Three young women from Mostar, nature lovers, launched the Gea - woman run distillery - crowdfunding campaign
Proud of their products
Natural facial and body care products based on a combination of calendula, St. John's wort, coconut and almond oil with natural beeswax, then beeswax candles that have a very calming effect, St. John's wort oil obtained from collected St. John's wort flowers from the Prenj, and also pasteurized, unfiltered pomegranate juice with no added sugar, are just some of the products they are already proud of.
The growth of this success story depends on resources
But in order to be able to do what they love in the future, the mentioned girls, who are first of all friends, and then work colleagues, need their own 350-liter distiller. So far, they have been supported in oil production by a local distillery, but this does not solve their problem. On the way to the local distillery, some plants lose their medicinal values and properties during transport, so they need this distiller. The size of this distiller will be most suitable for the needs of their distillery because, as they claim, smaller appliances produce very little oil per distillation process. They also need non-plastic packaging to be able to keep the strongest of their preparations. Their goal is to recycle the packaging and offer a discount for each returned bottle.
"Zero waste is one of our goals and motto for the development of our brand. Since waste is one of the pressing issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the biggest threat to our natural potential, we want to promote a healthier approach to self-care and product consumption ", they explain to i-platform representatives.
At the same time, they need a water pump to use clean drinking and fresh water in the distillation process, and thus create the purest and most healing essential oils.
"Gea" team also raises funds for the refrigerator in order to keep their products fresh. Also, their goal is to provide a suitable working space in which they will place the mentioned distiller, in which they will work on making their own products. "This space will allow us to more easily and safely create all our ingredients and products in one place, but also provide visitors with an insight into our work process."
Gea crowdfunding campaign
Due to all the above mentioned, Crowdfunding campaign was launched via the wemakeit site, in which it is necessary to raise 7,000 CHF. The campaign was launched yesterday and will run until the end of the year.
The three Mostar women at the head of the "Gea" concept will certainly soon register a company and thus become a legally recognized company.