Sri Lanka’s largest manufacturer and marketer of herbal personal care products, Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC brand products received the Vegetarian Society accreditation for the adult, baby soap range and the body wash and shower gel range. 

The 80- year old company has several of its products licensed to carry the coveted trademark to show that they are officially approved as 100 percent vegetarian by the prestigious Vegetarian Society of UK.

The following products will now carry the Vegetarian Society (UK) Approved trademark on the packs: Swadeshi Khomba Herbal, Swadeshi Khomba Clear Soap, Swadeshi Khomba Body Wash range, Rani Sandalwood, Rani Gel Bar, Rani Shower Cream range and Swadeshi Khomba 

Baby Soap.  The Vegetarian Society inspires, informs and enables people to be vegetarian, and their vegetarian trademark certifies that a product is 100 percent vegetarian. It involves requiring brand products to meet strict criteria, subjecting themselves to independent ingredient testing and production method checked by experts at the Vegetarian Society.

To display the Vegetarian Society Approved trademark, a product must meet the following strict criteria: prove that no animal testing was carried out or commissioned for its production, is free from any ingredient resulting from slaughter, is GMO free and assured of no cross contamination during production.  Brand products that meet this criterion are awarded the license to display the prestigious Vegetarian Society Approved trademark on their product packs as a trusted assurance to customers that what they are buying is authentically verified as 100 percent vegetarian and cruelty free. 

Commenting on the accreditation, Chulodhara Samarasinghe, Managing Director/ Deputy- Chairperson, Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC said the company very happy to get the prestigious Vegetarian Society Accreditation (UK) for its products. 

“As a company, we always believe in making choices which are beneficial to the environment and all beings. All our skin care and cleansing products are based on ingredients which are ethically sourced and cause no harm to animals,” she said.

Swadeshiis also averse to animal testing and thus do not use any ingredient which has been tested on animals. The non-use of animal-based ingredients keeps the skin healthier and products with natural, vegetarian ingredients are milder, softer, and better absorbed by skin to maintain a healthy skin, Samarasinghe said.