Our Story

Ecorganics was founded upon our co-founder, Crystalz’s, personal journey through a burnt accident, her path to recovery and a little love story. We hope that you will be inspired by her story told here...

To stand out and tell my story was not an easy choice. I struggled for the longest time. But I was encouraged by many to share my story with all of you. So here I am.

When I was a young I-think-I-know-it-all girl, I was never into all these natural and organic ideas. To me, the whole idea was RIDICULOUS! It was just another marketing gimmick to con people to spend more money. But through one accident and a man, made me rethink my views on natural and organic.

In November 2005, I was caught in a flash fire while cooking at home. A mere 12 seconds of being engulfed in flames left me with 18% burns all over my body, up to second degree. 18% may not seem a lot of the whole body, but picture a girl with her face and neck burnt. It was not a pretty sight.

My recovery process was long and painful. I had to endure stares, finger pointing, whispering from strangers when I step out. Over time, I gradually withdrew from all my activities and part time courses. I shunned away from public places. I lost all self-confidence.

Every day seemed like an eternity during my recovery process. I was desperate! I tried everything that was available on the market. Most of the products that I have tried, gave me a bad rash. It was frustrating for me because in my sheer desperation to heal faster, I have made things worse.

Due to my outbreak, I was advised by my doctor to keep it simple. My mum, the avid gardener, would harvest aloe vera from our garden for my wounds. Using freshly harvest aloe vera and Vitamin E oil, helped subside my rash, and accelerated my healing progress.

The effectiveness of natural products started to make me wonder... WHY is a simple remedy was more effective then those highly acclaimed products in the market? Those products have been gone through years of painstaking research, but yet not only it did not work, it added on to my problem.

Soon after, I met my now husband and business partner, Eric, at a botanical hair salon where he was working at. Through our exchange of personal stories and research, we came to a realization that the need for safe and healthy beauty is dire. People should be aware of what they are putting on their skin and hair. The awareness has already begun with food. It is about time the awareness was raised with beauty products.

So when the opportunity arose – that an organic hair salon was up for take over, we jumped right into it!

And Ecorganics was born....