i was bored one day when bathing my children so i started to read the back of the bottle when reading something caught my eyes .... GLYCERYL OLEATE (FROM PALM OIL) so how did this product get the cruelty free - vegan label im in pure anger with this
I know! I just noticed that too.
I have written to them previously to check their definiation of cruelty free. No answer.
But I will still try and write to them again.
I noticed that too oneday.. I wasnt happy either! I did email them and I got a nice email back saying "as far as they know it isnt in Indonesia but they cant speak for their third party suppliers" Not good enough for me..
i think alot of beauty care products have palm oil i think sometimes its labelled under vitamin a and e or one of them i think palm oil is very hard to avoid until more is done about it and there are more sustainable sources
i buy this product because its cheap and i cant always afford to spend a few dollars more on every product.
=) I'm pretty sure it's from one of the more sustainable sources. I wouldn't boycott Organic Care shampoo, or any Nature's Organics products because of this. They're still one of the best brands out there.
Natures Organics share your concerns with the supply shortages of Palm oil and the impact this is having on old growth forests in Indonesia.
We are always keen to look into alternative materials but our choices are limited to what is commercially viable and readily available in the global market. At present, the only substitute ingredient to palm oil is a form of animal fat.
Natures Organics have approached the use of this ingredient extremely ethically as we are very stringent in communicating to our suppliers that we will not accept materials that compromise our cruelty free policy. This is a fundamental requirement that any supplier must satisfy before we consider doing business with them. We source all of our Palm oil from Malaysia, the practices for cultivating is damaging in Indonesia because they are destroying and burning old growth forests to make way for Palm plantations. We have written assurances from all of our surfactant suppliers that they do not purchase any Palm oil from the affected areas and that if they do they will lose all business they have with Natures Organics and face legal action for misrepresenting themselves.
We are in the process of reformulating all of our products with new Sugar and Corn derived surfactants but this takes time and these new ingredients have only become recently available. Unfortunately at this present time we cannot get away from the fact that all surfactants and detergents come from either Petroleum derived or Coconut and Palm derived ingredients
All the ingredients are stated on our labels as we choose to do so. This is not a mandatory requirement for these types of household products, hence, many manufacturers do not provide such information on the labels of other products.
Natures Organics can assure you that we aim to protect the environment and its creatures.
That's from their website... My question is if your palm oil is so great then why do you feel the need to move past it?
Natures Organics share your concerns with the supply shortages of Palm oil and the impact this is having on old growth forests in Indonesia.
We are always keen to look into alternative materials but our choices are limited to what is commercially viable and readily available in the global market. At present, the only substitute ingredient to palm oil is a form of animal fat.
Natures Organics have approached the use of this ingredient extremely ethically as we are very stringent in communicating to our suppliers that we will not accept materials that compromise our cruelty free policy. This is a fundamental requirement that any supplier must satisfy before we consider doing business with them. We source all of our Palm oil from Malaysia, the practices for cultivating is damaging in Indonesia because they are destroying and burning old growth forests to make way for Palm plantations. We have written assurances from all of our surfactant suppliers that they do not purchase any Palm oil from the affected areas and that if they do they will lose all business they have with Natures Organics and face legal action for misrepresenting themselves.
We are in the process of reformulating all of our products with new Sugar and Corn derived surfactants but this takes time and these new ingredients have only become recently available. Unfortunately at this present time we cannot get away from the fact that all surfactants and detergents come from either Petroleum derived or Coconut and Palm derived ingredients
All the ingredients are stated on our labels as we choose to do so. This is not a mandatory requirement for these types of household products, hence, many manufacturers do not provide such information on the labels of other products.
Natures Organics can assure you that we aim to protect the environment and its creatures.
That's from their website... My question is if your palm oil is so great then why do you feel the need to move past it?
Hey, it's a start, man. It sounds like they're trying to find an alternate source, but at least in the meantime they're using the most sustainable palm oil they can.
