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The local couple using plant power to make eco beauty products
Jennie Rhodes
...two years. They produce and sell ecological, plant-based beauty products, using as many locally grown species as possible. Alicia explains that ingredients for the company's wide range of solid shampoo, conditioner and deodorants, as well as soaps, ... university, Alicia never lost the fascination for plants that her neighbour had ignited. Since then, learning about the power of different plants used in plant-based beauty products and treatments has come froma lot of self-teaching: reading books, online ... treatments, while Alicia is in charge of the formulation of the products. The couple plan to start running courses on how to use different plants in beauty products and teach people about their healing properties. She says that while she hasn't used her