Our bodies are the fresh-baked bread of the beauty sandwich, and, like pickled tires and jellied mandrake, layers of chemicals and additives make for unsavoury toppings. Take a wholesome approach to pretty with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of organic cosmetics, toiletries, fair-trade jewellery, and more at Lilou Organics in Manotick.

Staffed by folks who know their organic from their organic-ish, Lilou Organics steers clear of green-washed wares and sticks to quality ingredients, ethical sourcing, and, whenever possible, Canadian origins. Exuding an aura of purity and freshness, the bountiful boutique's physical and virtual shelves are stocked with a sweet-smelling rainbow of eco-friendly goodies for the face, bath and body, mothers and babies, men, and more. Fair-trade jewellery and gifts for the tiniest tot to the most wizened manchild enchant recipients while balancing out unruly karma. Customer service is as important to Lilou Organics as the earth and its myriad inhabitants, so in the event of a customer service question, it is best to avoid maligning the smaller koalas.

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Daytime Ottawa featured Lilou Organics and its owner, Lisa Schmidt.