Indochine Natural produces Fair Trade cosmetic products free from chemicals preservatives and other synthetic substances. For example, using traditional methods, hand made natural soaps are made from vegetable oils, herbs, and essential oils including cinnamon, lemongrass, clove, star anise, ginger, and turmeric.

These Fair Trade cosmetic products cater to a wide variety of skin types ranging from normal right through to sensitive and allergy prone.

The Managing Director of Indochine Natural, Dr. Mike Thair, has adopted a Fair Trade philosophy to produce handmade natural soaps. The company has become one of the first in Malaysia to adopt the principals of Fair Trade which aims to help marginalised agricultural producers and artisans in developing countries sell their products to an international market.



“This philosophy began when we formed a number of long term and sustainable relationships with traditional farmers to produce our range of handmade natural loofah products,” he said.



“Our Fair Trade cosmetics also encompass care for the environment” Dr Thair said, and he has plans to work with a resort owner on an island on the East Coast of Malaysia to recycle used cooking oil into soap based cleaning products.



This initiative began at the Asia Community Service’s Stepping Stone Centre in Penang where members with intellectual disabilities are producing dishwashing soap made entirely from recycled cooking oil.