LUSH Cosmetics protest Canada’s Tar Sands

Image courtesy of LUSH Cosmetics

LUSH Cosmetics has partnered with the Rainforest Action Network to fight Canadian Tar Sands Oil. Nationwide, LUSH has recreated their 103 store windows to display scenes of open-pit mining and deforestation. LUSH employees also (at select stores) stripped down, and put on oil “barrels” with the slogan “Time for an oil change, or we’ll lose it all.” The employees handed out pamphlets and asked passer-bys to sign postcards to Obama to end his support of tar sands oil.

LUSH is known for contributing proceeds of certain items, namely their “charity pot” to organizations with environmental or humanitarian goals. For their partnership with Rainforest Action Network on this project, 100% of the proceeds from their Wild Rose Bath Bomb will go to Rainforest Action Network to stop the tar sands.