ZOLD: Grow Your Business...Organically

One of the biggest concerns faced by women of all ages is how seasonal changes will affect our skin. We can easily spend a fortune investing in different moisturizers, masques, and lotions to help fight these harsher months. But how can we guarantee that what we're putting onto our faces, hands, and bodies are really helping our skin, and not harming it through artificial preservatives, parabens, chemicals, or dyes?

Enter HollyBeth's Natural Luxury, one of ZOLD Eco-Sales Agency's trusted brands for eco-skincare and eco-beauty products. HollyBeth's products are made to soothe, pamper, and nourish from your head to your toes. All of HollyBeth's products are made with a minimum of 95% certified organic materials, and both start and end with simple, easy-to-pronounce natural ingredients. All recipes for HollyBeth's Natural Luxury are artisan-crafted and made with the love and care that can only come from a family-owned company.

For fall, the solution for troubled skin and our troubled environment can't be simpler. Laura Turner Seydel, Chair of the Captain Planet Foundation, raises some excellent points in her article (opens as a PDF) about artificial toxins in our everyday beauty regiments. "Reading an ingredient list, however, doesn’t come easy. Pick up any skin care product in your makeup bag and you’ll read through a list of hard-to-pronounce ingredient names." She then recommends our own HollyBeth as an example of the affordable and healthy skincare lines which don't scrimp on luxury.

BeautyChick101, who writes about beauty products and accessories in her The Beauty of Life blog, recently raved about HollyBeth's Citrus Body Cream:

"Right from the get-go, I was sold on this moisturizer. It has the texture of thick whipped butter, which just feels sinfully rich gliding onto the skin. The scent of Trix permeating throughout is due to the combination of bergamot, litsea, orange and citrus oils baked into the formula, which aid with stress relief, relaxation, purification and revitalization, respectively. Essences of sweet almond oil, beeswax, borax and even tea tree oil can also be found here, which moisturize, soothe, soften and condition the skin to no end."

Maya Kashyap, of the Everyday Health website, couldn't say enough about HollyBeth's eye creams and moisturizers for soothing her sensitive skin:

"I immediately reached for the best-selling Eye Cream, dabbed it around the inflamed area, and felt an instant cooling sensation. The cream soothed the allergy-aggravated skin around my eyes and felt nourishing. Next, I applied a bit of the Rose and Geranium Face Moisturizer on some dry patches with favorable results. All in all, my face felt less tight and uncomfortable, and I no longer wanted to scratch my skin into oblivion (thank goodness)."

It's all there: quality, safety, and luxurious HollyBeth's products for your fall skincare needs. Proudly represented in Canada by ZOLD Eco-Sales Agency, we couldn't be happier about the well-deserved attention HollyBeth's Natural Luxury has received from women of all ages and skin types. ZOLD also congratulates HollyBeth for their win at the New York Gift Show earlier this year: check out their award-winning new product, Wildflower Dry Oil, today!

What's the difference between this organic brand and that one? When something is "100% natural," what does that actually mean? How did this product get here, where did the materials come from, and who made it? Is what I buy safe for my home, my family, and my children?

Canadians are greener than ever and that’s creating questions about purchases and product content.

No problem! ZOLD Eco-Sales Agency, which represents over 40 trusted manufacturers with safe, quality eco-products, is here to simplify our green buying efforts.

With marketing agencies and corporations always creating "new and unique" definitions for the term "green", ZOLD believes in education. Educating our retailers and consumers is paramount to ensure the success of our ideals: to get safer and greener products into the mainstream of retail Canada.

In a nutshell, ZOLD provides eco, quality products to Canadian retailers and resellers. As Canada’s largest green products provider, ZOLD excels in service, logistics, and brand management, while providing the finest natural and organic products to the marketplace. ZOLD’s customer base ranges from organic markets, baby & children stores, spas and institutional buyers, among others.

The positive response for our eco-products has been deafening. It's one of the main reasons that ZOLD has been able to quickly move from its Calgary, Alberta roots to the national market leader for eco-products in Canada.

ZOLD has a team of representatives across Canada; most importantly, at the heart of the company is its dedicated President and Owner, Rob Siegmund. Rob is a new breed of entrepreneur - the type who cares about personally connecting to all of his clients and partners.

"Until all participants in the eco supply chain share the responsibilities of Great Products, Great Service and Great Price; we will not successfully integrate the ideology of environmental best practices into the mainstream," he says.

"Consumers cannot afford to simply purchase an item because it is 'green.' People want to purchase the item that solves their needs at a price they can afford."

Here's a recent interview clip with Rob doing what he does best – talk with conviction and passion about how ZOLD is changing the face of the green industry here in Canada.

Statistics Canada* shows that Canadians are - now more than ever - recycling, investing in energy conservation, and taking steps towards greener alternatives. Local farmers' markets have seen drastic growth in business and popularity all across the country, according to a study conducted last year by Farmers' Markets Canada. Overall, we're becoming more concerned about living a healthier, greener lifestyle here in Canada.

Companies are more than willing to oblige this shift in consumer mentality. Nowadays, it's rare if a product line doesn't come with an eco, green, or organic option. In Canada, however, there aren't many certifications or regulations on this new, growing green industry.

The array of claims and advertising for 'eco' products has made it difficult for Canadians to obtain the full story on what they're buying. How then, can green-savvy consumers get beyond the greenwashing marketing campaign – to manufacturers that actually care for the environment and the intrinsic value of their eco-product lines?

They need to look no further than ZOLD Eco-Sales Agency.

* Statistics Canada, "Households and the Environment" survey conducted in 2006, and subsequently updated in 2009.

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