Slovenské značky prírodnej kozmetiky / časť 02

I always like to discover new brands of natural cosmetics — I like to read stories about how they originated, why they founded them, who is behind the idea, why they chose the given name, how they expanded their offer and so on. And I love supporting such brands even more — because believe me, the feeling when you can make a dream come true, turn an idea into reality and people are happy with your products, is really priceless.

Natural cosmetics have many benefits. I have already wrote some out in the post 4 Reasons To Switch To Natural Beauty — and since I have made this change, I don’t want to return to products from big companies. Therefore, today I want to show you a few more brands that were created in Slovakia, contain only natural ingredients, think about their environmental impact and try to do things better.

Behind the Ponio brand is Ivana Zuzinová from Zvolen. The goal is to produce quality natural beauty products — and this is ensured mainly by producing everything in small quantities, by hand, with maximum honesty, and using their own recipes, which they are constantly improving. The composition is simple and understandable, and in them you will find only ingredients that are really beneficial for the body and help it. You can buy their products either completely without packaging, or in cardboard tubes and boxes, which you can easily compost or recycle after consumption.

Their offer includes natural soaps that don’t contain animal fats or palm oil, but instead have quality cocoa butter, and solid shampoos — and they have several types from both, so you can easily choose yours according to your skin or hair type. Cocoa butter is also contained in soft and creamy massage cubes. I use a solid deodorant from Ponio (you can find a review in the article Solid deodorant from Ponio) and also a Mango Ginger lip balm.

Cosmetics with a Slovak soul. In perfect harmony, it combines “the best of the past”, the power of healing natural substances that the generations before us have believed in, together with the knowledge of the modern world and research. All products contain only pure natural substances — most are BIO certified, or they are of the highest quality and meet strict rules. Minimalists will also get their money’s worth — clean, white and simple packaging with fine details in the form of folklore patterns are a characteristic element of the brand.

The fact that Dulcia is relatively new, and I feel that among many even an unknown brand, their offer is really impressive. It includes a wide selection of body care in the form of moisturizing and regenerating creams, balms, various soaps, face masks, peelings, deodorants, serums or bath salts; and they also focus on special cosmetics for pregnant women, children and men.

Another young brand — Two Cosmetics was established in 2016 under the name 2SIS cosmetics as an experiment of two sisters who found a hobby in the production of beauty products. It has five attributes: it is natural because it doesn’t use synthetic and dangerous chemicals, it’s ecological because you won’t find palm oil or petrochemical products in the products, it has a recycling program and compostable packaging, which makes it sustainable, it’s caring (products have a simple composition and are produced in small batches) and is also original with its playful and attractive design and engaging story.

The brand offers solid shampoos and conditioners, body butters, lip balms, serums and creams, as well as shower jellies and bath bombs; but also a few tools for ecological and sustainable household, such as bamboo cotton swabs or reusable make-up cotton rounds, soap nuts and an original soap dish made of plastic packaging, which was created in cooperation with Umelohmotné, and helps reduce waste that would otherwise end up in landfills or nature.