Elise Som
Co Founder
Elise Som is the co founder of Bare la Terre, a skin health and personal care brand created for the in between years.
In 2024, Elise and fellow mother Nicola Takada Wood, together with their daughters Nahla and Mia, began questioning what was being offered to young people. Children were growing out of baby products while being drawn into adult skincare routines their developing skin simply did not need. Bare la Terre was created to offer another way: simple, thoughtful products designed around the real needs of young skin, developed with dermatological expertise and made with equal consideration for the planet children will inherit.
With a background in sustainability, design and entrepreneurship, Elise brings a long term perspective to the brand, asking not only what is safe and appropriate for children today, but what kind of habits, products and world we want to leave them tomorrow. She writes about young skin, conscious parenting, sustainability and why growing up should not mean growing into a ten step routine but more into helping the younger generations building confidence.
Articles by Elise Som
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Inspire Her: Dr. Mariana Brings Skin School to Stamford Bridge
Dr Mariana visited 400 girls, ages 9 to 14, at Inspire Her in London - a day at Chelsea Football Club's stadium that reminded us why we started.
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Kids Don’t Need Adult Skincare And This Is Why We Built Bare la Terre
Bare la Terre did not begin as a business idea. It began as a question - a quiet moment between a mother and her child.
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Rise of “Sephora Kids” and Why Parents Are Searching for Better Skincare for Tweens
Over the past few years, the beauty industry has seen the rapid rise of the “Sephora Kids” phenomenon - and parents are asking what's actually safe.