The Origins of Palm Oil

Gday,

Palm Oil is found in many products in the supermarket from face creams to margarine. Despite giving a smooth texture, the extraction & production of Palm Oil has an extremely deterimental impact on the environment. Palm Oil planations are replacing a large amount of ecologically valuable forests.

This is severely affecting the local inhabitants of the Indonesian forests including the endangered Oranutang. Palm Oil is used in 1 in 10 products you buy from the supermarket. The supermarkets that stock this ingredient in their products unfortunately do not know where their palm oil is sourced from. 90% of the world’s palm oil exports come from the oil palm plantations of Malaysia and Indonesia, which is the only remaining habitat of the endangered Oranutans.

Palm oil is found in bread, crackers, chips, margarine and cereals, aswell as personal care and beauty products such as soap and lipstick. There are some products which use palm oil, from sustainable forests. So without feeling helpless , we do have some power with where we direct our money. By supporting with awareness that which is sustainable we can see more of that of which we wish to see. You can bet your bottom dollar where our money goes is what we will see more of. We have a range of environmentally friendly body care products free from Palm Oil.

Do your bit and don’t support the purchase of these products, unless you know where the palm oil is sourced from. Eco store is just one brand that while it uses palm oil, but it is from areas that are sustainable and not threatening the lives of these precious creatures. Doing your research in knowing what you’re buying makes all the difference.

For a range of environmentally friendly products check out our website www.todae.com.au

Til Next Time,

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