We've featured Fair Trade coffee, chocolate, and clothing but did you know that cosmetics can be also be Fair Trade? Lush, a company known for its fresh organic soaps and beauty items, is becoming a player in the Fair Trade movement by using Fair Trade ingredients in its products.
One great product is the Olive Branch Shower Gel. Its featured ingredient, Fair Trade olive oil, is produced by Sindyanna of Galilee, a nonprofit supporting women in Israel. The product name refers to the Arab and Israel women working together in the Gaza Strip as an offering of peace.
Lush's team of Ethical Buyers travels all over the world to learn where ingredients come from, personally meet the growers and suppliers, and ensure that workers receive fair conditions. This video features the women of the Ojoba Women's Cooperative in Ghana who create Lush's Shea Butter.
On Lush's website, Heather Deeth, head of the North American buying team, said, "It's really powerful being able to see the impact of placing an order for 10 tons of Shea butter has and what it does and how appreciate the women are, that they can provide the basics of health care and education for their children. And that's all they want in the world."
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