Collection: Odylique

It started with Margaret. Thirty years ago, Margaret Weeds – Nottingham native, and qualified in herbal medicine and aromatherapy – was suffering with very, very sensitive skin. She wasn’t alone: eczema ran in her family and she and her children were all plagued with sore, dry, itchy patches. It being the late 80s, conventional cosmetics or prescription skincare were the only real option available. These were often packed with petroleum, artificial additives and other skin irritants which simply didn’t suit her allergy-prone skin.

Confident that she could find answers through natural ingredients, Margaret began tinkering with skin-friendly concoctions. Armed with her exceptional herbal knowledge and belief in the capabilities of nature, she started experimenting using only organic herbs, plant oils and natural active ingredients that were kind to super-sensitive skin. The result was a small range of gentle, effective, delightfully caring formulas that worked wonders on the family’s collective skin complaints. On the strength of these results, Margaret and her daughter Abi launched Essential Care in 2003, a company with a passion for the power of genuine natural skincare.

By 2014, after a decade of bringing certified organic skincare and (the world’s first) Fair Trade make-up to the world, Margaret and Abi re-christened themselves “Odylique”. Pronounced “Oh-dih-leek”, the name is derived from a phrase that means “power of nature” and it suits perfectly. They're still a family-owned company run by Margaret’s daughter Abi and a dedicated team of skin-loving experts. Odylique found its home amidst the rolling fields of Suffolk, where visitors are welcome to enjoy the botanical gardens. Every single one of Odylique’s products is handmade there.

Love For Your Skin and the Planet
Each and every one of our ingredients has therapeutic credentials. There are a few ways in which Odylique makes this happen:

By using actives – herbs and essential oils – in therapeutic concentrations.
Plant oils must be virgin and cold-pressed so that they have their full antioxidant vitamin-content intact (this more actively nourishes the skin and protects it from premature ageing).
They don’t do synthetic chemicals. Ever.
Everything is certified to strict Soil Association organic standards (those guys are strict, trust us)

They leave out lanolin, wheat, dairy & soya derivatives, salicylic acid, peanut oil, common allergen tree nut oils and more...all the things that can upset sensitive skin.

They NEVER test on animals. Instead, testing on human volunteers who have sensitive and allergy-prone skin.

Odylique is big on doing the planet as many favours as they can. As such, they make sure that their raw materials suppliers and all of their distributors follow the no-testing-on-animals rule, and they go out of their way to adhere to Fair Trade standards and use responsible, sustainable packaging.