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"  When Cosmopolitan&amp;#039;s beauty director Leah Wyar last went over to Paris, she popped into chic boutique Colette to see what the Parisian women were going mad for beauty-wise. To Leah&amp;#039;s surprise, she found S.W. Basics, formerly know as Sprout\u2014a Brooklyn-based beauty line, on the counter. She later questioned a colleague she was traveling with and learned that Parisian women are obsessed with all things BK\u2014including this beauty brand. So, we called up founder Adina Grigore to get the scoop on her minimalistic beauty line that is tr\u00E9s cool and covet-worthy. Here&amp;#039;s what you need to know about her company: 1. It was created out of Grigore&amp;#039;s need for products that were natural and wouldn&amp;#039;t make her skin freak out when she washed, exfoliated, or applied cream to it. 2. Each product is all natural and made of only five ingredients or less. 3. Grigore creates each formula by using food-based ingredients to start\u2014she studied holistic nutrition, so she knows what she&amp;#039;s talking about\u2014then she adds water or oils, depending on what the product is and what it needs to function properly. 4. The cream, which is made out of shea butter, coconut oil, and olive oil, was the first product she launched in 2009 and continues to be their best seller today. 5. While natural, all of the products have breakouts and sensitivity in mind and work really well. &amp;quot;We have tea tree oil in our cleanser so it helps with acne; witch hazel and raw apple cider vinegar in our toner to help neutralize the skins pH levels; non-comedogenic shea butter and coconut and oil oil in our cream that won&amp;#039;t clog your pores; and sea salt, almonds, and oats that are finely ground, so they&amp;#039;re not too harsh or too soft and can de-gunk your skin,&amp;quot; Grigore tells Cosmo. 6. The line also consists of a makeup remover, body scrub, body oil, and lip balm set (one organic, one vegan) that all have farm-to-sink ingredients. 7. The products all last up to a year and a half, but they&amp;#039;re shelf stable, so you don&amp;#039;t have to refrigerate anything. 8. Everything in the line is totally affordable and comes in two sizes: one ounce (which is travel-friendly) and four ounces. 9. Almost everything in the line is still made by hand in their warehouse in Green Point, Brooklyn, but they&amp;#039;re transitioning to manufacturers across the U.S. since they&amp;#039;re getting bigger by the day. 10. There&amp;#039;s more to come. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re working on lip gloss, soap bars without chemicals, and hair care,&amp;quot; says Grigore.  What do you think...will your next beauty purchase be Parisian-chic... but secretly made in the USA? Photo: Courtesy Images Follow Carly Cardellino on Facebook and Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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