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About Earth Alkemie (Our Philosophy)

Our Products

How Are We Eco-friendly?

About Our Owner

About Earth Alkemie's Name

 

 

Earth Alkemie's Paradise Perfume

Earth Alkemie's All Natural Paradise Perfume made with ginger, lemon, lime, vanilla, and basil.

 

About Earth Alkemie (Our Philosophy)

Earth Alkemie is a small, woman owned, all natural cosmetic company located in northern VA (the Washington D.C. metropolitan area).

In many ancient cultures, indigenous societies, religious systems, present day cultures, and in herbalism, aromatherapy, and alchemy, cosmetics are not only used to beautify the skin, and also are used to affect the emotions and transform the spirit.

Earth Alkemie products are crafted with this philosophy in mind. We combine scientific botanical knowledge with the beliefs and traditional knowledge of different cultures, aromatherapy, alchemy, and herbalism.

We strive to provide our customers with the best in truly natural, eco-friendly skin, hair, & body care, and mineral makeup.

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Earth Alkemie products are:

  • All natural, as natural as possible, pure
  • Vegetarian (nearly all are vegan)
  • Herbal and aromatherapy formulations
   
  • Eco-friendly and green
 
   
  • Non-toxic
 
   
  • NO fillers
 
   
  • Artisan, hand crafted in small batches
 
   
  • Cruelty free (we do not test on animals)
 
   
  • Made with many organic, certified organic, sustainable, ethically wild harvested, and fair trade ingredients
 
   
  • Rich in natural, plant actives: antioxidants, trace minerals, vitamins, nutrients, and plant phytochemicals
 
   
  • Crafted with specific skin types or conditions in mind (NO random hyped ingredients)
 

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How are we eco-friendly?

 
  • Earth Alkemie's products are biodegradable
 
 
  • Most of our products are packaged in glass or recyclable plastic (PET #1)
 
 
  • Our bar soaps are packaged in certified biodegradable cellophane bags
 
 
  • Our green website host runs on solar, hydro, and air power
 
 
  • We reuse packaging materials (like peanuts, bubble wrap, paper) to minimize waste
 
 
  • Our boxes for first class shipping are 100% recycled post consumer waste boxes
 
 
  • Our invoices are printed on recycled paper
 
 
  • Many of our white labels are made from recycled paper
 
 
  • We donate to environmental and social groups
 
 
  • Organic, fair trade, certified organic, and ethically wild harvested ingredients
 
 
  • NO endangered or threatened plant species (we do not use rosewood or Indian sandalwood in our products. We use non-endangered cedar species, and also certified organic atlas cedar that is grown sustainably in areas where it is not threatened)
 
 
  • NO polluting ingredients like ferric ferrocyanide (a mineral makeup pigment)
 

 

Li Wong (Earth Alkemie's owner) is a long time environmentalist. Check out Earth Alkemie's blog, Li's personal environmental blog: Solarkat's Eco blog, our forum (Earth Alkemie's forum), and also Li’s Eco Living articles on anb (all natural beauty) mall’s website for more information on ecological issues.

 

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About Earth Alkemie's Owner and Formulator (Environmental and research background):

Li Wong has a B.A. in Environmental studies/biology and a M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy. She has studied a wide range of ecological and plant related topics including biology/botany, ethnobotany (the cosmetic and medicinal uses of plants in indigenous cultures), conservation, and organic standards in cosmetics. Other environmental interests include mammals, urban wildlife, public perception, human-wildlife conflicts, and local environmental issues. She has been formulating her own skin care products, and researching and learning about cosmetic and natural ingredients, aromatherapy, and herbalism since 2001. She is currently a student of Jeanne Rose’s Aromatherapy Studies Course. In the last several years she has been giving natural skin care and green advice on forums (she was a moderator of Garden of Wisdom's forum for a few years, which is a diy skin care ingredient and natural based skin care line) and on her environmental blog (Solarkat's Eco Blog). She is also the Eco Living writer on anb mall's (all natural beauty mall) website.  Other interests include alchemy, ayurveda, Chinese astrology, Tai chi, and learning about many different spiritual philosophies and religions.

For more about Li (and how she became interested in all natural skin care, aromatherapy, and herbalism, read Li's story. Or read her personality/vendor spotlight on all natural beauty website.

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About Our Name

Earth element symbolEarth is the name of our beautiful blue planet and our home, and is also one of the four or five elements (depends on the elemental system) used in astrology, alchemy, Chinese traditional medicine, ayurveda, pagan and other Earth based religions, and many other alternative and traditional practices.

Alkemie is the old French spelling of alchemy, which is the art of transformation. Though most commonly associated with turning base metals into gold or the pursuit of creating the philosopher's stone, the main goal of many alchemists is the transformation of the soul. Alchemists from many cultures throughout the ages have worked with plant ingredients (such as essential oils and distillates, which are now commonly called hydrosols) and minerals. Some of the creations of ancient alchemists include cosmetics, most notably perfumes and herbal extracts. Some of the first alchemists were the perfumers of ancient Egypt. Famous alchemists include Avicenna, Mary the Prophetess, Isaac Newton, Nicolas Flamel, Nostradamus, and Carl Jung.

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