Posted on 3rd Oct 2009 @ 11:28 PM

Having done an awful lot of research recently, watched heartbreaking footage and learning some frightening statistics, I have found that I cannot continue to sell products which contain synthetic fragrances or Palm oil. Whilst our Palm oil is sustainable (and much of it is farmed sustainably), unfortunately it is still increasing demand- there is enough as it is.

I am phasing both out slowly, so the products available at the moment will still have the delicious smells you are used to.

But! Never fear- I am more than capable of creating some fantastic smells out of beautiful essential oils, pure additives, absolutes and other ingredients. We just will no longer sell 'Mango Tango' for example. Newsflash: have just found a fantastic supplier of 100% natural fragrances made directly of the fruit- so yes, we can sell Mango etc! Stay tuned for these.

As for Palm oil, the only product we use it in is Soap and that is easily (well... sort of) remedied. Hopefully the price won't rise but the quality will be even better- at a lower Earth cost.

I hope you understand and respect these future changes. Any questions? brianne@ethique.co.nz