The FAIRTRADE Mark is an independent consumer guarantee that the farmers producing the Fairtrade ingredients in a beauty product are getting a better deal – receiving a fair and stable, minimum price and Fairtrade premium, receiving pre-financing where requested and benefiting from longer-term, more direct trading relationships. For beauty products, all companies wishing to certify a product with the FAIRTRADE Mark must also have a producer partnership plan outlining how they additionally seek to support the producers of the ingredients they are buying.
Neal's Yard Remedies Sensual Jasmine Body Cream
This is a deeply nourishing body cream delicately fragranced with calming jasmine. Enriched with Fairtrade Hhey, Fairtrade brazil nut oil and essential fatty acid oils of jasmine and ylang ylang. Best used on damp skin just after bathing, this Fairtrade moisturiser is suitable for all skin types.
Available to buy from Neal's Yard Remedies.
Argan Oil
Effective in helping repair dry and sensitive skin, it is "exceptionally rich in essential fatty acids and sterols". The Argan tree is found only on the Moroccan coast around Essaouira and Agadir. A real ‘beauty secret’ for Berber women, the oil is made from un-roasted argan kernels; it is also traditionally used for massaging joints and for nail and hair care.
This product is fairly traded from the Ounarha Woman's Co-operative in Essaouira. The women there hand-crush the kernels and then extract the oil using a cold-pressing system.
Available to buy from Melvita.
Fair Trade foot lotion
A revitalising minty treatment for tired, sore feet. Contains "spearmint and peppermint essential oils which relieve aches and cool hot feet again. Arnica and marigold herbs take away the weariness." Uses Fairtrade organic cocoa butter from Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. In the Dominican Republic, cocoa production represents around 90% of the local communities' income, making it a vital product. To ensure that the farmers were securing a fair wage, they formed a co-operative in 1988, which encompasses around 25% of the Dominican farmers, roughly 9,500 members.
