Earlier than Stephanie Gannon Malcom met System 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 repeatedly noticed fashions with pores and skin irritation attributable to repeatedly making use of a excessive make-up load. That’s when the concept struck her: Stephanie wanted a product that might 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 “unintended entrepreneur” as a result of though she wished to start out a enterprise, the concept for her product got here to her spontaneously reasonably 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 know extra, and the easiest way to do this was by means of a course,” she says.

She got here throughout System 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 varieties – bloomed right into a model with a full product line. By way of her diploma programme, Stephanie gained the talents to formulate several types of merchandise and he or she discovered the System Botanica neighborhood to be an important 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 concentrate on her model full time and enjoys ample time together with her children – which was the unique aim of proudly owning a enterprise. For those who’re contemplating entrepreneurship, Stephanie presents this recommendation: “If there’s a sense in your coronary heart to do that, comply with it. You’re all the time 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 elements to packaging;
• Her studying expertise with System 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 System Botanica, the award-winning on-line natural beauty science college. Learn extra about Lorraine and the System Botanica Staff.