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Conscious, Caring & Considered Skin Care
SOMA. products have been forumulated from the earth's most treasured resources and we revisit centuries of natural health to blend products that care for you and the earth as we go.
Beeswax Free Products:
Bees are fascinating creatures that play a crucial role in pollination and the ecosystem. One remarkable fact about bees is that it takes them an astonishing amount of effort to produce beeswax. It is estimated that bees must fly approximately 150,000 miles to yield one poud of beeswax.
Beeswax is a natural substance secreted by worker bees and is used by them to construct honeycombs. These intricate structures serve as storage units for honey, pollen, and the development of bee larvae. Humans have long recognized the valuable properties of beeswax, leading to its use in various products such as candles, cosmetics, and even food items.
However, the usage of honeycombs in certain products has raised ethical concerns, particularly from organizations like PETA . According to PETA using honeycombs in products can be seen as an act of cruelty towards bees.
When beekeepers collect honey, they often remove entire honeycombs, disrupting the bees' natural habitat and food storage. This can cause stress and harm to the bees, as they have to expend additional energy and resources to rebuild their honeycombs.
PETA does not certify products that utilize honeycombs as "Cruelty-Free."
No Broken Eco-Promises
We are not all eco-warriors but we are all rightly demanding better practices to reduce harm to our environment. There is a sense of urgency towards respecting the growing concerns of the harmful effects caused by manufacturing industries.
SOMA. is committed to reducing the impact of consumption and includes careful selection of natural or organic ingredients & environmentally friendly processes.
Respect for resources in the natural world and carbon offset purchasing is an integral part of our company core values.
Finding partners with proven eco-credentials is always a priority for us. We are wary of 'green-washing' and promises of sustainability programs around the world that can not be authenticated by their consumer donors. Notorious Nature guranttes that all their products are, natural and vegan.
On gaining insight into our baseline and where we stand in terms of carbon emissions, we pursue a company culture of carbon reduction and develop a roadmap to Net-Zero.
Everything we do, everywhere we donate will always be visible, reachable and the benefits tangible.
Plastic-free, Recyclable and Reusable Aluminium Packaging
Did you know that recycling a single aluminium beverage can will help save enough energy to power a tv for up to three hours! and recycling one tonne of aluminium saves the carbon dioxide emissions of driving nearly 3,000 miles.
SOMA. will never add micro-plastics or toxic chemicals in products that will further harm our sea life and water quality.
Ethical & Responsible Buying
The suppliers of our natural ingredients, vegan (wherever possible) and our packaging products share a similar ethos, to create the most efficacious creative body products, but not while causing preventable harm to the planet and it's inhabitants.
Palm oil free
Conflict Palm Oil perpetuates massive human and labor rights violations, as palm oil companies forcefully remove Indigenous Peoples and local communities from their land for new palm oil plantation development. Child labor, modern day slavery and other forms of worker exploitation are common occurrences on plantations.
