabric every year. The earth cannot maintain these numbers. Lotus stem harvesting requires no land clearing as it only grows from existing lotus lakes which benefit from regular harvest as it promotes regeneration All people around the world all want the same thing and that’s to give our children a safe and happy home. Acala Stem is a pioneer, re-writing the meaning of modern luxury and empowering working parents around the world, proving that big change is possible.

Current distribution: Australia and New Zealand (online and offline retail stores) Currently: Product is available globally from our online e-commerce store, shipping across the globe. Desired distribution: India, Singapore, Japan, UAE.

Current certifications: Clean+Conscious Australia Currently under application for: COSMOS Natural B Corporation (B-Corp) Leaping Bunny Vegan + Cruelty-Free