A: I have been involved with motorsports for most of my life. It involves a lot of travel and being in very hot and sunny conditions. I had wished for skin care that was easy, travel-friendly and effective.
When COVID hit, I was not able to go to motorsports events, so, it was a perfect time to work with an aesthetician friend of mine to research and source the best ingredients for this skin care I had wished for. Then my son, who has a chemistry background, got involved and he came up with the base for all of our lotion bar stick products. He also came up with all of our signature scents. My daughter got involved in the marketing side, so it became a family affair, which I will be eternally grateful for.
I'm so glad we came up with what we did, because I realized how many other people were looking for an easy skin care solution, travel-friendly multi-purpose products to just make a busy lifestyle simpler. And, that is our mission - to make life simpler and easier. Our name Corsica is derived from a visit to that island - also called the Isle of Beauty and the Scented Isle.
The simplified luxurious lifestyle there epitomizes what we want for our products to represent. Corsica supplies a lot of the world's aromatherapy supplies, and we use their essential oils in our lotion bars. So, it is nice for us to bring a little bit of the Mediterranean lifestyle to our customers. We also feel strongly about setting an example for sustainability and giving back.
We source only sustainable ingredients, use no water in our products, use recycled and recyclable packaging, and partner with groups like 4Ocean, Treedom and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (my Aussie roots).