Soybeans in Your Organic Cosmetics

"CHEROKEE, Iowa — When Mark Schuett mentioned to his wife that Estee Lauder Cos. wanted to work with him to develop an ingredient for a new line of beauty products, she took him to the nearest mall — an hour’s drive away in Sioux City — to prove how important this potential new client was.

“I’d never heard of them before,” said Schuett. “I thought it was spelled ‘S. T. Lawder.’” A year later, Schuett, 50, has no problems spelling the Lauder name. His company, American Natural Soy Inc., a seed processor that makes ingredients for organic food, has become a key supplier for Estee Lauder’s Origins Organics line of beauty products."

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