0:00:00.810,0:00:07.299 [Music: melodic guitar] 0:00:09.438,0:00:10.658 Hi, I'm Billie, 0:00:10.658,0:00:12.562 I'm the owner of Fierce Bodies. 0:00:12.562,0:00:15.891 We make products for skin and hair 0:00:15.891,0:00:18.825 that are fiercely natural and fragrance free. 0:00:18.825,0:00:21.474 Right now we're trying to raise $2,300, 0:00:21.474,0:00:23.766 and that's basically the amount that we need 0:00:23.766,0:00:27.016 for all the supplies, and the raw ingredients, 0:00:27.016,0:00:31.016 and the labels and jars to release our first line. 0:00:31.016,0:00:34.157 And I'm actually particularly excited for these labels 0:00:34.157,0:00:36.711 because we commissioned Christy C. Road [http://www.croadcore.org/] 0:00:36.711,0:00:40.194 who's one of my favourite artists, to draw the labels. 0:00:40.194,0:00:42.198 And they're really incredible. 0:00:42.198,0:00:44.373 I've been making my own skin and hair products 0:00:44.373,0:00:46.045 for kind of a while now, 0:00:46.045,0:00:48.646 and, um, they're always a big hit. 0:00:48.646,0:00:50.225 I give them away as presents every year, 0:00:50.225,0:00:53.380 and my friends and family really really enjoy using them, 0:00:53.380,0:00:56.401 and have been coming back to me for refills. 0:00:56.401,0:00:59.652 Eventually I just realized that it was actually something that, um, 0:00:59.652,0:01:01.922 more people might be interested in. 0:01:01.922,0:01:05.855 And it would be a good way for me to earn a living from home. 0:01:05.855,0:01:10.844 I've been sensitive to, ah, fragrances and airborne chemical pollutants 0:01:10.844,0:01:12.021 for about 5 years, 0:01:12.021,0:01:14.646 and about 3 years ago I was diagnosed with something called 0:01:14.646,0:01:18.620 Benign Metastasizing Leiomyomatosis, 0:01:18.620,0:01:22.315 and basically it's a tumor condition and I have lung tumors. 0:01:22.315,0:01:26.745 And so, getting that diagnosis just confirmed what I already knew, 0:01:26.745,0:01:29.466 which was that I had a lung condition, 0:01:29.466,0:01:31.649 that I was sensitive to chemicals. 0:01:31.649,0:01:37.268 And uh, myself and my family and my community, we've all worked together to 0:01:37.268,0:01:41.959 adjust our lifestyles to make sure that they are very non-toxic. 0:01:41.959,0:01:46.719 I really believe that, y'know, people's beauty routines, are part of their... 0:01:46.719,0:01:48.135 of how they shape their identity, 0:01:48.135,0:01:51.618 and I know that it can be really important for people to have access to things that 0:01:51.618,0:01:53.801 make them feel beautiful and, y'know, 0:01:53.801,0:01:55.692 keep their skin and hair healthy. 0:01:55.692,0:01:59.151 I think that can be something that can be really important for people, for individuals. 0:01:59.151,0:02:02.692 And there are some gaps in things that are available 0:02:02.692,0:02:04.993 that are fragrance and chemical free. 0:02:04.993,0:02:09.916 And, um, once I decided to start Fierce Bodies 0:02:09.916,0:02:12.005 I started to get feedback right away, 0:02:12.005,0:02:15.583 um, of lots of requests for different kinds of products. 0:02:15.583,0:02:19.157 And the first thing that people asked for were hair products. 0:02:19.157,0:02:20.708 So that's what we're starting with. 0:02:20.708,0:02:22.808 Assuming that our fuindraising campaign is successful, 0:02:22.808,0:02:26.266 we will have a full line for release in late summer (2011), 0:02:26.266,0:02:28.558 and that will be available on our website 0:02:28.558,0:02:29.766 fiercebodies.com 0:02:29.766,0:02:32.391 and also hopefully through some local stores. 0:02:32.391,0:02:35.225 If you don't see the product that you're looking for in our first line, 0:02:35.225,0:02:38.489 don't worry, let us know and we'll probably make it in the future, 0:02:38.489,0:02:40.566 so still donate. 0:02:40.566,0:02:43.406 And when you buy something from Fierce Bodies, you can feel good about it because 0:02:43.406,0:02:46.789 you know that you're supporting a good company, 0:02:46.789,0:02:48.239 with good values, 0:02:48.239,0:02:50.228 and that's something that we can all be proud of.