The Bruneian

The Natural Bar: Churning an all-natural skincare business out of mother’s love

- Nurhana Diah BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Creating their own skincare line, Adrenne and Patricia are on a journey to spread the benefits of clean products that are safe to be used by anyone, providing an alternativ­e for allnatural skincare.

The Natural Bar is all about clean skincare, handcrafte­d by using mainly plant-based ingredient­s and essential oils without any fillers, fragrances, mineral oil and synthetic ingredient­s.

The brand allows the two entreprene­urs to educate the community about the harmful ingredient­s that are in commercial skincare products.

The quest for all-natural and non-toxic skin began when the two entreprene­urs were looking through the ingredient­s of their skincare products and found that they are harmful to the skin. The duo then started looking for products safe for adults and children alike.

“The idea came about when we found out that most of our skincare products contain a lot of toxic ingredient­s including products for our kids who were babies then. In our quest to search for clean products that work, we decided to source for the ingredient­s and make our own skincare,” said the business owners.

In total, the brand has 10 products that they have created on their own and are categorise­d for Face, Body, Baby, Hair and Soap.

For face care, the brand has created Cleansing Grains to exfoliate, detoxify and heal the most delicate skin; Face Oil to strengthen, regenerate and plump up the skin for a healthy glow and lastly, Eye Serum to promote skin elasticity and regenerati­on.

Meanwhile, for body skin care, it offers Chest Rub for coughs and sniffles; Deodorant that is genderneut­ral and neutralise­s odour whilst absorbing excess moisture; All-Purpose Balm to condition dry lips, hands, feet and hair; and Buzz Off that is a natural mosquito and sandfly repellant balm.

The Natural Bar also provides baby product, Calming Bath & Body Oil to cleanse, exfoliate, detoxify and heal the most delicate skin and Rash Relief to aid with the repair of dry, red, itchy skin.

As for hair, the brand offers Hair Serum which is a plant-powered hair serum used to nourish, protect and repair dry ends.

There are also a variety of bar soaps that the label offers such as Turmeric + Ginger, Lavender + lemongrass, Moringa, Matcha +

Adzuki Bean, Cinnamon + Honey, Shea and Tea Tree.

“We not only manufactur­e our products, but they are part of our daily skincare routine. So, to put it simply, what we make, we use for the whole family and our products’ bestseller­s are the face oil, buzz off outdoor balm, hair serum and deodorant,” said the skincare creators.

The two cousins have been working together since 2013 on their products which has since expanded with Adrenne handling the manufactur­ing while Patricia in charge of logistics, social media and soap making in their very own studio in Kiulap.

The products of The Natural Bar are handcrafte­d in small batches using all natural ingredient­s without any, as the entreprene­ur would say, nasties.

Their skincare products are available at all Supasave branches, Melvida and Kaimana living.

The Natural Bar strives to give the best and the cleanest products to their customers and they are constantly improving and developing their products as well as sourcing natural ingredient­s from reliable reputable sources.

The ladies of the brand believe that one should always read the label and look at the ingredient­s before buying products and always give the best for their body.

Head over to The Natural Bar’s Instagram @thenatural­bar or visit their website thenatural­barbn.com to see the all-natural products that they have produced and offer.

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