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Cloud 9 Naturally was born from a desire to keep my family safe.
I wanted to use natural, environmentally-friendly products that do no harm.
From a small booth at the farmer’s market to selling in stores Canada-wide - I’ve come a long way.
It all started with a dead ring of grass in my backyard.
I was always into healthy eating – making bread from scratch, keeping my family away from fast food, avoiding prescription drugs… but I never paid attention to what I was putting on my skin.
Then... I noticed a ring of dead grass where my kids had placed their tent a week before.
Being a mom, I immediately yelled: "what did you do to the lawn?!"
The answer shocked me: mosquitoes were coming in so we sprayed around the tent.
What?!
If a well known mosquito spray could kill grass and poison soil, what was it doing to my children’s skin?
I checked Health Canada to see if there were any warnings about this particular spray.
To my horror, a whole page was dedicated to how it could cause seizures in young children, how you should never use it under clothing, that you should never leave it on for more than 4 hours or breathe it in. Wow.
But we used it like everyone else! Just spray it on and forget about it.
After reading the warnings, I couldn’t believe this product was even on the market.
Do people know about these dangers? Or were they like me? Covering their kids in poison, completely unaware.
No, there had to be a better way.
I did A LOT of research. It led me to a painful realization: widely used skin care and household products are made from harmful ingredients. In some cases... very harmful.
I knew it would be hard - but I was determined to get my family OFF bad chemicals. And go completely NATURAL.
My education began. I learned about ingredients and their properties. I read every label. I even taught my kids what to look out for.
It was the early 90s and essential oils were just starting to become available. They sounded like a wonderful alternative.
Soon I was mixing concoctions infused with powerful herbs and exotic sounding oils.
My friends fell in love with my lotions and soaps. You HAVE to sell these... I heard over and over again.
Mercy MSM Natural Pain Relief began with our own chronic pain.
Trish (my business partner at the time) had heard about MSM (an organic chemical compound) helping with pain and inflammation.
We weren’t scientists but we had a passion for natural products. Intense research and product development began.
We experimented with things like capsaicin peppers, black pepper, white willow bark, salves, creams, butters and lotions.
It took two years, no wages - and lots of failures before it finally worked.
And boy... did it ever work! In less than 5 minutes and lasted for 6 - 8 hours.
We started selling at the local farmers market. Our sales grew by word of mouth and people started using it for all kinds of pain.
In 2019, my business partner and I went our separate ways and my oldest son joined me and took over production.
Today we’re in stores all over Canada and run a busy online business too!
Everything we make is extremely effective and safe to put on your skin. Kids can use our products too. And finally... the environment is not affected by our products either.
Actually, Cloud 9 products are technically safe to eat! A customer once mistook our Mercy Soak for a tea - and had been drinking it for months. Haha!
I believed in natural products when nobody cared. It wasn’t cool or trendy at the time.
Cloud 9 Naturally is a small business and we may not change the world just yet... but you and I are a drop in the bucket.
And that’s a good thing. Every little step leads to a better place.
We hope we can inspire you to read labels and make informed decisions for you and your family.
Join us and be a drop in the bucket! Together we can make a change.
And by the way, that ring of grass in my backyard... it never grew back.