”Green Lab” is a youth exchange project that we held from 21.3. until 27.3.2023. in Samobor in cooperation with organizations from Portugal, Bulgaria and Greece.

The goal of the project was to guide participants as they transition to and thrive in their low-toxic lifestyle. Through the process, we supported the participants from reducing environmental toxins to becoming more aware and empowered consumers who use natural preparations in the production of their personal cosmetic products. We also guided them through the process of creating an entrepreneurial idea and its development. The participants had the opportunity to learn the basic skills of making natural cosmetics, the basics of sales and marketing, and how to adapt their lives to the use of as few toxic products as possible, because such a lifestyle primarily prevents and protects our health, but also the environment in which we live.

SPECIFIC GOALS WE ACHIEVED:

• improved physical health and emotional well-being of participants through the activities of making natural cosmetics;

• basic knowledge about natural cosmetics, the process of selling and promoting the finished product, and the use of graphic tools in creating your personal brand are provided

• provided with the experience of making organic and natural products that can be applied to everyday life and deepened through professional knowledge so that young people can more easily enter the entrepreneurial world

• green skills were acquired: knowledge about the harm of commercial products to the body and the environment, production of natural products, knowledge about green and sustainable marketing (socially responsible business).
  
• develop a deeper awareness and understanding of the environment of the participants and motivate them to actively seek opportunities to reduce their impact on the environment;

PROJECT RESULTS

The project participants created their 4 natural cosmetic products over 7 days of activity: sapune, deodorante, kreme za lice i balzame za usne.

Every cosmetic product has its own social network:
Belarosa cosmetics -> https://www.instagram.com/belarosacosmetics/
Naturapy soaps -> https://www.instagram.com/naturapyy/
Beaver homemade deodorant ->https://www.instagram.com/beaver.natural/
Lip me up, lip balsam -> https://www.instagram.com/lipmeup.lipstick/

NATURAPY HOMEMADE SOAPS, https://www.instagram.com/naturapyy/
Ingredients: glycerine base, almond oil, EO true lavender and dried lavender leaves

BEAVER NATURAL ROLL-ON DEODORANT, https://www.instagram.com/beaver.natural/
Ingredients: cocoa butter, beeswax, coconut oil, vitamin E, mandarin essential oil, baking soda, organic emulgator

LIP ME UP LIPSTICK, HOMEMADE LIP BALSAM, https://www.instagram.com/lipmeup.lipstick/
Ingredients: beeswax, shea butter, cocoa butter, vitamin E, natural purple and yellow dye

BELAROSA COSMETICS, https://www.instagram.com/belarosacosmetics/
Ingredients: almond oil, Geograd 221, Simulgel, Bulgarian rose hydrolate, vitamin E, EO Lavender, EO Geranium