Fair Trade
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A number of popular ingredients in skin care products are grown in developing countries – cocoa butter, shea butter, coconut flour, coconut oil and coffee are amongst the most common - employing some of the poorest communities in the world. In many cases workers are paid so little for their labour they are barely able to feed their families, let alone afford to educate them, or provide basic amenities such as clean water and sanitation.
Purchasing goods that have been fairly traded means that workers are paid a fair price for their goods and labour. The ramifications of this are enormous – it means equality for women and girls, education rather than slavery for children, better living conditions for all through provision of clean water and sanitation, access to healthcare, and communities working together to improve infrastructure such as roads, electricity and water.
We use fairly traded shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, coconut flour and coffee in our products. These ingredients are commonly found in skin care products and food – make sure that when you buy chocolate, coffee, tea and skin care, you are not purchasing a product that is keeping the world’s poorest communities in poverty.
