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Tag: palm oil

Dairy vs vegan butters in Europe

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 ~ jkaybay ~ 6 Comments

Supermarket shelves are dominated by two kinds of butter: conventional dairy-based butter or plant-based vegan butter made from palm oil. Vegan butters are more sustainable than dairy butter, but ideally should be palm-oil free. I found two that I like.

Daily Footprint, #4 – Soap

November 11, 2016June 22, 2018 ~ jkaybay ~ 5 Comments

So, depending on your priorities, you may want to find soap from a company that doesn’t test on animals and contains simple plant-based ingredients. Soap made from animal fat will have the largest carbon footprint

 

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