This and other tales from the land of aromatherapy, courtesy of Hysses founder Cheryl Gan.
In her 10 years of running one of Singapore’s most popular aromatherapy companies, Chery Gan has accumulated more than a few interesting stories. The 40-year-old founded Mt Sapola in 2007, and has since turned it into a lifestyle force to be reckoned with, with 14 boutiques in Singapore and six in Malaysia, selling aromatherapy oils and diffusers, bath and body products, and face products. Recently, to facilitate the brand’s expansion into the UK next year, Cheryl rebranded Mt Sapola into Hysses (say “highsers”) — it is a combination of the English letters which look like the Chinese word for chun or “village” (H and Y) and the word “senses.” The idea is to leverage on the Singapore company’s exotic Asian roots. The genial and youthful-looking boss lady is also mum to four offspring, three boys aged 15, 14 and 8, and a three-year-old girl. When we ask her how she does it all and whether there is an essential oil or blend that helps her live a well-balanced life, she laughs and tells us, “I would love to invent that oil, man!”
Here are a few things we learned about aromatherapy from Cheryl.
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1 Lavender isn’t relaxing for everyone.
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