Meet the Seller: Hello Arcadia
Arcadis offer you some of the most amazing organic products you will find. I have rather messy curly hair and have struggled to find a nice serum since coming to New Zealand. Well, Arcadia had this for me... Yeah... and I just loved.... plus it really works!!!!
1. Who is Arcadia?
Arcadia is
me I suppose. It is my belief that
effective, natural skin care should be available to those who need it, without
the pharmaceutical side effects and high price-tags. It is the wonder of nature, and of the powerful
healing forces that many plants contain, and their abilities to help our bodies
to heal themselves.
I have a
Bachelor of Health Science (Comp Med) and Advanced Diplomas in both Medical
Herbalism and Naturopathy. I have used
my knowledge to create creams and skin care products that are gentle enough to
use on babies, but powerful enough to work quickly and effectively to ease the
problem. I make the creams from raw
ingredients from start to finish, and love every minute of it!
2. Tell us about your business name?
In ancient
Greece, Arcadia was both a mythical place of natural beauty and harmony as well
as being a real place you could find on a map.
It was a place of connection with nature which experienced bountiful
harvests and was said to be a paradise of rolling hills and fertile fields and
pastures.
Arcadia
fitted perfectly with my vision of all natural, excellent quality and potent
creams based on carefully selected herbs, and ethically sourced ingredients.
3. How did you become Arcadia?
I was
mesmerized by the healing power of herbs from a young age and in the time spent
studying for my degree I was fascinated by the science, but Arcadia itself was
born of my love for my children, and my desire than when they fell over, their
scrapes and bruises would be treated with the best Mother Nature had to offer.
It grew
organically. My friends and family began
requesting pots, then began placing orders for their friends. I found there was a real need for effective,
ethical and completely natural creams that were affordable for real families.
4. What do you make or offer?
I hand-make
a range of completely natural skin and hair care products, including luxurious
soaps. I have something for
everything. From aches and ails, to
weekend pampering. I’ve got Bach Flowers
for mental and emotional upsets, herbal tinctures to heal your body, and a hair
care system to treat your soul.
5. What your favourite product and why?
I like, and
use all of my creams, but I’d have to say the one I reach for the most is my
Eczema Cream. It is just so useful in so
many situations. It stops anything
itching, heals chapped or cracked patches, cools burnt or inflamed skin, helps
take the sting out of scrapes, is anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, and I use it
on my red-headed son in place of sun screen.
If I didn’t make it, I honestly don’t know where I would find anything
like it. It certainly is unique and also
happens to be my best seller.
6. What are your products made from?
I knew my
creams would only be as effective as the ingredients I used in them, so took
pains to make sure the suppliers I chose could be trusted to deliver the
best. My creams are hand made using the
cold emulsion method, and contain cold pressed vegetable and nut oils (organic
where possible), nut butters, herbal extracts, infusions and essential oils,
beeswax and spring water. As the
environment and the planet are very important to me, I made sure that all of
the ingredients I use are ethically sourced, and that my packaging is all
recyclable.
7. What’s currently on your dining
table?
My dining
table is positioned in the hub of my home, so is used as a work-space for the
whole family. Right now there is a
colourful child’s drawing with crayons scattered around it, a large glass bowl
filled with fruit, and a box filled with my latest order of oils from one of my
suppliers, waiting to be put away in my stock cupboard.
8. Where do you work from?
I work from
home. I make all of my creams and soaps
in my kitchen, and keep my stock and supply of ingredients close at hand. My pots and containers have been relegated to
live in the garage, as I ran out of room in my stock cupboard. It has been essential that Arcadia fits in
with my busy life as a mother of two, so I am so grateful that I can do
everything from home.
Come and meet Arcadia and their amazing products this
Saturday 14th July 10am til 2pm
Kaurilands School
Titirangi 1064
Looking forward to an exciting day..... with very talented Aucklanders.
