Megan Larsen is a natural and organic skin care entrepreneur and author. She is the founder of Sodashi, a natural skin care range, supplying more than 70 luxury spas in more than 25 countries.
Early life
Larsen was born in
Dannevirke, New Zealand in 1962 and grew up in
Napier.
She moved to Western Australia in her early 30s,
and now resides in
Sydney.
Career
Larsen started her career working in a pharmacy, and then went on to study beauty therapy and natural healthcare.
She completed an advanced diploma in aromatherapy in
Provence
Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...
.
She also has a background in
Ayurveda
Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population rep ...
and
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a form of silent mantra meditation advocated by the Transcendental Meditation movement. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi created the technique in India in the mid-1950s. Advocates of TM claim that the technique promotes ...
. Larsen started making her products in the early 1990s and founded Sodashi in 1999.
In 2016, Larsen was awarded the InStyle Award for Beauty.
In October 2018, Larsen published her first book ''Startups & Self-Care''.
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
People from Dannevirke
New Zealand emigrants to Australia
Australian business executives
Australian women company founders
Australian company founders
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