The great people at LUSH have recently launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the plight of orangutans displaced by the expansion of palm oil plantations. Palm oil is predominantly used in cosmetics, food and bio-fuels and 90% of the world’s palm oil exports come from the oil-palm plantations of Indonesia and Malaysia. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, it is estimated that within 15 years, 98% of the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia will be gone. Not great news for this little guy…
So…good to hear that LUSH are leading the way for the cosmetics industry and are minimising the use of palm oil in their soap bases. After almost a year in the LUSH labs, they were able to develop the world’s first commercially available palm-free soap base. Palm-oil-free soaps are now available in LUSH stores across Australia, and are easily recognisable as they come stamped with approval.
Time to follow the path of clean living with soapy goodness!
*Oh and in case you were wondering…the candy coloured soap pictured above is ‘Keep it Fluffy’: a Limited Edition star soap with notes of vanilla and rose (also comes highly recommended by moi!).
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