Kokum butter is grown in Southern India and we chose it as a substitute for cocoa butter which has been associated with child labor. It grows easily in contrast to cocoa, and grows with very little water and does not require spraying and pesticides.

Macadamia nut oil is cold-pressed which maintains its nutritious goodness that’s delivered to skin. We love macadamia nut oil for many reasons and use it throughout our products. It is a very stable oil with a great shelf life, which in our mind is part of having a sustainable product if we can take advantage of oils that hold up well. Macadamia trees sequester carbon very effectively and efficiently optimize their water use. Australians are stalwarts of environmental progress and use very little human intervention in their farming practices with less machinery and time with diesel equipment.

We source our triple-filtered beeswax from a family owned, US cooperative of apiaries, entirely focused on the health of their colonies. Choosing our beeswax from a cooperative like this ensures responsible harvesting from bees, and a high quality, healthy product for us. This is the same pure beeswax we use in our candles. Not only are we supporting US farmers, but we can ensure that no pesticides are used. Bleached beeswax loses the nutritional proponents during processing, and many times when outsourced from other countries it can contain blended ingredients like petrol. All pollinators (not just honeybees) are extremely important for pollination and within our food chain. Though we understand the resistance towards beeswax in theory, as an entomology enthusiast practicing permaculture and growing native keystone species, we can have a greater impact by supporting agriculture and prevent species die off by supporting these practices. If left in any doubt, contact your local apiary and they will gush about how much they “love their gals”.