Loess is so much more than a fragrance. It’s a passion project that brings together Amy’s love for high-end fragrances and Nick’s instinct to help others. Amy, a creative soul with a background in branding and digital marketing, and Nick, with a finance background and interest in design, create the perfect combo – a dreamer and a realist, both with an underlying desire to bring meaningful change in their day-to-day while creating something beautiful. This is the foundation of Loess.
Founders: Amy Louise & Nick Morley
We want to help create a better tomorrow; for the planet and the people. That’s why we’ve partnered with i=Change to donate $1 from every sale made through our website to one of three organisations that are making a difference, and the choice is yours. When completing your purchase, the three charities you can select from are: Her Future, Carbon Positive Australia or The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation.
$1.50 pays for a day of high quality education for a girl in a Calcutta slum
In the male-dominated slums of Calcutta, girls come second in every way. They are rarely sent to school, and often end up forced into child marriages, child labor or sex trafficking.
Even for families who do want schooling for their girls, a decent education is unaffordable. By providing education and academic tutoring, Her Future Coalition ensures that girls have the chance of breaking the cycle of poverty and exploitation by getting a quality education.
Australia’s biodiversity is rich and unique. 7-10% of all species on Earth are located in Australia, and 85% of plant species are endemic to the continent.
Yet Australia is among the worst on conversing biodiversity. However, restoring biodiversity can be as easy as planting a tree. Carbon Positive Australia is committed to supporting tree-planting activities to combat climate change and regenerate the land. Their expertise lies in biodiverse species selection, planting native species, trees and shrubs, creating habitats, capturing carbon, and restoring land subjected to erosion or salinity.
$12 pays for a day of specialised literacy support in an Indigenous community
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children continue to fall through the cracks of our education system, trapping them in a cycle of vulnerability and illiteracy. This devastating gap is particularly evident in remote Indigenous communities, where the writing abilities of year 9 students are at year 1 level. If not addressed in the early years, this issue continues into adulthood. In remote areas, up to 70% of Aboriginal adults are ‘functionally illiterate’. This is a national tragedy. The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation is transforming lives through community-driven, ground-breaking and best practice literacy programs. Working in English and Indigenous First Languages, ALNF is committed to creating sustainable, long-term change.
There are countless charities working hard to look after our planet and provide help to those in need and we want to support as many of them as possible. This is why we’re committed to donating 5% of revenue to a different charity every three months. Below are the charities we have supported to date:
– Wilya Janta
– ReLove
– Galiwin’ku Women’s Space
– Grata Fund, Australian Climate Case
– First Nations Futures
– Olive Kids
– SOS Children’s Villages International, Emergency Relief Morocco
– Environs Kimberley
– Children’s Ground
– Wayside Chapel
– Australian Marine Conservation Society
– Floods Recovery 2022
We care about the consequences of our choices. That’s why we’re continuously refining how we do things to ensure we leave as little impact on the environment as possible. As a small business, we know there’s always room for improvement, so please let us know if you have any feedback about how we can do better at hello@loessstore.com.au
Our fragrances are thoughtfully produced in small batches to avoid mass production and unnecessary waste. From time to time, our product may only be available via pre-order as a result of this.
Loess fragrances do not contain any materials, ingredients or components that have been derived from animals, and they are never tested on animals.
Our fragrances are created using natural, sustainably sourced and high-quality materials from around the world, and they are International Fragrance Association (IFRA) and Research Institute of Fragrance Materials (RIFM) compliant. Each scent is free from Phenoxyethanol, Nitro or Alicyclic Musks, Artificial Colorants, Compromises and is formulated with non-denatured organic, food-grade grain alcohol.
On average, each scent comprises 90% natural or naturally derived ingredients, with the remaining 10% coming from nature-identical ingredients (commonly known as safe synthetics). Safe synthetics are often used as a substitute for ingredients where the natural compound is extracted from animals or a scarce resource.
Natural – Raw plant materials that have been isolated by purely physical means (essential oils, absolutes, resins).
Naturally Derived – Ingredients that have been extracted/isolated from a natural source and modified.
Nature Identical – a synthetic ingredient produced to mimic a natural ingredient.
Our packaging ethos is to create minimal design whilst using ethically sourced materials. As our bottles are made of glass, they are fragile and require a certain level of protection to ensure they arrive safely to you. However, we are always conscious of only using necessary packaging.
Our packaging is FSC Certified, Acid-free, elemental chlorine free and 100% recyclable.
“We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the Country we are operating on today. We recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters and thank them for protecting this coastline and its ecosystems since time immemorial. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people present today.”