Look for RSPO-certified or palm-oil-free products.
Palm oil
ingredientVegan
Vegetable oil from oil palm fruit; vegan but ties to deforestation and orangutan habitat loss.
Also known as
Common aliases you may spot on a label. Add these to your ingredient blocklist.
Elaeis guineensisSodium palmate
Ethical alternatives
Lower-impact substitutes that formulators reach for when replacing palm oil.
Coconut oilShea butterSunflower oil
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