Hi everyone, my name is Michelle Calderon, and I am the Founder of Addition Beauty, a nontoxic and hormone-safe beauty brand rooted in transparency and performance without compromising your wellness.  As a former cosmetic formulation chemist for a major beauty company, I was shocked to learn that chemicals in everyday personal care products could be impacting natural hormone function and influencing my PCOS symptoms. From there, I sifted through research, built a growing blacklist of chemicals I refuse to use, learned to read labels, and replaced my beauty staples with cleaner alternatives. 

My name is Mary Bemis, and I’m the founder of Reprise, a line of plant-based and nontoxic activewear. Seven years ago, I discovered that over 90% of my closet was made with plastic. Concerned about the environmental impact of microplastics, I started researching the effects of synthetic fabrics—and what I found was alarming.