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Fair Trade and Fabulous

Sustainable and fairly sourced ingredients can work wonders on your skin.
Vanessa Campisi
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Anti-Body Lemongrass Exfoliating Sugar Scrub ($24)

Fair trade ingredients:

Sugar and marula oil—both certified fair trade and organic.

Why we like it:

This refreshing scrub gives you a gentle exfoliation that doesn’t dry your skin. It is made by a values-driven company that is highly involved in fundraising and fair trade practices. Anti-Body is currently setting up a new cooperative in Liberia.

Where to buy it:

Select Whole Foods stores, specialty stores, and online. anti-body.com

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Comments

If you're referring to AH listed below, I was actually one the many who requested that the diaper ointment and other mom and baby products not be in glass. The glass jars were always being played with and I thought it was safer to have in different packaging. Just my two cents.
Submitted by Becca (guest) on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 11:53.
Products packaged in plastic can not be classified as sustainable. Yes, Canadian companies would be great to see. I rarely see this on Green Living. Is there a reason for this?
Submitted by Teri (guest) on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 08:51.
If you want to support Canadian companies, there are a number of more local, independent ones that offer products with shea butter, and custom products to suit you. The products are created with organic and fair trade ingredients. Check out http://www.cocoonapothecary.com and http://www.aromatichealth.ca.
Submitted by Becca (guest) on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 23:35.
Luckily for me, I live in a predominantly Carribean and African neighborhood, where you can buy Shea butter in hunks wrapped in plastic wrap for $5.00. It's pulled off the bulk shea and molded by hand...I keep mine in ajn old tea tin and it works magic on dry skin.
Submitted by Kate (guest) on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 10:59.
I also recommend KARIDERM's certified organic and fair trade shea butter (120 ml - about 20 $). It is made in Canada from pure & unrefined shea butter that was processed by a coop of women producers in Africa. I have tried several brands of shea butter since I have dry, sensitive skin and this one really does wonders. Also the company has set up a social fund to handle healthcare issues for African women and I like the idea of giving back to the people who helped solve my skin products with a truly organic product. See more details at www.kariderm.com.
Submitted by Anna (guest) on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 17:49.

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