83: Clean Beauty with Melanie Cruickshank, Founder of dalish Cosmetics

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, Joy chats with Melanie Cruikshank, the founder of Toronto-based clean beauty brand dalish Cosmetics whose mother said she was born to wear lipstick and heels. After attending Cosmetology & Aromatology school - the study of Plant & Botanical based Chemistry, she knew she wanted to create nontoxic cosmetics so her customers could feel confident and fabulous. Her mission is to create clean, luxurious beauty products that you feel good about using, that are vegan, easy to apply, feel amazing on, are long lasting, sustainably sourced and come in killer shades. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Melanie shares her struggles growing up with acne and how she was inspired to create a line of cosmetics that are as accessible as they are clean. She also goes into detail about the foods, habits, and lifestyle tips she follows to support glowing health from the inside out. After listening to this episode you will feel empowered to ditch the toxic cosmetic chemicals and get ready to enhance your beauty, naturally! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you want to learn more about holistic approaches to skin health, the cosmetics industry, and how to choose the best products for yourself and the planet, then you won’t want to miss this episode! So steep your favourite cup of</span> <a href= "https://shopjoyoushealth.com/radiance-tea/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">beauty-boosting tea</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, settle in, and get ready to be inspired to live a clean beauty lifestyle. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How her childhood anxiety and learning disability impacted her overall health & confidence.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Melanie’s struggles with acne and the bullying she encountered.</span></li> <li