We recognise that customers of the personal care and cosmetics industries may have an innate negative reaction to the concept of responsible pesticide/ herbicide use, as well as solvent extraction methods. Indeed, even benign chemistries such as parabens and silicones are more frequently referred to as inherently ‘bad’ and ‘unnatural’.
This can be a difficult obstacle to overcome. It is often much easier to throw around words such as ‘natural’ and ‘green’ without deeper exploration into which raw materials manufacturing processes are truly more responsible.
In this article, we explain the farming methods of meadowfoam and compare manufacturing methods available for the production of vegetable oils such as meadowfoam seed oil (MSO). As a farming company, we hope this article furthers the discussion of farm level sustainability and begins to push the personal care industry towards holding suppliers responsible in a meaningful way.
Natural Plant Products (NPP) is the manufacturing and marketing subsidiary of Oregon Meadowfoam Growers (OMG), a farming cooperative comprised of over 50 farms in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, US. NPP is dedicated to sustainably producing oilseed crops for the personal care and cosmetics industries. We have grown meadowfoam for over 30 years and hold regular, comprehensive grower meetings to ensure that all members understand and support the cooperative’s mission. Additionally, our cooperative dedicates a staff agronomist to support, monitor, and maximise sustainable crop production.
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