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May 2023
27m 47s

EP159. Fossil fuel-free beauty

FORMULA BOTANICA
About this episode

Fossil fuel-free beauty - haven't we covered this one before on Green Beauty Conversations? Not in its new form. Fossil fuel-free is yet another distinct claim we've seen popping up on cosmetics' labels. You'd be right to think it's familiar as on this podcast we have delved into related claims of carbon-neutralzero-waste and climate-neutral, along with a host of topics open to greenwashing such as waterless, green, clean and blue beauty.

However, while it may overlap with those other terms, we realised that fossil fuel-free beauty needs its own episode in order for us to unpack its meaning.

Formula Botanica CEO and podcast host Lorraine Dallmeier is joined by School Education Manager Ana Green to shed light on exactly what fossil fuel-free beauty is and why it may be among the most confusing and misleading terms yet applied to beauty products. Listen in to decide for yourself if fossil fuel-free is a claim too far.

To learn more about this episode, all of the links that were mentioned and anything else, please visit the show notes on the Formula Botanica website

 

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