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