The Natural Products Expo West
Visitors inspect some of the tens of thousands of items at the Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center last week. It was the largest gathering of manufacturers of natural foods, supplements and cosmetics. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Reaching over a carboy of fermenting beer, Broo Craft Beer Body and Hair Care co-founder Sarah Pearsall shows six-packs of her shampoo made with salon-grade shampoo and beer. Broo was one of the vendors at the Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Makeup artist Jennifer Naideth, left, at the Spa True Natural display helps Nunei Harrington apply cosmetics. Harrington owns a beauty salon and spa in Encino that uses organic products. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Neighboring displays of Matcha Harmony green tea powder and Rise Bar protein bars at the Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Faith Kelly holds a sample of pomegranate/rasberry coconut water from Coco Hydro, a company that makes electrolyte-based hydration products. She was at the Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center with her mother, who was researching products for a restaurant the family would like to open in Encinitas. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A vendor gives a spritz of water to the Grow Your Own Mushroom Garden in a box. The company, founded by a pair of UC Berkeley classmates, markets oyster mushroom spores packed in a carton of recycled coffee grounds. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Katie Sobel demonstrates Plum Organics squeezable baby meals in a pouch, complete with a baby spoon, at the Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
