Starwest Botanicals Organic Arrowroot Powder Reviews Summary

Product Quality

Pros:

• "I've been using this as an alternative to corn starch in my bath bomb recipes."
• "I recently decided to replace my cornstarch use with arrowroot powder. I used it to make gravy and was delighted with the results."
• "Bought this to make deodorant which has turned out a major success."
• "I love this brand of arrowroot powder. I use it in several different DIY recipes."
• "A great deal on arrowroot powder. I use this in place of flour/cornstarch to thicken gravies, etc."
• "Perfect substitute for corn starch because it's natural, not processed with chemical like corn starch, and doesn't add a taste to recipes."
• "This is a much healthier substitute for thickeners like refined flour or corn starch."

Cons:

• "Doesn't stick on your face as well as store bought, but it's healthier for your skin."
• "I like that this is organic/non-gmo but when we use it in sauces, gravies, etc, it seems to be stringy."
• "The powder delivered falsely as arrowroot did not provide any thickening when mixed into a slurry."
• "Not arrowroot powder! The bag and the description clearly says that it’s arrowroot powder, but the bag I received says arrowroot(tapioca) powder."
• "This is not arrowroot powder, it is tapioca starch."
• "This is not arrowroot powder, this is tapioca flour being falsely labeled."
• "It doesn't thicken nearly as well as corn starch."

Packaging

Pros:

• "It comes in a convenient, resealable bag."
• "Great simple packaging."
• "Great packaging, excellent quantity. good product."
• "Came in on time, large package, seems to be good quality."
• "The product looks just as expected and the packaging was exactly as necessary."
• "It came promptly in a zip locked, properly labeled bag and I will be ordering it again when I run out."
• "Great packaging and really good price."

Cons:

• "The bag I was sent had a defect, however, the ziplock part of the bag was detached inside, making it impossible to reseal."
• "Package had a small hole in it which allowed the flour to get all over the other items I ordered including books."
• "A silver foil-esque pouch without any informative labels of the producer."
• "I'm a little sad my 2nd bag doesn't seal but it's okay, I can either pour it into the old bag or into a ziploc."
• "When i opened the cardboard packing box - the arrowroot package was already sliced open and powder was everywhere inside the box."
• "After I opened the package I couldn't get it to seal back up."
• "The bag is very cheaply made with the zip top. So the first time I opened it, the zip part was separated from the bag, which made it useless to close."

Uses and Applications

Pros:

• "Can be applied topically from skin issues to sunburns."
• "We needed a way to thicken our homemade ice cream and avoid ice crystals while avoiding substances like guar gum, and just happened to come upon arrowroot several months ago."
• "Arrowroot is said to aid in digestion."
• "I've been using this in place of baby powder for us, so as to have healthier safer products that are still effective."
• "Works very well for making coconut oil deodorant (google it to find how to make)."
• "Works well as a baby powder - or talc as it absorbs moisture."
• "I use this arrowroot powder for my body butters and it does an awesome job at cutting down the greasiness of the oils."

Cons:

• "I'm still learning to work with this product as a thickener and starch for cooking on a no-grain diet."
• "It looks like it will be good also for use as a thickener because my husband doesn't eat gluten."
• "The powder curdled when added to a hot soup."
• "Very misleading. I used this to thicken pudding and it came out like slime."
• "This product kind of works like corn starch, but not exactly."
• "It doesn't compare to the 24-48 hour chemical-laced products at the store."
• "I use it to bake bread and everyone thought the bread was lacking flavor so I checked the label and saw that in parentheses it says tapioca."

Customer Service and Return Policy

Pros:

• "Absolutely wonderful product from a fantastic company!"
• "Starwest Botanicals never lets me down! Excellent quality, milled down to be so soft and smooth."
• "I really like that this company was willing to stand behind their product and pay the money to have it certified Organic."
• "I ordered several items from this company and never been disappointed."
• "The product is very fresh and well packaged."
• "Fast delivery. Arrived undamaged. Product is as described."
• "This is a pure white, very fine certified organic product that has worked great in the dishes we have tried so far."

Cons:

• "The item is nonreturnable, but I will request a refund."
• "To make matters worse this item is not returnable. Do not buy this if you are looking for REAL arrowroot - this ain’t it."
• "It’s not returnable so super disappointing."
• "Well, I do not even have the product and I wish I could give this zero stars."
• "Rating based solely on disingenuous label."
• "Thank you Amazon for accepting the return."
• "I gave this product 1 star without ever opening the bag. Well, because the product advertised a pound of the arrowroot powder but what I received was approximately half pound."