Palm Oil Remains a Beauty-Industry Staple Despite Its Role in Deforestation and Pollution\u2014This Company Is Changing That
December 27, 2023
When Shara Ticku landed in Singapore 10 years ago, she was shocked by the air quality. It was 2013, and the island was in the midst of a haze crisis brought on by intentional fires on palm oil plantations to prepare the land for use. “The air quality index was over 400—and anything over 300 is heavily toxic,” says Ticku. The experience led her down a palm-oil rabbit hole. She…