Earlier than Stephanie Gannon Malcom met Method Botanica, she had already selected two issues. As a brand new mom, she wished to create extra time for her household; and he or she would do that by beginning her personal enterprise developed from an thought gleaned from her profession as a make-up artist.

Enter Ouli’s Ointment – Stephanie’s model impressed by her Greek heritage and her household’s olive groves. Throughout her 15-plus years as a make-up artist, she recurrently noticed fashions with pores and skin irritation brought on by repeatedly making use of a excessive make-up load. That’s when the concept struck her: Stephanie wanted a product that would soothe pores and skin quick, however had the suitable texture to behave as a primer underneath make-up – and ideally, she would create this product herself.

Stephanie thinks of herself as an “unintentional entrepreneur” as a result of though she wished to start out a enterprise, the concept for her product got here to her spontaneously somewhat than from an outlined plan. Additionally, she didn’t know sufficient about formulation or what it took to run a magnificence enterprise. “I wanted to grasp extra, and one of the simplest ways to try this was by means of a course,” she says.

She got here throughout Method Botanica and enrolled within the Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation programme, graduating two years later. What was initially a plan to create one product – an all-in-one magnificence balm for all pores and skin sorts – bloomed right into a model with a full product line. By her diploma programme, Stephanie gained the abilities to formulate various kinds of merchandise and he or she discovered the Method Botanica group to be a vital a part of her studying expertise.

Her line now contains that good multi-use balm that she dreamed of (plus a vegan model), her all-in-one “Ola Oil”, and therapeutic massage candles together with food-grade, extra-virgin olive oil from her household’s groves in Greece – the identical nutrient-packed oil makes use of in her skincare.

Stephanie now has the liberty to deal with her model full time and enjoys ample time along with her children – which was the unique objective of proudly owning a enterprise. For those who’re contemplating entrepreneurship, Stephanie affords this recommendation: “If there’s a sense in your coronary heart to do that, comply with it. You’re at all times going to be studying – there’s no ‘proper’ time, so bounce in.”

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Interview highlights embody Stephanie speaking about:

• Balancing motherhood with launching a magnificence enterprise;
• Why she selected to create a sustainable model, from components to packaging;
• Her studying expertise with Method Botanica; and
• Why you shouldn’t wait to start out your magnificence model.

Discover out extra about Stephanie and her magnificence model:
Web site: Ouli Ointment
Instagram: @oulisointment

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Lorraine Dallmeier is a Biologist, Chartered Environmentalist and the CEO of Method Botanica, the award-winning on-line natural beauty science faculty. Learn extra about Lorraine and the Method Botanica Workforce.