Podcast 255: How moringa oil is helping one Amazonian community protect its future

Have you ever stopped to consider where the ingredients in your beauty products come from? Behind every bottle of oil or jar of cream lies a story – one that often goes untold.

In this episode of Green Beauty Conversations, Lorraine Dallmeier – Chartered Environmentalist, Biologist, and CEO of Formula Botanica – is joined by Chloé Vallée, co-founder of Primegreen, a social enterprise transforming how the beauty industry sources its ingredients.

Together, they explore how to create ethical and sustainable value chains for ingredients like moringa oil, uplifting communities and protecting the environment.

Tune in now to learn about the social and environmental impact of sustainable farming, the challenges and rewards of working with local growers, and how telling stories can inspire change across the beauty industry.

“When we support ethical ingredients like moringa, we’re not just creating beauty products. We’re empowering communities, restoring ecosystems, and proving that sustainability and business can go hand in hand.” — Chloé Vallée

In this episode with Chloé Vallée, you will hear:

• The story behind moringa. Learn how moringa’s sustainable profile helps reforest arid regions, requires minimal water, and yields results in just months.
• Primegreen’s commitment to ethical value chains. Discover how Chloé and her team are connecting growers in Latin America with European beauty brands to ensure ethical sourcing.
• The power of storytelling. Understand how sharing farmers’ stories can change the way the beauty industry and consumers approach ingredient sourcing.
• Social impact in action. Hear how Primegreen’s partnerships are transforming farming communities by improving working conditions and building local infrastructure.

Key takeouts include:

• Moringa’s environmental benefits. Moringa trees thrive in arid conditions, support reforestation, and require no pesticides. Its byproducts, like seed cake, contribute to soil fertility, making it an eco-friendly choice for beauty brands.
• Building sustainable value chains. Primegreen works closely with growers to meet European quality standards, secure certifications like organic status, and ensure fair wages while preventing deforestation.
• Investing in local communities. Primegreen doesn’t just source ingredients. The social enterprise supports communities by improving worker living conditions and funding local projects, such as housing near plantations.
• Changing the beauty industry. Through storytelling and transparent sourcing, Primegreen inspires beauty brands and consumers to prioritise sustainability and ethical sourcing over cost.

Meet our guest – Chloé Vallée, co-founder of Primegreen

Chloé Vallée is the co-founder of Primegreen, a social enterprise dedicated to creating ethical and sustainable value chains for natural beauty ingredients sourced from Latin America. With a background as a pharmacist and extensive experience at Unilever, Chloé merged her technical expertise with her passion for sustainability.

Primegreen collaborates with local farmers to introduce high-quality, sustainable ingredients like moringa and sacha inchi oils to the global cosmetics industry, transforming lives and landscapes in the process.

Find out more about Primegreen and Chloé:

• Website: Primegreen
• Instagram: @Primegreen.BeautyIngredients
• Linkedin: Primegreen/Chloé Vallée

Related episodes:

• Podcast 235: Meet the beauty industry’s most regenerative ingredient
• Podcast 239: How one Indonesian island community is conserving wildlife through coconut oil

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Lorraine Dallmeier

Lorraine Dallmeier is a Biologist, Chartered Environmentalist and the CEO of Formula Botanica, the award-winning online organic cosmetic science school. Read more about Lorraine and the Formula Botanica Team.