Our standard

Everything here earned its place.

A Malaysian curated platform and distributor — our own products alongside partner brands we have met and tested. Here is how we choose, and how to work with us.

About us

What Common Goods is

Common Goods is a Malaysian curated platform and distributor of everyday essentials. We bring together our own products and selected partner brands across personal care, pantry and home living — serving individual shoppers, retailers, cafés, hotels and businesses.

We connect thoughtful brands with customers and business buyers, making good products easier to discover, stock and use. We work with brands to bring their products to market, and supply retailers, cafés, hotels and businesses with thoughtfully selected everyday goods.

For brands and businesses

Grow with Common Goods

Have a product that belongs at Common Goods, or looking for goods to stock in your business? Let’s explore brand partnerships, distribution and wholesale opportunities.

Partner with us

How we choose

Three tests, in this order

A product has to pass all three before it reaches this site. We would rather take our time than fill a shelf.

Test 01

We use it first

Every product is used at home until the bottle is finished. Not a sample, not a week — the whole thing. If we don't reach for another one, it doesn't get listed.

Test 02

The maker answers plainly

We ask where it's made, what's actually in it, and why each ingredient is there. Producers who won't give a straight answer don't get shelf space, however good the margin looks.

Test 03

The full list gets published

Every ingredient is printed on the product page. Nothing hidden behind the word fragrance. If we can't publish the list, we don't sell the product.

Who makes it

Every brand, named

Not private label with our sticker on it. Real producers, each one visited or vetted.

Common Goods
Malaysia

Our own line — shampoo, conditioner, body wash, shower oil, handwash, soap. Made locally in small batches.

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L&P Organic & Natural
Malaysia

Botanical skincare and body care, and the whole aromatherapy range — serums, lotions, essential oils and room sprays.

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J.Friend & Co
Central Otago, New Zealand

Raw honey from a single source, never heated. Manuka, wild thyme, beechwood honeydew.

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Root Plus
Malaysia

Lotus root grown in Malaysian ponds, turned into noodles, drinks and soap.

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Fumuwo
Malaysia

Plant-based wellness drinks made from white and black fungus.

Shop Fumuwo →

Where we are

A small shop, on purpose

2022 the year we started
5 brands we work with
44 products on the shelf
1–2 days to ship from Selangor

Questions

Good to know

Do you make everything yourselves?

No. Common Goods is our own line, made in Malaysia. The other brands are made by producers we work with directly. Every product page says which is which.

Is everything certified organic?

No, and we won't pretend otherwise. Some products are certified organic, some are natural but not certified. We say which on every product page. Certification is expensive and plenty of good small producers skip it — that doesn't make the product worse, but you deserve to know.

Why are you more expensive than the supermarket?

Smaller batches, better ingredients, and no synthetic fillers bulking out the bottle. A 500ml bottle here tends to last about as long as a bigger supermarket one, because you use less per wash.

Can I suggest a product?

Yes, and people do. Message us on WhatsApp. We'll tell you honestly whether it's something we'd test.

Have a look

What made it through

Forty-four products that passed all three tests. Nothing here because a supplier asked nicely.

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