OUR STORY

In 2013, a close friend of ours had an ailment of the skin. Allopathy seemed to solve the issue each time, only for it to recur in the following months. This is when we came across the world of alternative healing that is essential oils. It worked and the problem didn’t recur!

However, it was not easy procuring pure oils. We found that many local sources we tried were trying to pass off chemically treated oils as natural and the pure ones cost a tonne to be shipped from the source. There’s more! These oils are more of a one-stop solution and the same 15ml vial could last years and a variety of ailments.

We figured a great way to get this nourishment of nature into more people’s lives would be to incorporate it into daily personal care. It was and remains a simple concept – Products containing what you need, and nothing more. With this, Ida’s Essence was born.

INSPIRATION

Every day we make choices in our lives that affect the environment, the climate and other species. From what we eat to how many children we decide to have, there’s a lot we can do to reduce our environmental footprint to leave more room for wild animals and plants.

Ida’s Essence is a project that began from the idea that a huge portion of the chemicals we consume through mainstream personal care products like toothpaste,  soap, and shampoo are unnecessary and affect the environment in the nastiest ways.

So, we at Ida’s went back to the basics and came up with a few responsible alternatives to the FMCG we were blindly dependant on. Our products are made from natural, non-toxic ingredients and formulated based on Ayurvedic principles of Indian past.

OUR PROMISES

SAFETY FIRST

We do not sell any product we haven’t tried ourselves. Months of research go into choosing sources for our ingredients and selecting the manufacturing process . Our goal is not only to create a sound alternative for the supermarket products we are trying to replace but also to provide the same accredited safety that comes with them.

 

SUPPORT THE ARTISAN

Our products are all handcrafted. We try to go as close to the source as possible with each ingredient and product. Everytime we can, we opt for the local artisan, as is the case with our Neem Wood Combs and many Pure Oils.

 

100% NATURAL

We use powerful natural ingredients, mixing and matching to find the best effects and solutions nature can provide. We provide information about every ingredient used in the product you are about to use.

 

SUSTAINABLE LIVING

We breathe in what the plants breathe out and the plant life on this planet takes in what we let out. It is our motive to help people maintain this balance while still pampering themselves using our responsibly sourced and manufactured products – Everything You Need and Nothing More!

 

SAFETY FIRST

We do not sell any product we haven’t tried ourselves. Months of research go into choosing sources for our ingredients and selecting the manufacturing process . Our goal is not only to create a sound alternative for the supermarket products we are trying to replace but also to provide the same accredited safety that comes with them.

 

SUPPORT THE ARTISAN

Our products are all handcrafted. We try to go as close to the source as possible with each ingredient and product. Everytime we can, we opt for the local artisan, as is the case with our Neem Wood Combs and many Pure Oils.

 

100% NATURAL
We use powerful natural ingredients, mixing and matching to find the best effects and solutions nature can provide. We provide information about every ingredient used in the product you are about to use.

PACKAGING

We have striven to be environmentally conscious while still maintaining our livelihood. It has been a process to minimize unsustainable packaging. Plastic and non-biodegradable cardboard are amongst the greatest contributors to land pollution on our planet.

We at Ida’s Essence have slowly made the shift to jute bags and glass bottles, ridding our shop of plastics. Our Face Packs and Face Washes are in powder form and we are working on dry shampoo too. The idea is that plastic bottles will become obsolete if all the consumer needs to buy is in powder and not liquid form.

But it is still not over. We are always working on ways to make Ida’s Essence more eco-friendly.