Skincare Ethics
Welcome to the un-crowded world of real organics

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EVERY PRODUCT is ACO Certified Organic; face, body, dental and hair care.

No loopholes, no compromises!

In June 2009 we became the first and only company in the world to achieve this.

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Orang-utan Survival; It's In The Palm of Your Hand

Palm oil is a cheap, low quality oil but it's not toxic and you can source Palm oil which is certified organic and not tested on animals. So what's the problem with companies who use it for making junk-food, soap and other skincare products?

Demand for bigger Palm plantations causes expansive clearing of forests in south-east Asia. Those forests also happen to be the last remaining Orang-utan habitats.

As a result:

  • Every hour the equivalent of 300 soccer fields of forest are cleared.
  • 50 Organg-utans are killed every week.
  • At the present rate, Orang-utans will be extinct in 10 years.
  • The average Aussie consumes about 10kg of palm oil per year in the food they eat and the products they use.

There are no shortage of companies labelling their products and/or themselves organic, natural and even certified organic; it sells! Our company motto reads:
Without Compromise, REAL Organic Body Care. Why do we highlight the word real, surely there's no way to compromise in certified organics?

Some important things we discovered about the cosmetics industry

  1. Many companies call themselves 'certified organic' when in reality only 'some' of their products are certified organic; their remaining products fail certification.
  2. There is more than one certifying body you can approach to certify your product but only a select few have the high standards we all assume the words 'certified organic' stand for.
  3. Prior to June '09, not one cosmetics company in the world had succeeded in achieving real high-level certification for every product in a range including face, body, dental and hair care; they all made unhealthy compromises.

Real certification you can trust

ethicsAustralian Certified Organic is the gold standard for real high-level cosmetics certification; there is no higher standard in Australia. Here are 3 examples:

  1. Real certification requires at least 95% of ingredients by mass be certified organic. Other certifiers accept as little as 20% or less.
  2. Real certification won’t allow use of synthetic vitamins (eg. pro-vitamin B5) or synthetic surfactants (eg. coco glucoside, coco betaine) while other Australian certifiers will allow these and other harmful synthetics.
  3. Real certifiers like ACO not only prohibit toxic solvents being used as ingredients, they check if these toxins were used in the extraction of any other ingredients. Other Australian certifiers do not check; a loophole for toxins to silently enter products which still get labelled 'certified organic'.

So next time you see a company or product range claiming to be 'certified organic', take a closer look and see if their claim is real. Ask yourself:

  • Are all the products certified, each one bearing the logo of a reputable certifier like ACO?
  • Do they use synthetic ingredients?
    (eg. vitamins, surfactants, proteins etc)

Rest assured

ethicsWe are 100% cruelty free. Neither our products nor our ingredients have been tested on animals. Some companies still employ this cruel practice.

ethicsWe are 100% vegan. Using animal parts for products or packaging is cruel, unhealthy and unnecessary.

ethicsWe are 100% palm oil free. Look for palm oil, palmitate or simply "vegetable" oil on labels. Some things like glycerine can be derived from palm oil without mentioning it on the label. We investigate our suppliers and their ingredients before purchasing.