Like many new ideas our story began with a discovery. For years I had worked in London but I always knew I wanted to come home and work for myself. So I did just that and started a company manufacturing ingredients from plants for the natural supplement and cosmetic industries.
It was here I struck oil. Rosehip Oil to be precise, a pure, honey coloured oil extracted from Rosehip seeds. Rich in skin loving nutrients it has been used for centuries to heal and rejuvenate skin. I developed a new way to extract the purest elements from this oil and was excited by the results.
My sister Catherine had been working for many years as a beauty journalist and we'd begun chatting about how we might combine our different skills in a business. I gave her a sample of Rosehip oil to see what she thought.
It was like nothing we'd ever tried before. Pure, natural, un-fragranced oil which absorbed effortlessly into the skin leaving none of the greasy feel one expected from oil, only soft, smooth skin. After several months of trials and research into the science behind it, we were hooked.
Catherine and I knew we'd discovered a future cosmetic star. Back then, natural skin care was still using old-fashioned formulas, heady overpowering scents and heavy oily textures. Catherine and I believed that like us, people wanted to make more natural and ethical choices but didn't want to sacrifice quality. The opportunity was obvious.
We had a wonderful ingredient and a niche market in need of a contemporary makeover. We knew what we wanted to do. Trilogy was born.
Sarah Gibbs.
The beginnings of a brand
