Pure Nuff Stuff

Helen and I are exhausted today, we came back on the train in the early hours of the morning after a couple of manic days in London at the exhibition.  It was great to meet the team at Natural Health Magazine and even better to get our printed copy of the award (logos will appear shortly on the site on the home page and in the Care section of course).  But it was also great to see what the rest of the industry is doing.

There are so many exciting things to tell you about, so apologies for what is going to be a bit of a long post, but i really want to share what we're thinking about now.

The first thing we looked out for was toothpaste.  This has been on our minds (see how I refrained from using the phrase "tips of our tongues" there, no matter how tempting it was?) for months for a number of reasons.  We thought long and hard about  making it ourselves, but there are a few reasons why we've decided not to go ahead with it.  Firstly, it would involve a lot of investment in new packaging and a machine to seal the tubes with, and secondly, there are actually some really good ones out there, so we don't need to re-invent that particular wheel.  So we found quite a few at the show and we're testing them all now, you'll see them on the site soon.

Then we looked for makeup.  Again, the packaging was going to require a lot of thought and these things aren't cheap by any means.  So we looked at quite a few ranges and we're going to make a decision soon, we'll keep you posted on this too of course.

Cleaning products were next on the list.  I know we've talked at length about these and I know that many of you are comfortable making your own products (friends of borax raise your hands here!) but there are quite a few people who aren't.  So in order to get the chemicals out and usher in a new age of toxic free living, we're looking to stock some ready made products that tick all our boxes.

So why aren't we making all these products ourselves I hear you ask?  Well, if we were to start with whole new rafts of products, we'd have to charge quite a lot for them and this might have an impact on our costs across the board.  We're not comfortable with the idea of another price change though, so we're going to bite the bullet and deal with other companies who share our ethos, our rabid attention to details like provenance of ingredients, open communication and cruelty free production.  You are always our first priority, so it's up to us to make sure those things are in place before we stock anything else.  Plus we think it's sensible to really focus on what we're good at, making really pure, affordable skincare that doesn't harm the environment. 

So, that's what we're thinking.  What do you think?  If you've got any thoughts on what I've said I'd love to hear them as usual - is there anything else you'd like to see on the site?  If you don't want to post here, then no problem, drop me an email. 

I'm off for a few days now, but I will be popping in to the shop every now and again (I can't stay away from this place for any length of time!) so bear with me if I post at odd times please.  Have a superb Easter break everyone and l look forward to hearing what you've got to say.