Great Ape Paste

Looking for Palm Oil free beauty products? Chandler Farm in Littleton, CO has created a line of palm oil free lotions and soaps called Great Ape Paste. 50% of sales go directly to the Phelps Great Ape Foundation, a non-profit organization benefitting great ape conservation.

Why go palm oil free?
Supply and demand pressures are driving the production of palm oil up to an all-time high. Found in cookies, crackers, shampoo, skin care and beauty products, pet food, and many other products, palm oil is now the second most widely produced edible oil. It is also found in a wide array of products sold in natural food stores, and is being investigated as a possible fuel alternative.

The increased demand for palm oil, which is obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree and can be grown only in tropical environments, is fueling destruction of the rainforest habitat of Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, pushing those endangered species even closer to extinction. Estimates show that if something isn't done soon to stop the spread of palm oil plantations into the forests that harbor these orangutans, they will be extinct in ten years.