Five years ago, Kathy Lind started reading about natural body products, and her interest in them led to running a successful local business. Five years later, Apple Island Naturals is sold in many different places and launched the company’s website as of a few months ago.
“I have always used natural things. I then decided to start making it,” Lind said.
Lind explained why she feels it is important to use natural products: to have control over what people use on their bodies.
“I just like how I control what goes on my skin. There are so many chemicals in so many things that you buy at stores, even the things that say they are natural, but if you read the labels, they are not,” she said. “I just like to make things that are good for people.”
Over the years, Lind has expanded her product line to include 30 soap products, lip balms, 50 essential oils, and many others. She said the number of products is constantly changing as she develops more.
“I constantly have them going in my head,” she said. A couple of lines of products she is looking into for the future would be mineral makeup and baby and pregnancy items.
Lind is grateful for the support she has received over the years.
“It has been great. Golden has been awesome in supporting me and all the vendors (in the Golden farmers’ market). It is a great place to start a small business,” she said.
Dealing with the customers to produce a product they want is part of the process Lind enjoys.
“I am shy, so this has drawn me out, which is good. I am still getting used to it. I like to develop products with people in mind. Some of the products were developed after talking to people and hearing what they wanted,” she said.
Most of the products she sells are vegan-friendly, while others are vegetarian-friendly.
To see more of her products or learn more about the types of products she makes, you can go to www.appleisland.ca
