Origins - Planet Friendly Beauty

Origins have all the tell tale signs of being a wonderful company - they have a wide selection of cosmetic products ranging from makeup to suncream, and pride themselves on using 100% natural oils and organic ingredients. All of their products are free from parabens, propylene glycol, paraffin, DEA, phthalates and animal products with the exception of a few which contain organic beeswax and honey AND nothing is tested on animals so the majority of their products are happily vegan and cruelty free :) Including some rather lovely looking synthetic brushes - hoorah!

Sound good? Well it gets even better!!  The wonderful folk at Origins are also doing their bit to look after the planet and manufacture "using a combination of renewable resources, wind energy and earth-friendly practices". In addition they run a recycling program for their containers, use recycled paper and cardboard in their packaging and are also huge contributors to the Earth ReLeaf programme which focuses on planting trees - and has so far planted over 25 MILLION in the USA and internationally.

It always makes me very happy to see a huge company taking their responsibilities seriously and conducting business ethically - something we'll hopefully see a lot more of in the future.

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