Every day, thousands of cosmetic products are consumed, the majority of which contain some kind of chemical agent which tends to affect one’s health. It was with this concern it mind that the sisters Rita and Cátia Curica founded Organii, the first Portuguese company dedicated to organic cosmetics with personalised solutions for each skin. Products are cultivated without any use of pesticides and produced without the addition of any artificial ingredients. Organii’s idea is to obtain purer and more active extracts, and in parallel reduce their environmental footprint. It is not only that the products were not tested on animals; they are made from natural extracts so that they are not aggressive to the skin and do not overload it. The packaging is also produced from recycled material using little energy. At Organii, everything is as natural as possible.
NIF: 508854628
Start up: 2009
Founding partners: Rita Curica e Cátia Curica
Headquarters: Av dos Choupos N 51, Rinchoa, 2635-538 Rio de Mouro
Turn over 2012: € 330.000
Inicial investment: ca.€ 120.000
Jobs : 10
Nature ingridients: The argan oil is extracted from the fruit of the Moroccan argan tree for cosmetics.
Company development: Shops in Lisbon: Chiado, LX Factory, Saldanha, and a franchise in Porto (Rua Miguel Bombarda), will open in October a baby shop (Lane Carmo, Lisbon). Distribution network to 60 clients including hotels, spas and shops in the Iberian peninsula.