Organic skincare label uses Mongolia’s natural bounty – sheep tail fat, yak milk and berries from the steppes
- The Lhamour organic skincare company makes the most of natural ingredients abundant in Mongolia
- Founder Khulan Davaadorj believes passionately in sustainability and was named her country’s entrepreneur of the year
Hippophae, or sea buckthorn, has been used for centuries for its reported health benefits. However, there are few places in the world where it can grow.
The small orange berries thrive in sunny areas, but grow best in places that are often too harsh for other plant life. Sea buckhorn thrives on the remote Mongolian steppe which, despite its sub-zero temperatures in winter, experiences an average of 250 sunny days per year.
Khulan Davaadorj, the CEO of Mongolia’s Lhamour organic skincare company, is determined to use her country’s natural abundance to build a sustainable business using these and other ingredients that are less common elsewhere; the company also uses pine tar, yak milk, sheep tail fat and horse oil – products that are sustainable thanks to Mongolia’s climate, bountiful livestock, and long tradition of nomadic herding.
Davaadorj began experimenting with skincare in an effort to treat her own skin, which was suffering in Mongolia’s harsh climate and the damaging pollution that blankets the capital city, Ulan Bator.
After witnessing the transformative effect of natural products, she enrolled in an organic cosmetics programme to learn about using natural ingredients to treat skin issues.
