About Us - Oillee and I
The gist of it is - I created Oillee in Winter of 2018, in Gisborne of New Zealand. A person in my life had asthma; which coming into winter was getting quite bad and at the time they didn't have access to the correct inhaler. To help out, I created 'Breathe In Balm', Oillee's first released product. It worked - WELL - and things just grew from there.
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Besides the asthma - I had always wanted to be able to afford natural products. But let's be honest - a lot of them are expensive. So I did a lot of research after making the Breathe In Balm and thought to myself, surely there has got to be a way that I can create natural products to help people - without breaking their bank. So that people in a similar financial situation to myself, could still afford a natural product over choosing a synthetic one. Turns out it is very much possible - and so four years later, I am still going strong and turning my ideas into products whenever I can.
I am to be as transparent as possible - which is part of the reason why this website, our Facebook page (Oillee-NZ) and our Instagram account (@oillee.co.nz) were all up and running before I actually offered any products. I wanted people to see me creating them, even the blends that went horribly wrong, so that people could see that I was putting in the work, not some offshore company parading as a NZ local brand.
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The truth is - everything Oillee related - I do by myself. I create blends and recipes, I source products, I photograph everything, I do the social media and website design and most importantly the products you see for offer on this website I make myself.
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I have a New Zealand based supplier who clearly label their products and where they come from. When one is available - I make sure I buy the New Zealand made raw ingredient. For example - the Lavender Essential Oil used in Oillee products is made in New Zealand from New Zealand grown Lavender. Where a NZ made raw ingredient can not be supplied (usually because the original plant it is derived from does not grow in our country), I make sure it comes from somewhere where the workers are being treated properly and it still passes MY standards of being vegan, cruelty free and safe to use.
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I'll leave the story here for now - and I am always a phone call, text or email away if you have further questions about the products I offer.
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Thank you for reading x