Body care

Soap, body wash, oils and lip balm. Both ingredients and packaging are choices here.

What to check

Body care splits on two axes: ingredients (palm oil, beeswax, animal-derived glycerin) and packaging (plastic, refills, solid formats). A bar of soap minimises packaging, while raising the question of where its palm oil comes from.

Palm oil, and RSPO certification
Beeswax, lanolin and other animal-derived ingredients
Solid or liquid; whether refills exist
Fragrance — synthetic or essential oil