One of the ingredients we use in making our soaps is Organic Palm Oil. There is a great deal of controversy over this ingredient. As an eco-conscious producer, it is very important that I closely scrutinize every ingredient I use in creating products.
We take our responsibility to conservation and stewardship seriously. We all share one birthright, our position as stewards of the environment. No matter what your position is in life, you own this birthright and the duties and responsibilities that go along with it. We know that what we do matters and the choices we make every day make a difference. We choose to use Organic Palm Oil because of the properties it adds to the finished products we produce. The Organic Palm Oil we purchase is more expensive, but we feel it is well worth it. It is where we get our Palm Oil that makes a huge difference.
So let me share with you some of the controversy surrounding Palm Oil. There are parts of this globe where Palm oil is grown and harvested and refined that do not take stewardship as a serious responsibility. They view Palm Oil as a key commodity and exploit nature in order to produce the cheapest product in the highest volume. To that end, they have endangered wildlife and stripped indigenous forested areas. They also exploit the communities and upset delicate balances all for the production of Palm Oil.
However, not all Palm Oil is grown in these areas. There are communities that grow, harvest, and produce some of the finest Organic Palm Oil all while being excellent stewards to the land. The Palm Oil used in producing Très Spa Soaps comes from such an area. The family farmers practice sound land management through sustainable planting, harvesting and processing systems in a manner that is sustainable for economic, social, and environmental viability. The lands that the Palm trees are grown and harvested on are repurposed from other previous agricultural uses (cattle, banana, rice, etc…). Along the entire supply chain, suppliers are affiliated with globally recognized environmental programs such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), ProForest and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).
As consumers you have the power to affect changes. If the products you purchase contain Palm Oil, ask where they get their Palm from. If it is not certified Organic, sustainably grown, or they do not certify that it is Orangutan friendly, then make the choice. As a producer, I have the power to help you by verifying where my raw materials come from. The Palm Oil I use is stamped Green Palm Sustainability, greenpalm.org and EcoCert Organic, ecocert.com
We take our responsibility to conservation and stewardship seriously. We all share one birthright, our position as stewards of the environment. No matter what your position is in life, you own this birthright and the duties and responsibilities that go along with it. We know that what we do matters and the choices we make every day make a difference. We choose to use Organic Palm Oil because of the properties it adds to the finished products we produce. The Organic Palm Oil we purchase is more expensive, but we feel it is well worth it. It is where we get our Palm Oil that makes a huge difference.
So let me share with you some of the controversy surrounding Palm Oil. There are parts of this globe where Palm oil is grown and harvested and refined that do not take stewardship as a serious responsibility. They view Palm Oil as a key commodity and exploit nature in order to produce the cheapest product in the highest volume. To that end, they have endangered wildlife and stripped indigenous forested areas. They also exploit the communities and upset delicate balances all for the production of Palm Oil.
However, not all Palm Oil is grown in these areas. There are communities that grow, harvest, and produce some of the finest Organic Palm Oil all while being excellent stewards to the land. The Palm Oil used in producing Très Spa Soaps comes from such an area. The family farmers practice sound land management through sustainable planting, harvesting and processing systems in a manner that is sustainable for economic, social, and environmental viability. The lands that the Palm trees are grown and harvested on are repurposed from other previous agricultural uses (cattle, banana, rice, etc…). Along the entire supply chain, suppliers are affiliated with globally recognized environmental programs such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), ProForest and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).
As consumers you have the power to affect changes. If the products you purchase contain Palm Oil, ask where they get their Palm from. If it is not certified Organic, sustainably grown, or they do not certify that it is Orangutan friendly, then make the choice. As a producer, I have the power to help you by verifying where my raw materials come from. The Palm Oil I use is stamped Green Palm Sustainability, greenpalm.org and EcoCert Organic, ecocert.com
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