EXCERPT: Asili Botanics founder and president Natasha Wright grew up in one of Toronto’s most violent, impoverished neighbourhoods. While teaching at a school that specializes in working with minorities, one of Wright’s students inspired her to launch a unique skincare line derived from, and inspired by, high-quality natural ingredients – ranging from botanical face oil to hydrating moisturizers, body butters, scrubs and hair balms. Her African black soap is handmade in Ghana from plant-based ingredients that aid with acne and hyperpigmentation. Last year, she also launched Wright Frame of Mind, a non-profit that she says “gives children access to experiential learning programs, where they can actually learn how to become entrepreneurs with anything that they do best or that they love.”
AsilI botanical skin care came from the desire to create non-toxic premium products but mostly importantly products inspired and derived from nature. we wanted to draw on the beauty treatments and knowledge of our ancestors and revitalize the naturalistic approach to skincare.