Shirley Billot is the founder of the natural cosmetics brand
[ KADALYS ]
Headquarters: Île-de-France, France 🇫🇷
Design location: Martinique 🇲🇶🇫🇷
Raw material sourcing locations: Martinique 🇲🇶🇫🇷 Guadeloupe 🇬🇵🇫🇷
Manufacturing and production location: France 🇫🇷
Meet the Founder
Shirley is an expert in upcycling and eco-extraction. She develops patented high-tech, 100% naturally derived active ingredients using an environmentally responsible approach. She transforms agricultural by-products from the French banana industry into bioactives, which she formulates into organic and vegan skincare products under the KADALYS brand she founded in 2012. She advocates for a more ethical and inclusive form of capitalism with 100% of the banana growers as shareholders.
“In 2012, I founded Kadalys, the first eco-conscious brand and global expert in banana plant science, developing ingredients derived from agricultural by-products in the banana industry and organic, committed, and ethical skincare products.
Passionate about research and plant science, she wanted to combine her knowledge of Caribbean pharmacopoeia with the latest scientific innovations to extract the precious molecules of the banana, a sacred fruit of beauty and generosity.
Since 2010, Kadalys has been studying the active components of the banana plant and has developed globally recognized expertise. Active activists, Shirley's parents raised her awareness of environmental and societal causes from childhood in the countries where they lived.
The preservation of the environment and its resources is a cause close to her heart. Her many travels and mixed heritage (Caucasian, African, Amerindian, and Asian) have naturally inspired her to formulate products and textures that suit all skin types, complexions, and climates. KADALYS embodies the vision of a caring company that is in tune with its time and whose pillars are the circular economy, green chemistry, and inclusive capitalism. Beyond holistic beauty, it is a vision of beauty that is committed, meaningful, collaborative, and preservative.” says Shirley Billot, founder and president of Kadalys.
Brand Values:
🔆 Eco-responsible
♻️ Recycling
👐🏽 Social Impact
💡 Collaborative Economy
👤 Expertise
🏡 Made Locally
🐨 Vegan
🌿 Organic
🇫🇷 Made in France
🌳 Forest Preservation
✅ Certified
🧬 Unique DNA
