WHO WE ARE
O I E M Ï® is a woman-owned, family-operated small business that is headquarted in Hollywood’s second home: Atlanta, GA, USA. Our family is made up of globally-rooted, deeply-connected and passionate Earth-lovers with decades of professional expertise ranging from biology, chemistry, botany, engineering and healthcare to fine art, with 4th & 5th generation farmers. Our extended family of like-minded naturalists has over two thousand members and offers a safe & diverse holistic community to network within (join us HERE).
EXPERTISE + CRED
Our company is lead by O I E M Ï’s founder, L.A. Sunrise, a board-certified cosmetologist and the world’s only paleo-cosmetologist, with over 25 years of applied industry experience. Her professional training & education includes:
- Cosmetology License – BSHD Cosmetology School
- Certification in Medicinal Plants – Cornell University
- Certification in Essential Oil Pharmacokinetics – The Tisserand Institute (London)
- A.S. Degree in Commercial Art – Oakwood University
- Additional Certifications & Continued Education – Harvard University, Atlanta Tech Village, Northlake College & The SBA
- Several years of PRO industry experience at independently-owned salons, spas, events and national franchise chains
- Author of an exceptional collection of independent scientific research papers
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
While formal education offered a solid foundation of professional standards and industry guidelines, her decades of ongoing field studies & research steer O I E M Ï® with proven results along with proprietary scientific discoveries and inventions. Being the multi-national daughter, granddaughter and great niece of German, French Creole; Geechee & Cherokee tribe medicineman/women also lend to her innate and diverse comprehension of plants and their indelible capabilities. L.A. is also an avid forager and has guided numerous plant-identification group hikes along the Chattahoochee River (GA) for many years.
Credentials aside, it was her over twenty-year long struggle with the most common skin concerns: acne, hyperpigmentation, premature aging, eczema and dermatitis that served as the catalyst for her journey towards safe and effectual cosmetic solutions. Having victoriously mastered a myriad of prominent skin disorders exclusively with plants, she has since committed her life’s purpose to the continual development of alternative cosmetic procedures and holistic wellness treatments for the Consciously-Selective™ client. Learn more about her story & our history HERE.
May our raw passion, rare wisdom and real solutions from earth’s most innovative elements captivate your senses and recultivate your confidence.
Credentials aside, it was her over twenty-year long struggle with the most common skin concerns: acne, hyperpigmentation, premature aging, eczema and dermatitis that served as the catalyst for her journey towards safe and effectual cosmetic solutions. Having victoriously mastered a myriad of prominent skin disorders exclusively with plants, she has since committed her life’s purpose to the continual development of alternative cosmetic procedures and holistic wellness treatments for the Consciously-Selective™ client. Learn more about her story & our history HERE.
May our raw passion, rare wisdom and real solutions from earth’s most innovative elements captivate your senses and recultivate your confidence.