{"id":6363,"date":"2026-01-11T09:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelyasheville.com\/?p=6363"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:23:58","slug":"connect-and-collaborate-with-claudia-defouw-in-business-leadership-begins-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelyasheville.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/connect-and-collaborate-with-claudia-defouw-in-business-leadership-begins-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect and Collaborate with Claudia DeFouw in &#8220;Does Natural Always Mean Safe&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6363\" class=\"elementor elementor-6363\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f78a7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f78a7d\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6a74b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac6a74b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Readers, Please Note the Update: Claudia is bringing attendees information on safety vs. natural considerations in product selection.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a59c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a59c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect and Collab with Claudia DeFouw in \"Does Natural Always Mean Safe?\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f6a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8f6a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday, March 3, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59de9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c59de9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Claudia-NaturalvsSafe.png?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large 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But what does &#8220;natural&#8221; actually mean on a product label? The honest answer might surprise you: legally, in the United States, it means almost nothing at all.<\/p><p>Claudia DeFouw \u2014 known throughout Western North Carolina as The Asheville Soap Lady, owner of Sweet Abode Artisan Soap\u2014 has spent over eleven years formulating handcrafted bath and body products from her studio in the Blue Ridge Mountains. As an <em>Advanced Certified member of the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild<\/em> in both soapmaking and cosmetic formulation, Claudia works daily with the very ingredients that confuse, reassure, and sometimes mislead everyday shoppers. She doesn&#8217;t just read labels \u2014 she writes them. And that expertise gives her a uniquely grounded perspective on what marketing language tells us versus what the science actually says.<\/p><p>In this friendly, science-backed 30-minute presentation, Claudia walks audiences through three eye-opening topics: how essential oils are actually made and why the extraction method matters more than the plant source, how to decode the INCI ingredient names hiding in plain sight on every label, and which ingredients \u2014 natural or otherwise \u2014 are genuinely worth seeking out for your skin. You won&#8217;t need a chemistry degree. You will leave a smarter, more confident shopper.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Positively Asheville&#8217;s Connect and Collaborate events are free to members. 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