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Jessica Albais sharing how an argument with her mom inspired the idea for her popular clean lifestyle brand.
The actress, 40, appeared on Wednesday’s episode of Blake Griffin’s podcastThe Pursuit of Healthinessand revealed how her mom was involved in the creation of The Honest Company.
“I was like, ‘Are you crazy? I’m allergic to this. Like my hands are like welts. How dare you recommend this? Like, what is going on?’ " Alba recalled.
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“You’re asking me for my advice, you’re hormonal, I’m hanging up,” Alba recalled her mother saying. “And she was like, ‘Call me back when you’re done yelling.’ "
Alba’s mom admitted that she didn’t know what ingredients were in the detergent, which led Alba to Google the product. After realizing that there were a lot of “nasty chemicals” in the soap, Alba decided to make her own detergent and eventually created her own brand.
“I really wanted to have a clean solution to everything in my life, in and around my life. My daughter Honor is the one that inspired me to create this brand. And three years after I had her, I created The Honest Company. And so honest comes from Honor,” Alba added.
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“I just knew I wanted to build a brand that could stand the test of time. I knew that I wanted to have a modern, more ethical way to meet consumers' needs. There was a huge white space. It was like, however we get there, we need to get there,” Alba told PEOPLE of building The Honest Company business with CEO Nick Vlahos.
The mom of three compared the nearly decade of work and the grit it took to take The Honest Company public to pregnancy, jokingly calling it “a nine-year gestation period.”
source: people.com
