Lakshmi Organics is currently a fledgling ethically positioned health and beauty business with its own product range. The business was born from the need for an effective organic eczema salve for the vendor's own children and she used her extensive knowledge in organic skincare to develop an eczema salve. This led to further product development, with the aim to develop a range of affordable beauty products, using high quality organic ingredients, packaged to a high standard in recyclable glass jars or packaging.

The vendor recognizes she doesn't have the sales skills or resources to take the business to a commercial level. However, she believes a significant opportunity exists for someone able to make the modest investment required to introduce the products into a manufacturing facility, with the attendant toxicity and best before testing that would be required.

Lakshmi offers a beauty range that properly nourishes the body with vital minerals, vitamins and peptides, making the skin look and feel softer. Each product has a life expectancy of 3-6 months and is currently manufactured in small batches in a home environment.

The Lakshmi beauty range comprises:
Eye Serum
Body Serum
Hand Cream
Face Wash
Liquid Soap
Deodorant
Samples

The Lakshmi health range comprises:
Toothpaste
Eczema Salve
Colloidal Silver

Additionally, the business buys in:
Vitamin D3 capsules
Gmo free Vitamin C
Chemically free Epsom Salts
MSM Sulphur Powder
Celtic Sea Salt

The products are targeted at women aged 35+, aware of overuse of chemicals on both themselves and the environment. To date the products have been sold to family and friends, but the business now has a fully functioning e-commerce site and (following full manufacturing and toxicity testing) the next development steps would be promotion of the website, and increasing brand awareness through markets, festivals and online through social media channels. Other sales channels that could...