Our Story

A family story, rooted in nature.

From Imbros to Adelaide

Dad — Strato — came to Australia from Imbros, a small Greek island in the Aegean, when he was still a boy. He grew up in Adelaide, and years later met Mum — Tina — whose family had come from the same island.

On Imbros, olive oil wasn't a product. It was simply how you lived.

The grove at Myponga Beach

Together they bought land on the cliffs above Myponga Beach, in South Australia. Clear water below, sun on the slope. It reminded them of home.

Dad planted the olive trees. More than thirty years on, those same trees still give us our oil. For years it was pressed only for friends and family.

Mum's soap

Then Mum went looking for something gentle enough for her own sensitive skin. She found it in olive oil, and began making soap the way she'd grown up with: slowly, with very little in it.

Our castile soap still sets in a mould and cures for weeks, and Mum still makes every batch by hand.

What we make now

Five years ago I started helping her. We shared what we made with people close to us, and then with everyone else.

We keep our ingredient lists short. Our lip conditioner has just two. Nothing in the collection carries synthetic fragrance, artificial colour or preservatives.

Less, but better.

Didi & Tina