A North Vancouver-based skincare company has received $200,000 to expand production.
Founded by Patrice Mousseau, an Anishinaabe member of the Fort William First Nation, Satya Organic’s products were initially developed in Patrice’s kitchen as a skincare solution for her baby. Since then, the business has grown significantly and products are now available in thousands of stores across Canada, the US, and Hong Kong.
Satya Organic’s skincare products are made with plant-based ingredients that help address a range of skin conditions, including eczema. The company is committed to sustainability – being petroleum and mineral-oil free, and carbon and plastic neutral. Additionally, Satya products are all refillable, which helps reduce waste. With significant growth already achieved, Satya Organic is gearing up for an expansion in its manufacturing and marketing capacity.
Her company, Satya Organic Skin Care, was born out of the need to treat her baby daughter’s eczema.
Mousseau did not want to treat her daughter’s condition with steroid cortisone cream. “I wasn’t willing to put that on my child,” said Mousseau, a former broadcaster.
“So I used my research skills and looked at traditional medicine and academic studies from different universities and then created something in my crock-pot in my kitchen.”
She said she will use the loan for production runs but eventually the goal is to set up an on reserve production facility, a goal that is much closer now.
“We can hire First Nations moms with kids, to bring their kids to work, they can work in the facility and then bring in community members like kookums to come in and take care of the kids and have everybody together.”
Her balm is available in 500 stores across Canada she said, a significant growth in a short period of time.
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