What Are The Environmental Benefits Of Palm Oil-Free Soap?

We believe that the best products for your skin are handcrafted using carefully selected natural ingredients to provide hydration and nourishment.

We make our natural skin soaps in small batches using a traditional cold process method, supplied in ecologically conscious plastic-free packaging built around our mission of protecting the environment as well as your skin.

One vital aspect of this is that we do not use palm oil in any of our products, as we do not want to contribute to the unsustainable practices involved in its production and supply.

Palm oil is used in a bewildering number of products, from cosmetics to ice cream and even biofuels, acting as a preservative, solvent for maintaining consistency, foaming agent or replacement for trans fats depending on the product it is used in.

It is a very versatile ingredient, but this is a significant issue given that it contributes to ecological collapse, deforestation and climate change.

In some parts of Asia such as Indonesia, palm oil production is the cause of half of deforestation, which is not only destructive for the natural habitats of endangered animals such as elephants, tigers and orangutans, but has worldwide consequences.

Palm oil grows in some of the most important ecological areas in the world, such as low-lying tropical wetlands and rainforests, and clearing natural habitats to enable palm oil production has devastating consequences that will only accelerate as the environmental consequences affect palm oil production.

The industry itself also causes air pollution through its industrial process and through the burning of peatlands and forests as part of the clearance process.

As has been seen with other cases of mass deforestation, clearing rainforests causes soil erosion and runoff, which affects nearby freshwater ecosystems, as well as indigenous communities who are often the victims of land-grabbing efforts from manufacturers.

The best step you can take for the environment is to avoid palm oil as much as you can, and we have made that step easier through our commitment to sustainability.