OUR STORY
Where did it all start? Marion Coomber, a registered nurse and Bruce Coomber, a senior science educator, are passionate makers and purveyors of raw, natural skin and body care products. With Marion's nursing expertise in foot health management, diabetic health, and dermatology, and Bruce's experience in biochemistry research and formulation, they embarked on a journey to study local herbology and aromatherapy applications for skin wellness, integrity and beauty. They researched and modified ancient recipes from all over the world for natural healing and adapted them to become modern, safe and effective cosmetic skin solutions. They launched their own successful all-natural foot care products in 2007, after noticing a demand for chemical-free footcare products that were effective on tough skin and nail issues, non-greasy, vegetarian, and pleasing as both wellness and beauty products. They expanded into full body natural skin care in 2023.
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From the Earth,
for the body
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Every ingredient is carefully sourced and must fulfil strict criteria before it can be added to Wyncke & Crosse products. It must be natural and where possible, prepared from a raw state *without having gone through any refining processes. Products must also be ethically sourced and organically produced. Active ingredients must have known (documented) benefits and/or protective properties for skin and nails as researched in formal scientific studies. All ingredients must be approved for use by Health Canada and be safe to use in cosmetic applications for diabetics, renal feet or common skin ailments.
While we started out with a special interest in foot skin care management, from a healthcare perspective, we produce skin and nail care preparations to manage and beautify body skin and nails.
*Unless refining is required by Health Canada and the USFDA such as lye used in soapmaking.
Pure Essential Oils
Our pure essential oils are derived from organically grown plant material through steam distillation or cold pressing. We carefully select producers who can prove the purity of their distillation processes.
Spices
We produce our own infused spice oils in-house. This way we can be sure that we can control the concentration and purity of the infusions.
Salts
All our salts are organically sourced and naturally extracted by evaporation. They may still retain other beneficial minerals from the areas they are sourced.
Flowers and Foliage
We grow many of our foot soak foliage ingredients and make our own infusion oil ingredients in-house or in-garden where possible, using natural fertilizers like leaf mulch and locally sourced manure without applying any chemicals to encourage plant growth.
Clay & Starches
The clays and starches we employ in our foot powder formula are organic and locally sourced where possible. We work hard to ensure that all our clays and powders are pure and unprocessed wherever they come from.
Colourants
Our Double Duty Bars feature colorants sourced directly from natural clays. This provides a range of soft hues that can only be found in nature. We steer clear of using laboratory-generated pigments, oxides, and mica powders to maintain the product's authenticity.
Oils & Butters
Our raw, unprocessed oils and butters are sourced from sub-Saharan Africa and South America and are extracted from plants and prepared for use by traditional methods with no additional processing. Wyncke and Crosse supports micro businesses in under-developed areas including women's cooperatives that seek to balance the distribution of wealth. The quality of the products is excellent.
Extracts from the Hive and the Meadow
Our friends at our local honey mill provide manually extracted pure beeswax and propolis from the Canadian Rocky Mountains for our products. Our goats milk soaps ad bars are formulated from organic raw goat’s milk