Our story
From her Gold Coast kitchen bench to changing lives across the World:
How an Aussie Mum turned tragedy into triumph - for her and for you!
About Eco Tan
In 2009, I was a wife, a Mum and an International Flight Attendant. Almost overnight I became a redundant, divorced, solo Mum; desperate for strength.
I couldn't shake my black fog, so I went to my doctor and asked for antidepressants. My doctor said, "Sonya, you don't need medication, you're going through a life trauma. You need to focus on something good." So, I spent two weeks volunteering in East Timor, amongst people that were facing real struggles to survive. My mindset changed and something dark broke off me. It was there that I managed to turn my pain into power.
Around the same time my younger sister was diagnosed with a Melanoma on her arm that required removal, leaving a terrible scar. She asked me if I knew of a natural spray tan that would not be harmful on her skin, so I asked my local beauty therapist, who told me hers were 99% natural. My gut feeling told me to research it and when I did, I was in for quite a surprise. I used my anger at the false and misleading claims out there and drew upon my love of natural and organic ingredients to start my own brand.
My research and development began from my tiny kitchen. I started to buy samples of all things natural and organic. I bought my lab equipment from eBay and joined chemist forums, trying to teach myself to be a chemist. It was much harder than I thought.
Looking back, even when I was teenager, I was always interested in health food stores and organic food. While my friends would go to Maccas, I would get a vegetarian jaffle. Many years down the track, my love of organics and cruelty free products has never wavered. The mighty dollar is not my idol. I am super proud to be a part of the Australian organic industry.
Our hearts cry has always been to do good and to lift others up. It's why we continue to do what we do; from helping the homeless in our own backyard, to helping families escape DV in Romania, to financing a safe farm in Kenya for abused children; with so much more to come.
In 2020, we launched our not-for-profit The Miracle Made Foundation; purpose driven to create jobs and opportunities to do good and lift others up, from our local community to across the Globe.
We couldn't do what we do without YOU and we wouldn't want to!
"There is no one more talented than you.
This is your path and life.
Only you can walk it."
This is your path and life.
Only you can walk it."
