BATH, England, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr Barbara Olioso, a professional chemist who has devoted her career to working solely with natural and organic cosmetics, has used her expertise and passion for the environment to develop and launch her own skincare range: Forest Secrets.

After earning her doctor degree in industrial chemistry from Ca' Foscari University in Venice and a master's degree in Food Science and Technology, in 1999 Barbara started working with natural colours and skincare products, setting up the Research and Development department at Aura-Soma Products Ltd.

Here, Barbara learned to formulate cosmetics using only natural ingredients - at a time when natural was not the fashion statement it is today. Later, after the introduction of organic standards, while working at Primavera Aromatherapy, Barbara developed organic-certified products for cosmetic companies, including the first organic-certified Eau De Toilettes.

Barbara has worked hard to overcome the limitations imposed by the beauty industry's organic standards, which increase costs, lower product performance and cramp creativity, and has proved that truly 100% natural products can be effective.

But it doesn't stop at natural; natural also has to be sustainable. Barbara believes the combination of natural and sustainable is the way forward, as natural on its own does not take into account the long-term environmental impact.

The long-term effects of the chemical burden on the body are now starting to show, proving the interdependence between humans and the environment.

"Thinking only about short-term gain and the near surroundings is a path to self-destruction," says Barbara."We need to embrace a global, long-term approach that goes beyond the ingredients and looks at the impact of natural crops in balance with the ecosystem and the communities farming them, and also looks at the chemical burden caused by packaging, manufacturing and the products residues ending up in the waste water systems."

To overcome these challenges Barbara has developed Forest Secrets - a natural and effective skincare product made from a sustainable source.

Forest Secrets is the only totally natural two-step system to tailor-made beauty. iRejuvenate 2-step system empowers women to customise their beauty regime to their individual skin type and to the season, feeding the skin with the right nutrients for that time.

Barbara believes being beautiful does not have to be at the cost of burdening the body and the environment with synthetic chemicals, and being green does not have to be at the cost of outer beauty.

Notes to editors

Dr Barbara Olioso is a professional chemist with 9 years' experience on natural and organic skincare products. She writes for trade magazines and speaks at international conferences on achieving sustainability in natural and organic cosmetics. She is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society of Cosmetic Scientists.

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For more information/comment/interviews/photos, samples etc. Contact Dr Barbara Olioso +44-7837-039915, barbara@forestsecretsskincare.com