Follain hosted a founder series and their guest this past week was Joshua Scott Onysko, founder of Pangea Organics. It was an intimate event with the focus of the discussion on sustainability, but of course, the conversation turned into a discussion about all things skincare.

In terms of sustainability, the packaging of Pangea Organics products is made of sugarcane bio-resin which reduces the amount of greenhouse gas emissions coming from the creation of the products. Sugarcane bio-resin is an alternative to polyethylene resin which is a traditional product used for packaging. While some brands may use a percentage of sugarcane bio-resin, Pangea Organics is the first brand to use it for all their packaging.



What to expect from skincare in 2021?

Hydrogen Pills. Yes, you read that correctly. Hydrogen is believed to be beneficial to the skin and Joshua believes that the beauty industry will be tapping into that and hydrogen will be all the rage.

What is his routine?

Of course it includes Pangea Products, but what surprised me the most about his routine is that he doesn’t believe in nighttime routines (gasp). He believes that the nighttime is when you should let your skin breathe and renew itself overnight all by its lonesome. If you are already like, “my skin will be soo dry without my moisturizer” he has an answer for that. His Facial Cleanser for dry and sensitive skin is a cream cleanser featuring Egyptian calendula and blood orange so at the end of the day, wash your face with that, and then you are done. Nighty night.

More about Joshua:

Joshua has had a very interesting journey and I was (and continue to be) captivated by his journey. During the panel discussion, he talked about his new fragrance brand, Un Jeu d’Échecs. He described fragrance as his passion project and that the fragrances he created took 10 years to create. Joshua has an entire floor of his home in Boulder, Colorado dedicated to essential oils and that has been his “lab” of sorts to mix and create. After 10 years of experimenting, he is presenting the best of the best in his line of fragrances.

Beyond Pangea Organics, Joshua also launched Alpine Provisions which is a brand new body care line. The packaging of the brand is striking and it turns out, Joshua’s tattoo artist designed the packaging of the brand.

Joshua blew me away with his knowledge of the clean beauty industry and his impressive list of accomplishments. 100% recommend checking out Pangea Organics and learning more about their amazing founder, Joshua Scott Onysko.