Start Up #18: Magwai - Sustainable Personal Care

Czar Carbonel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Magwai, a sustainable personal care brand that aims to help protect the ocean through its products.Magwai is part of the Social Impact Accelerator Program of ISIP: Innovations for Social Impact Partnership and have sold 3900+ shampoo bars equivalent to reducing ~13650 100mL plastic shampoo bottles from landfills & oceans. Czar is an ocean & marine life enthusiast, which led her and her co-founder Maffy to start Magwai.We talk about the inspiring motivation beyond Magwai, their sustainable products (reef-safe sunscreens, shampoo bars, and towels), and why it is important to convert to a sustainable lifestyle.In this episode:00:34  Ano ang Magwai?01:09  Why is there a need to make sustainable products?04:32  Let’s talk about Magwai’s products: shampoo bars, towels, sunscreen. How exactly do they contribute to sustainability?09:51  There’s this anecdote I saw that COVID affected Magwai so you shifted to producing shampoo bars and towels. Can you give more details about this story? How did COVID impact your business?12:53  What motivated you to start Magwai? Can you share how Magwai evolved through the years?16:52  Can I just say na super ganda ng design ng Magwai products. Can we know more about the manufacturing, packaging, and design of Magwai's sustainable products?19:17  What is your vision for Magwai?20:54  Magwai also has sustainability partnerships with Plastic Flamingo, 1% for the Planet, and WWF. Can you share about this?22:49  Where can people find and buy your products?23:41  To end this conversation, why should people really act towards sustainability?MAGWAIWebsite: www.magwai.com.ph Facebook: www.facebook.com/MagwaiPHSTART UP PODCASTYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/StartUpPodcastPHSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVaApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394Facebook: www.facebook.com/startuppodcastphThis episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com