Terramily... ...naturally
Justyna leads the way with her organic holistic skincare products
TERRAMILY IS A range of skincare products exclusively available at Art & Craft Collective. The name comes from the Italian for earth and is a reworking of the word which means so much to the founder - family.
Having lived in Edinburgh for nine years Justyna Maria Waskievz originally came from Poland to work in hospitality. She now works with her brother Piotr who lives in Tuscany, and the team has developed a range of natural holistic skincare products.
Justyna studied cosmetic formulas for the new business. She said she was really curious about what she was applying to her skin and wanted to improve it. She began her own research into natural skincare and enrolled for an online course during the pandemic.
She is now a Holistic Life and
Nutrition Coach.
She herself is a walking advert for the Terramily way, and intends to create a new line of baby care creams and potions as well as products for expectant mothers. In September she plans a workshop with some local mothers who will create products to use on their own babies and children.
Justyna explained that what makes her products different is that they are all toxic free and made from highest quality ingredients. From small beginnings at her kitchen table, the products are made with natural organic ingredients and also one which is nature identical but synthesised in a lab. The reason for this is one of sustainability as the product was extracted from a comfrey plant but it became more important to protect the plant than to use it in cosmetics.
The Night Skincare routine uses their own specially developed double cleansing method recommended to result in deeply cleansed and nourished skin. Tremoving one kind of
The Terramily Promise is that the routine of cleansing and replenishing is an effective way to nourish the skin overnight without disrupting the skin’s natural barrier.
There are several products in the range but one stands out - the Lipid Barrier Replenishing Face Oil. All of the products are simple to use, but this one is simply applied to damp cleansed skin and left on overnight to make a difference. All clients are encouraged to think mindfully by introducing this new habit each evening. In cleansing their faces clients will remove the day’s stress as well as actual dirt and grime.
Packaging is sustainable and the glass bottles can be handed back to the Art & Craft Collective to be refilled.
Justyna may have moved away from her kitchen table but is still in the driving seat and in control of the manufacturing. It takes her about six hours to make a batch of one of the Terramily products.
Linsay Given Black who owns Art & Craft Collective is delighted to have the range for sale on their shelves - the first time they have sold a skincare range. She said: “These products are fantastic. She has gone from training herself all about it to a full product range. I am just so pleased to help another woman in business.”