True Botanicals Founder Hillary Peterson is Cleaning Up the Beauty Industry
#245 • #CleanBeauty: True Botanicals founder and mother of three Hillary Peterson joins us in studio for a heart-to-heart about raising a family while nurturing ambitions and the importance of educating ourselves about what dangers lurk in our skincare products.
Shortly after becoming a mother of twins Hillary was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The experience awakened her passion for non-toxic living. Alarmed by the chemicals in leading skincare brands, she spent eight years researching a solution, which in turn became her award-winning, eco-friendly clean beauty line True Botanicals, embraced by Olivia Wilde, Laura Dern, and Zazie Beetz.
In this relaxed and warm conversation, we talk about how each of our major health crises led to vipassana meditation retreats (and laugh about what happened once we got there), confess to our guilt-ridden working mom habits, and agree that I will take the 30-something rite of passage and finally try a "face oil".
Xx Ellie Knaus
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Crib Notes (Episode Research)
Hillary Peterson of True Botanicals Wants to Convert You to Face Oil - The Cut
What I’ve Learned - True Botanicals Founder, Hillary Peterson - The Chalkboard Mag
Balancing Act: Hillary Peterson, Founder of True Botanicals - The Hive Mag
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About Our Guest: Hillary Peterson
You can connect with Hillary on her LinkedIn, Instagram, and the True Botanicals Website
Hillary Peterson is Founder and President of True Botanicals. Look at her professional life and you'll quickly see that she’s constantly been pretty serious about fashion and beauty. That enthusiasm, however, took a shift when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and melanoma. That’s when she took a closer look her most beloved personal products only to realize that they all had one thing in common: their ingredients contained toxins. Understanding that what goes on your skin goes into your body, she threw herself into an eight year study of botanicals and their healing powers, consulting with the world’s leading green chemists and sustainability experts. Her ultimate goal being to formulate transformative skincare products that wouldn’t compromise peoples’ health or the environment. That line ultimately became True Botanicals. It’s rule-breaking approach to luxury skin care and ability to bring together superior results and safety has earned it ELLE magazine’s coveted Genius award and placement at Barneys as well as several of the world’s top spas.
Before finding her perfect job, Hillary held the position of Sr. Advertising Manager for the 501 and the Women’s Jeans brands as well as Retail Marketing Manager for the Levi’s brand at Levi Strauss and Co. Hillary lives in Mill Valley, California with her husband and three children.
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