Gift Focus inc Attire Accessories - September/October 2020

57 COMPANY PROFILE When did Ancient Wisdom Start up? What was the reason for setting up this business? It was a wet cold Thursday morning a long time before Google and Facebook, and as I laid out my market stall with aromatherapy and home fragrance products on a Sheffield street, I was more than apprehensive about what people would think. A few months earlier, I’d been reading a book called Ancient Wisdom, which is now out of print. The book highlighted many things that seem out of place in history for example the pyramids, Stonehenge. At the same time, I’d been researching aromatherapy. It struck me that essential oils had been used for thousands of years and ancient people must have known more about them than perhaps we did. I found supplies of oils, a potter down in Stoke who made me my own design of oil burner, and invested in a pallet load of candles. The first day I sold one lavender oil and gave some tea tree away to a young girl. I went home and almost gave up. The next day, I decided I need to get my act together, and made an offer, Lavender Oil, Oil Burner and a nightlight – I sold my first oil burner set in five minutes and Ancient Wisdom was born. Soon I would sell a fifty  Wise words Ancient Wisdom explains how the giftware company champions ethical business, while supporting artisans in Asia through its company