• Shop plastic Free
    • Samples
    • ❤ bundles ❤
    • Minis & Travel
    • Natural Shampoo
    • Natural Deodorant
    • Moisturisers + Serums
    • Natural Cleansers
    • Vegan Only
    • Blemish Prone Skin
    • testimonials
  • Try Samples
  • Stuff To Learn About
    • All About Deodorant
    • Great Skin
    • Great Hair
    • Good Sleep
    • Avoiding Chemicals
    • Easy DIY
    • Natural Beauty
    • Ingredient Spotlight
    • Lockdown Skin Diaries
    • Sustainability
    • Body & Mind
    • Healthy Food
  • FAQS
    • Shipping & Returns
    • Product FAQs
    • Rewards Program
    • Become a Stockist
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Disclaimer
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Sustainability
    • Cruelty Free
    • Rewards Program
    • Ingredients
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Cart

Awake Organics

You are here: Home / LIVE WELL | HEALTH & BEAUTY / The Story of Awake Organics

The Story of Awake Organics

By awakeorganics

As Seen in Psychologies Magazine, You Magazine. Vegetarian Living, Daily Mail, Pebble Magazine, You Beauty Box. Best of British. Aura Clean Deodorant. Natural Deodorant That Works. Organic. By Awake Organics. Press. New. YouMagSocial. Daily Mail Online. Sunday Mail, Red Online, The Green Parent. Winner 2017 Natural Beauty Awards. Natural Deodorant UK, Natural Deodorant for women. Award-winning natural deodorant and organic skin care UK. Melissa Kimbell. Awake Organics.

Starting out with my first prototypes in 2017.

First, thank you so much for having a look around the website. It’s a pleasure to have you, and I truly hope you find the information we provide helpful and inspiring! Second, I want to tell you a bit about myself, my family, and where we’ve been. Because once you know our story, you will know where we’re going with all of this.

In 2005, a BIG light went on. I started to question the growing number of unnatural ingredients that were in the products my family was using every day. Although we had been eating clean, and buying locally for quite some time, this hadn’t quite translated into personal care and household products yet.

So what happened in 2005, you might ask? I had my first baby. Yep. And just like many other mothers, I washed my baby’s hair for the very first time with some super soapy, no-more-tears shampoo. As I was doing this, I wondered if it was gentle enough to use on the most perfect, precious human being in the whole, entire, wide world. So, I did a little digging and was shocked, no outraged, at what I discovered. Like most consumers, I had made a very big assumption. I assumed that if a product was on the store shelf it must be healthy.

Do you remember 2005? Me neither. But I do remember that most people were just thinking about opening a Facebook account, Green Beauty blogs weren’t on anyone’s radar, and ‘organic’ was a bit of a buzz word.

I was angry, and I felt a call to action.”

I started by educating myself. I came to realise very quickly just how harmful most of our day-to-day products are on human health, especially the younger we are, and how certain chemicals were polluting the environment. Back then, I already knew about pesticides and herbicides in our food and water, polluted air, antibiotics and hormones in the meat, dairy and eggs, GMOs and bee colonies collapsing. And now there was another mine field: cosmetics. I was angry, and I felt a call to action.


Saskatoon, Saskatchewan colder than the moon. Freezing. Snow. Prairies. Aromatherapy for anxiety, depression, stress and trouble sleeping. Anti anxiety cosmetics by Awake Organic.I grew up in the cold Canadian prairies. God’s Country. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to be exact. AKA ‘The Paris of the Prairies’ (there’s a song about it) and ‘The Deep Freeze’. In fact, when I was 17 we had the coldest Winter on record, with temperatures recorded as colder than the moon… yes, it’s possible my friends. I seem to recall that the following Autumn there was a bit of a baby boom, wink, wink.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan colder than the moon. Freezing. Snow. Prairies. Aromatherapy for anxiety, depression, stress and trouble sleeping. Anti anxiety cosmetics by Awake Organic.I’m proud to say that I come from a long line of tough and tenacious farm-women. We didn’t have a lot of money, just long winters, creativity and a helluva lot of resourcefulness. Much of what I know about holistic living was passed down to me by my Mum, Gran and Great Gran. Of course, they wouldn’t have called it “holistic living” at the time. I watched, listened and learned. I still do.

When I was a kid we made everything “luxurious” ourselves. Some of my favourite memories are of crushing up seeds with Mum for face masks and scrubs, and my Gran pulling out the Shea Butter cold cream from the fridge if I had a sunburn. I would sip tea, and quietly listen to them talk about alternative medicine, herbs, the moon, Wendy’s roses, and planting the garden. I wonder if they knew how much they were teaching me? Probably not, but this is where my inspiration came. I went back to my roots and started experimenting with the old family recipes, which were mostly from memory or written on scraps or crinkly, yellow-lined paper. 


Australis, garden, laundry. Aromatherapy for anxiety, depression, stress and trouble sleeping. Anti anxiety cosmetics by Awake Organic.In 2012, my family relocated from Canada to Australia, where we lived for almost two years. In those two years I made a secret pact with myself that I wouldn’t spend another dime buying toxic products for my family. It just felt so out of balance with my beliefs and hopes for a healthy planet. I made everything from scratch: face cream, deodorant, shampoo, lip gloss, face wash, body butter, sunscreen, bug repellent, the list goes on. I even made laundry detergent. It was fun, rewarding and my small way of Stickin’ it to The Man.

(Read How To Be A Green Goddess)

When we returned home in 2014, I started my first organic skin care business, Sweet Living, which is still based in Canada and run by my mum. I had a strong background in graphic design, branding and website development, general computer geek stuff, so everything came together. The line was a blend of old and new, with many of the formulas based on heirloom recipes. It was a hit right out of the gate, but what happened next was a bit surprising.

People sent me Love Letters.”

I received dozens of “love letters” from customers who were not only amazed by the results they were seeing, but also wanted to tell me how good my products made them FEEL. Especially when they were feeling a bit down. This was a side effect I was not expecting! Learning about their experiences brought to light the impact that mindful daily rituals can have on our state of wellbeing. My first customers taught me there was potential for a new way to help people cope with stress, anxiety, depression and even problems sleeping.

Everything was on track until…”

In 2015, the industry my husband had been working in for over 10 years started to decline – abruptly. There were thousands of lay-offs in our city, projects were cancelled and we decided to move to England, where my husband is from, and start over. Within 3 months, we were here. This was an extremely difficult, sad and lonely time for me, and to be honest, I’m still finding my way (tribe) all these years later. But it is getting easier.

As Seen in Psychologies Magazine, You Magazine. Vegetarian Living, Daily Mail, Pebble Magazine, You Beauty Box. Best of British. Aura Clean Deodorant. Natural Deodorant That Works. Organic. By Awake Organics. Press. New. YouMagSocial. Daily Mail Online. Sunday Mail, Red Online, The Green Parent. Winner 2017 Natural Beauty Awards. Natural Deodorant UK, Natural Deodorant for women. Award-winning natural deodorant and organic skin care UK. Melissa Kimbell. Awake Organics.

In October 2017, I officially incorporated Awake Organics, which is born from my heart. Since then our wellness-inspired products have won many awards, inspired people to live their healthiest life, have appeared all over the press and are even stocked by lovely international retailers. Our range is for health and wellness conscious people, who are are seeking natural products to live more sustainably, and avoid additional exposure to the chemicals on their radar.

I’m really proud of our natural skin care range and Health & Wellness Blog. It embodies everything that I strive for in my own life. Every single product we manufacture is carefully and consciously crafted, using ethical, organic and sustainable ingredients. We buy our ingredients and packaging from UK suppliers, keeping money in the local economy. And we advocate for the earth by using materials that leave little impact. Above all, we love what we do. Our products are alive and, when you apply them with your whole heart and mind, your body will respond in positive ways.

I’m grateful for you and your support. Thank you for reading.

Keep in touch,

Melissa xx


JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!

Check us out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This is where we have a bit of fun with DIY, natural health & beauty trends, crystals, and of course our latest PROMOS.


As always, we are here to provide information and resources. Awake Organics is not affiliated with any of the third parties mentioned in this post. The content in this post is not sponsored, and is not intended as medical advice. Please read our General Health & Wellbeing Disclaimer for details.

SaveSave

SaveSave

Filed Under: LIVE WELL | HEALTH & BEAUTY, Natural Beauty Tagged With: aromatherapy, Awake Organics, canadian prairies, deodorant for women, England, essential oils, family, health, healthy, holistic living, melissa kimbell, natural deodorant, natural skin care, organic, organic skin care, personal care products, saskatoon, stress, UK, wellbeing, wellness

« This is what we know about Aluminium, Cancer & Deodorant
Bathing To Relieve Stress + DIY Lemon & Vanilla Body Scrub Recipe »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

awakeorganics

🥕 Plant Based Products with Sustainability at Heart
🙌 Get Points & Rewards with Purchase
⬇️ Shop Now ⬇️

AWAKE ORGANICS® Natural Beauty
But it is JUICY.... any guesses as to what we're m But it is JUICY.... any guesses as to what we're making today?
NATURAL, PLASTIC FREE SHAMPOO with Caffeine & Rose NATURAL, PLASTIC FREE SHAMPOO with Caffeine & Rosemary BACK IN STOCK! Buy singles or packs of 3 / 6 and save. Arrives in time for Xmas! We start shipping all your backorderS tomorrow. Samples also BACK IN STOCK. FREE UK shipping on all samples. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
.
#plasticfreegifts #plasticfreeshampoo #shampoobar (not)
AURA NATURAL DEODORANT... . The first product we e AURA NATURAL DEODORANT...
.
The first product we ever made.
.
Still our number one, best-seller with at least 5 awards behind it.
.
Here it is, ready to pour, but not quite set. 
.
It will firm up just enough to sit nicely in the jar, but still be soft on application. 
.
Try it from £7.99 💚
Good enough to eat! Check out our minis. Sumptuous Good enough to eat! Check out our minis. Sumptuous plastic free skin care from £12, with 100% natural good stuff.
BEHIND THE SCENES JOIN IN
Awake Organics Natural Skin care | Organic Beauty Brand UK | Press | Main image
Awake Organics Cruelty Free Cosmetics. leaping Bunny Programme.
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Plant Powered Skin Care and Plastic Free Deodorant.
Freshly Made in the UK with sustainability at heart.

AWAKE ORGANICS® · MADE IN ENGLAND · Copyright 2016 - © 2021 · VAT GB307265710 · Log in

  • Shipping & Returns
  • Become a Stockist
  • PRESS
  • Privacy Policy
This website uses cookies to ensure you have a positive experience. Find out more.