or how Druide Organic Body Care products came into being

The marvellous adventure began in 1979, on a small isolated farm in the Appalachian Mountains, in the south of Quebec. The variety of wild medicinal plants surrounding were fascinating.

2,500 years earlier, the Druids wished to create a total collaboration between nature and humanity. By experimenting on the spot with original methods of cold plant extraction, the company, Druide was born and created completely natural and organic body care products inspired by the ancient works of herbalists as well as brand new techniques.

The use of plant and mineral-based ingredients had extraordinary effects on the skin, hair and quality of life of many people. Thus the very first complete line of ecological, organic body care was born, creating a chemical free alternative to the body care market.

DRUIDE Mission

• To respect and promote Ecology, Efficiency and Commitment,

• To commit to a charter surpassing the world's strictest ecological standards,

• To offer an innovative solution to our most demanding customers,

• To enrich each formula with active ingredients making the body care ritual pleasant and healthy,

• To involve ourselves socially in the creation of a more humane society,

• To contribute actively to changes which promote the protection of life on Earth.

DRUIDE Charter 

DRUIDE commits itself to promote and follow the following principles

Ingredients

• No products obtained by pure chemical synthesis (colouring agent, preservative agent, perfume, etc).
  The following are examples of unacceptable ingredients: Sodium laureth sulphate, sodium lauryl sulphate, cocamide DEA, MEA, mineral oil, petrolatum, formaldehyde, parabens, imidazolidinyl, diazolidinyl urea, propylene glycol, triethanolamine, stearalkonium chloride, PVP copolymer.
• Priority given to the use of organically grown or wild crafted ingredients that do not disturb ecosystems or degrade the environment.
• The use of surface-active detergent or washing bases obtained by a process authorized by DRUIDE (see article 2.1) from the following raw materials:
• Vegetal oils and greases, vegetal wax, vegetal lecithin, vegetal sugars, vegetal proteins and lipoproteins. Biodegradability of all ingredients according to international norms is essential.
• The use of a natural preservation process, which gives stability and preserves the product for a period of three years.
• The use of elements produced naturally by animals and non-constituents of animals (examples: milk, wax, etc).
• The use of elements certified non-GMO (genetically modified organisms).
• Ingredients coming from fair-trade projects are preferred.

Production methods

• The production processes must be simple and non-pollutant and generate the most biodegradable products possible (OECD rule 301 D&E).
• The use of dangerous or litigious processes is prohibited, such as: Deterpenation, ethoxylation, bleaching, irradiation, sulphonation, genetic manipulations (GMO), disinfection using ethylene oxide, use of mercury (soda and mercury potash).
• Ingredients are treated exclusively with methods that do not pose a risk to one's health or the environment.
• All products are manufactured in one factory producing no dangerous or toxic waste and promote recycling and reusing.
• No animal testing (raw materiel or finished goods).

Packaging and transportation

• No excessive packaging. The use of recyclable plastic material without labels.

Advertising

• No conventional advertising campaign in the media. Instead priority will be given to the research and development of better products combined with low prices.

Conclusion

We therefore state our commitment at DRUIDE, from the first stages of production to the finished product, to respect a rigorous ecological ethic.