Our take
Why We Trust This Brand
Maya Chia is a single-founder business with no recorded venture or private-equity funding and no acquisition. It is Leaping Bunny cruelty-free and the formulas are built on recognizable plant oils and antioxidants rather than long synthetic lists.
What's inside
Ingredients & Safety
Centered on supercritical chia seed oil plus other cold-pressed plant oils, antioxidants, and gentle actives. Cruelty-free and free of common harsh fillers.
No listed ingredient is currently on our watch or caution list. This finding applies only to the ingredient list shown below and may not cover every product, variant, market, or reformulation.
Ingredient list reviewed
- Supercritical chia seed oil
- Cold-pressed plant oils
- Antioxidants
- Vitamin C (select products)
- Astaxanthin
Formula scope: the disclosed ingredient list captured for this review. Formulas can differ by product, scent, country, and date; compare the current package with this list before deciding.
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Who owns it
Ownership & Independence
Founded and still owned by Susanne Norwitz in 2014. Funding databases show no institutional or angel rounds and no acquisition. Note: some Amazon listings are filled by third-party sellers rather than an official brand store.
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Charleston, SC
- Control
- Founder-owned by Susanne Norwitz; no outside investors.
Where to buy
Key Products
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