Mother’s day is next Sunday, and though I think of my mother daily I especially miss her on Mother’s day. My mom, Jane Saunders, founded our company 40 YEARS AGO!!!! What a milestone. She would be proud that, as a 50 year old stay-at-home mom, she pushed herself to start a business that has employed thousands of people over the years and inspired others to start their own business.
She also pioneered the natural body care industry. As the founder of the original The Body Shop store in Berkeley, California, she was the first to use natural ingredients such as aloe, vitamins, and jojoba oil (which we purchased directly from the Chief of a Southwestern Indian reservation.
She loved to invent scents and spawned an entire genre of non-traditional scents that are clean and fresh, allowing the personality of its wearer to shine though. We all still love classic Rain, China Musk, China Rain and China Lily, and they remain just as current now as they were in the 70s!
Jane also loved Hawaii, where she could float in Pacific ocean and hunt for smooth sea shells. The lush islands inspired her to create the most authentic tropical scents possible, which is why, to this day, we have an incredibly loyal following throughout Hawaii. Favorites include Pikake, the exquisite Jasmine wedding flower; Plumeria, the rich, buttery lei flower; White Ginger‘s spicy fresh blossoms,;the heady aroma of Tuberose, and the classic, sensual Gardenia.
Jane was a great mom. Though her business took up lots of her time, she always involved us in her travels, her decisions and, of course, we always had jobs (and so did our friends). Our friends thought she was the coolest mom in Berkeley (no small feat in the 70s).
If you knew Jane and would like to post your favorite memories of her or those of your own mom, please include them here! We love to hear from you!
In appreciation of you and your moms, we are offering beautiful gift sets at a special value this Mother’s Day–May 9th! Check out www.storeterranovabody.com There is still time to order.
Kathy Saunders
Hello Susan, We are so happy you have found us again. Thank you so much for your wonderful testimonial. We love finding out how our customers were introduced to our products, and how they bring them so much joy. That is really the true nature of our business, to come up with great products that make you look and feel great from head to toe. So it’s always a pleasure to see that we’ve achieved that. You’ll find our products at http://www.storeterranovabody.com and if you are in San Francisco at Rainbow Grocery on Folsom, cheers and enjoy.
I have never gotten over or forgotten my favorite fragrance in the world that my fiance bought me on one of our first trips to Hawaii years ago…. your TerraNova Pikake Perfume! I was just surfing the web thinking about fragrance and remembered that I still needed to look up the name (I made sure to never forget) that was on the top of that now empty bottle so I could find it and always have it in my life… and here you are! Yeah!!!! Pikake forever!!! I tried on numerous attempts at different places in Kauai to find your perfume and would have to settle for your competitor’s version which just didn’t cut it AT ALL!!! I always thought you would be based in Italy because of the quality of your product and the name which I love… turns out you were my SF neighbor all along! So glad to see you are still in business and doing so well. You have a fantastic product line and everyone would always ask what fragrance I was wearing whenever I wore your Pikake perfume. I will be a true blue life long customer now that I have found you! Long live TerraNova!