Original Source make products with 100% natural and vegan ingredients that are completely cruelty-free. They have been a member of the Vegan Society since 2003 and proudly display their logo on all their bottles.
Sustainability
Original Source are a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project and their shower gels are made using 100% renewal energy.
Palm Oil
Original Source work with the Earthworm Foundation to ensure that their palm oil is responsibly sourced from suppliers that are independently monitored and verified as deforestation free. They believe that when sourced responsibly, palm oil is one of the most sustainable vegetable oils and requires much less land and energy to produce than alternatives such as soy or coconut. Original Source have a commitment to No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE).
PZ Cussons
Original Source operate under PZ Cussons UK. All brands owned by PZ Cussons are PETA certified as cruelty free and are all vegan. PZ Cussons brands include Carex, Childs Farm and Imperial Leather. The company was originally founded by Thomas Tomlinson Cussons in the early 1900s but became PZ Cussons in 1975 after an acquisition by Paterson Zochonis.
PZ Cussons have a Code of Ethical Conduct that outlines their ethical principles and behaviours that are expected across the business, their brands and their suppliers. They have strict policies relating to anti-slavery and forced labour and animal testing.
Animal Testing
PZ Cussons are a partner of PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies Programme.
“We are passionately against animal testing. We do not test finished products or ingredients on animals, and do not permit our suppliers or any third parties to test on our behalf. Our suppliers must accept those terms to work with us. We will not sell our products, directly or indirectly, in any manner which would require them to be tested on animals prior to reaching our consumers.”
Environmental Impact
PZ Cussons’ operations in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia are carbon neutral. Their ambition is to be entirely carbon neutral by 2025 and net zero by 2045. They are a founding member of the EcoBeauty Score Consortium and participate in the Carbon Disclosure Project. PZ Cussons continuously monitor their impact on biodiversity and forests when sourcing their raw materials and are committed to ensuring that these are responsibly and sustainably sourced. They use paper and carboard from responsibly managed, FSC certified forests.
PZ Cussons are a Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) member and have outlined their Palm Oil Promise – a promise to ensure that 100% of their palm oil is sourced from operations that have been independently verified as compliant with the No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) standards. According to their 2023 report, they have achieved 99.6% for crude palm oil and 98.6% for palm oil derivatives.
jenny (verified owner) –
smells incredible, very kind to my dry skin
Sally (verified owner) –