Vanilla Mozi

Lea-Anne Crawford first founded Vanilla Mozi, back in 2006. Her business started out like many other beauty products disrupting the market - in a home kitchen. She knew there had to be way to create natural beauty products that were safe for her family.

Inspired by a lifelong love affair with nature and science, Lea-Anne studied a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement at University, unearthing a passion for creating her own bespoke beauty formulations. When her second baby was around one (back in 2000), she couldn’t remedy a rash he had with the normal go-to creams from the pharmacy so she took it upon herself to find a solution.

At night she would tuck her kids into bed then head into the kitchen for a night of experimenting. She started making soap. Stirring away for hours perfecting her brew and it was therapeutic and a way for her to channel her creativity. Instead of using flour, sugar and eggs, she was experimenting with almond oil, shea butter and rose petals. It nourished her soul and gave her purpose.

After a few successes in the kitchen she got really excited and decided to try making literally everything her family might need: toothpowders, deodorants, face scrubs, shampoo and bubble bath. You name it. She made it. She has been living a clean beauty life for many years.

It wasn’t until they relocated to a coastal area in Ocean Grove, VIC where she faced a new challenge. It was really hard to be outside and enjoy the outdoors, especially around sunset. Why would she use chemicals on her family when she could make something better? And so she did and Vanilla Mozi was born - a luxe Outdoor Body Cream that was unlike any other product on the market.