Natural beauty products get your skin glowing and healthy the organic way! ELLE Canada picks the top organic beauty and natural beauty products to look for.
Pure Biologique
This one-year-old company originally made it onto the radar because of its sumptuous soaps. Stella Mindorff decided only a year ago that she wanted to have a completely organic store, and that's exactly what she did. What do I mean by 'store'? Pure Biologique now carries organic bath balms, soaps, body butters, shampoo and conditioner, soy candles, lip shimmers, baby clothing and handbags made from reclaimed material. New this fall there'll also be environmentally friendly jewelry, greeting cards and clothing. Stella quips, "We basically sell everything organic that isn't food. Everything that's available in organic we use." She describes making the beauty products as chemistry. Without using any synthetic colours, Pure combines specific oils to create vegan soaps that not only smell and look good, but feel good as well. Stella also only uses fair trade ingredients. She says, "I always use certified fair trade. If we buy something that isn't grown in Canada I always make sure I can trace its origins." Stella's belief in her products is what is most 'pure' about this company. Although her products are organic she wants her customers to pick it because it's the best, not just because it's organic and trendy. Check out purebiologique.com for a full list of products.
Exuberance By Fedor
Three years ago Jodi Fedor saw a need for higher end natural products that literally bring out the best in women. Starting out in her grandfather's basement kitchen she learned what worked (and what didn't) through batches of trial and error. Calling in a chemist to ensure the products were sound Jodi launched her natural beauty line mid 2004. Exuberance now has a total of eight products, including the star, an Indian Rose Daily Face Hydration. Jodi says that she wants her customers to know, "That we're real and authentic. The company wasn't created to separate us or create an income. It was really intended to make a difference." This genuineness is expressed through the blogs at exuberancebeauty.com. Touching on more than just external beauty the blogs are meant to create a community and show you the faces, energy and spirit of the people behind Exuberance. Jodi also belives in helping women find their own exuberance one step at a time. That's why 10% of every purchase goes to the charity Oxfam. She says Exuberance is, "Being authentic to yourself, bringing out whatever is best in you and living your own truth." Look good and feel great, who could argue with that?
