Our Story

Plain and simple, our team think nature does it best when it comes to nourishing, protecting and supporting our skin. That’s why it’s been Essential Natural Brands (ENB) mission for many years to gather effective and accessible natural brands for skin care and beauty products.

There is a lot of talk about real and natural in the world of beauty. But many of the products we are used to using to look our natural best are mostly made with unnatural, synthetic chemicals.

Over that time, we’ve made it a priority to clearly show a line of products that make you feel your beautiful best because of how they are made. Our team believe that every brand in our company should strive to make products with 100% natural ingredients that serve a purpose.

The brands in our company make products that are not formulated with parabens, phthalates, SLS, petrolatum, talc, synthetic fragrances, or silicones. The brands in our company make products that are not tested in animals. We believe that what we keep out of our products is just as important as what we put in.

Essential Natural Brands' goal is to help handcrafted cosmetics businesses  to strive to produce their amazing natural products to be environmentally sustainable and to improve the lives of 6 billion people.

 

 

MONICALIVE

First brand to work with is Monicalive, run by Monica (CEO). We truly believe in her products  and we are pleased to welcome her brand to our company.

Monica background:

Graduated in business administration, obtaining the degree in Florida, USA; Inspired by the results of natural treatments, she decided to obtain several certifications and diplomas in different branches of natural personal care products. “I felt something wonderful was happening and I had to do something to be able to share how good I felt knowing that what I use does not have harmful ingredients, so I acquired knowledge in everything related to the natural world to create options with benefits for all.” She gradually found her passion and the gift of formulating the right ingredients in the right doses. “I only recommend and manufacture what has worked for me, so I empathize with every need of that person who approaches me and I dedicate myself to them in their decision to reinvent themselves in a healthier world.”

TAZE was founded in New York City by mixologists and beauticians who wanted to spice things up in the fragrance field. The lack of diversity in fragrance soaps found at their local health/beauty store inspired them to take their passion of making beautiful cocktails and blending it with natural skin products.Everyone loves cocktails, everyone needs essential cosmetics products, why can't we combine the two?...After many iterations of infusing cocktail-like smells into natural skin products, TAZE was created to bring a one of a kind unisex fragrance product to the market.

 

 

Hi we are Jen & Mel! We are sisters who started this company in our Brooklyn apartments back in 2015. Since then a lot has changed: we no longer live in Brooklyn, and this company has grown to a team of seven! We are thrilled to have you as our customer, and pride ourselves in offering you the very best handmade, natural, organic and cruelty free products. 

We both grew up in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, but lived in Brooklyn for a number of years. While living in Brooklyn we found we missed a more natural lifestyle, and wanted to incorporate pure, healthy products into our lives. It was difficult to find products that were truly natural, with only real ingredients that we understood. We wanted only plant oils, herbs, clay and essential oils. No synthetic fragrances, additives or colors. After searching and being disappointed, we decided to make what we wanted ourselves! So our soap making was born in our small Brooklyn apartments. Soon we needed shampoo, lip balms and lotion... all without any chemicals, preservatives or synthetic ingredients.