Our story

 

Hey! We're Kim and Damon. LA-based creators, fervid DIYers and founders of Octobod. 

We started making our products during the Covid pandemic, when we became acutely aware of two things: we wanted to take better care of ourselves and our surroundings. It was during that time when Kim was diagnosed with three autoimmune diseases, culminating in a serious health crisis. She vowed to regain her health by cleaning up what she put into her body through diet as well as what she put ON her body.  This meant reevaluting every product in our bathroom that contained harmful ingredients known to disrupt hormones and trigger autoimmune disease.  We also began to realize just how much single-use plastic packaging our family of four goes through in just one month. It was pretty staggering.  Not only was it harmful to the planet, but the BPAs in plastic are believed to be damaging to human health.

Kim began learning everything she could about formulating and creating simple, effective products using natural ingredients. Pretty quickly, one thing led to another, and we found ourselves solely using products made by her. We gave our products to friends to try, and they absolutely loved them. They were just as hungry as we were for clean, plastic-free products and convinced us that there were scores of other consumers looking for the same thing. That was when we decided to jump in and make Octobod official. 

Over the next two years, we perfected them, defined our brand values and are proud to now offer our first line of personal care products, free of harsh chemicals and plastic packaging. Kim's health crisis began as a personal journey that lead to remission and revealed a greater purpose - creating a brand that can improve the lives of others and the earth, too! We've only just started: we're a small company with giant plans, so get in and join us!

Welcome to Octobod, we're so glad you're here.