Palm oil and palm oil derivatives are cheap ingredients and therefore they are value for money for the manufacturer and the customer. However, palm oil and palm oil derivatives are costly to our environment and especially to the habitat of Orangutan. The palm oil industry is linked to major issues such as deforestation, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses in the countries in which it is produced. Here at LAJOIE SKIN our cosmetic chemists do not use palm oil or palm oil derivatives.
Having said that, there is a current move to produce palm oil from sustainable sources.  But at this stage it is far too complicated for the consumer to guarantee which palm oil and its derivatives is sourced both sustainable and ethically.