Candles & Oud

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions to wastewater, ingredients' impacts, product circularity, and more. Here we rate Candles & Oud “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact ingredients.
• There's no evidence it has initiatives to address overproduction.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce its climate impacts.
• It uses recycled packaging
• It could be using palm oil, but it has not disclosed any information regarding responsible sourcing that mitigates environmental impacts.

Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assesses brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate Candles & Oud “Very Poor”. Unfortunately, Candles & Oud does not publish sufficient information. You have a right to know how the products you buy affect the issues you care about.

Brands’ animal welfare policies and, where applicable, how well they trace their animal-derived products, are the focus of our “Animals” rating. Here we rate Candles & Oud “Very Poor”. 

• It doesn’t clearly state what animal-derived materials it uses.
• It claims that it's a cruelty-free brand.
• It has not made any public commitments to eliminate animal-derived ingredients.

Based on all the publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Candles & Oud “Not Good Enough” overall.