Palm oil is the leading cause of orangutan extinction. It’s in 50% of all household and food products sold in the West. It’s an ingredient in shampoo, toothpaste, detergent, frozen microwave dinners, cookies, peanut butter, lotion, makeup and much more!

Palm oil is also tricky to spot! There are hundreds of chemical names for palm oil derivatives.

See OFI’s 3 Easy Ways to Kick Palm Oil Out of Your Life” Card for some handy tips on identifying palm oil in the ingredients of products.

Even easier than analyzing the ingredients…let an app do it for you! Click here for a list of available apps.

Some palm oil free Safe Choices:

Palm Oil Free Baking

• Avocado oil
• Coconut oil
• Olive oil
• Miyoko’s Creamery

Palm Oil Free Cleaning

• Distilled white vinegar and baking soda for cleaning household surfaces

Palm Oil Free Candy

• Booja Booja Chocolates
• Divine Chocolate
• Equal Exchange
• Funky Chocolat
• JJ’s Sweets
• Surf Sweets
• Yum Earth Organics

Palm Oil Free Skincare & Beauty Brands

• Aquarian Soul
• CAMP
• Earth Tu Face
• Fat and the Moon
• Harlow Skin Co.
• Hippiemama Bath & Beauty
• Unearth Malee
• Urban Oreganics
• Woodlot

Do you know of a Palm Oil Free brand or product to recommend? Make a submission in the form below! We will fact-check to confirm.

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