Text: Inga Bergmann THE ORGANIC PHARMACY BRITISH LUXURY COSMETICS Smells like rosemary leaves, carrots and sweet oranges. FOUNDER OF THE BRAND MARGO MARRON SHARED OUR SECRETS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC COSMETICS WITH OUR MAGAZINE AND TOLD ABOUT THE HOLISTIC APPROACH IN ITS WORK.
Power of nature
If you have long had a weakness for natural ingredients and strolled exclusively in small farmer markets in search of proper and healthy food, then you probably already thought about the quality of cosmetics that you use every day. The Organic Pharmacy brand cleverly mixes medicinal herbs with organic extracts, swears that it will never use artificial preservatives and flavorings, and also promises that it will never and under any circumstances test its products on animals.
Many years ago, the groovy and charismatic Margot Marron was a pharmacist who specialized in healthy eating until she faced homeopathy in her research, which turned her whole life upside down. Without thinking twice, Marron threw the "gold mine" and began to develop new alternative medicine. In 2002, she and her husband Franco opened an organic pharmacy in London, which sold herbal teas and homeopathic medicines that were affordable for all customers and rarely disappointed. But alas, a pharmacy store on the outskirts of a foggy metropolis could not offer customers anything reminiscent of the elegance of products from the luxurious department store Harrods, which very upset Mrs. Marron. Meanwhile, the beauty technologies of our purposeful heroine did not stand still ...
Floral Elixirs
Once Margo devoted her vacation to studying books - she diligently studied aromatherapy and flower essences of the famous Dr. Bach, who compared the psychotypes of people with various plants. The main method of the German doctor was treating patients with flower compresses, baths and elixirs. Inspired by his theory, Marron came up with her own cosmetic line, for which thousands of people thank her today. Its main motto is no preservatives and carcinogens, everything should be only natural. A whole line of products was born: Double Rose Rejuvenating Face Cream - a cocktail of roses, rosehips and ginger, anti-aging serum Antioxidant Face Firming Serum with instant skin tightening and restoration effect due to carrot, lemon and grapefruit juice, jasmine-sage Jasmine High Gloss Shampoo shampoo against dullness and brittle hair, collagen mask to improve the skin condition Collagen Boost Mask with extracts of aloe, horsetail, buckwheat and oatmeal. Well, the absolute hit is Carrot Butter Cleanser makeup remover oil, with which Margo recommends starting her acquaintance with her cosmetic line. Facial skin cleansing, in her opinion, is the most important stage on the path to maintaining beauty.
All products from Organic Pharmacy are not listed. But their special sign is environmental friendliness. You will not find there parabens, oil-based glycerin or petroleum jelly, or any chemical perfumes. Instead, Margo prefers to use fruit and flower oils (her favorite are marigold and hawthorn oils), which also tend to keep the cream longer. Instead of ordinary water, Margo adds aloe vera juice to the composition of all his products, and for the aroma - a few drops of the essential essence of flowers.
Reason and means
“The skin is our largest organ, and 60% of what we use in cosmetics is absorbed through it,” Margo explains. Molecules such as SPF, a solar protection factor, as well as artificial flavors, dyes, preservatives contained in cosmetic products, penetrate directly into the bloodstream. “In order to live a healthy and happy life, we should always think about the food we eat, the candles that we light, and the cosmetics that we use. By choosing natural ingredients, you extend your life, keep your youth and, most importantly, start living consciously.” - says Margot.
Constructing your consciousness to a holistic approach to your health, you especially enjoy using bath products without perfumed fragrances, but with moisturizing ingredients: Neroli Shower Gel with olive oil and orange blossom extracts, Cleopatra's Body Scrub honey scrub with aroma ylang ylang. Pleasant bonuses are Jasmine Bath Oil, which has a very delicate texture and pleasantly cools, and the smell of jojoba oil softens the aroma of wheat fields, rose hips and sunflowers.
"Every day you need to eat at least one green product - a fruit or a vegetable, and it is advisable to exclude sugar, flour products and sweet sodas from the diet. In addition, I strongly recommend that you conduct detox programs four times a year to cleanse the body."
No matter how you hear about the healing properties of herbs, there is always a know-how that can impress. Such, for example, as sedative homeopathic tablets Jat Lag, issued specifically for people who do not tolerate flights. This potion includes the well-proven herbs of thyme and plantain.
The author of organic cosmetics, the mother of two children, Margot Marron, argues that you can stay in great shape for a long time if you declare the whole lifestyle to be “organic”: focus on a healthy diet with lean meat, fish, lots of greens, cereals, fruits and vegetables. At the same time, Margo does not like the word "diet" and advocates a moderate diet.
The dietary supplements from her Supplements collection also promise miracles, which contain the right proportions of antioxidants, vitamins, omega 3-6-9 unsaturated fatty acids, healthy herbs, and trace elements like zinc, potassium and selenium. "After the course of taking the skin will begin to glow from the inside, and the energy will beat over the edge. Your mind will clear up, the dream will become calm and deep. Natural ingredients really work, but often people don’t even know about it."
