THE PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT INDUSTRY DEVELOPS FAIR TRADE LABELLING
April 1st, 2012
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
FAIR trade labels are no longer something consumers are spotting solely in food stores: many different industries are integrating ethical practices into their supply chain, with personal care products leading the pack. Consumers worldwide have been adding fair trade products to their beauty routines, with fairly traded natural ingredients such as Shea butter, cocoa butter, olive oil, honey, sugar and plant extracts cropping up in body and hair moisturisers, balms, scrubs, cleansers, masks and more.
And as this segment grows, there is increasing ...
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