Our Story

 

 

When I was pregnant with my oldest, I began getting headaches, physically aches and nausea. I dismissed it as a morning sickness, but I finally figured out that I was getting sick every time I walked by any home fragrance product in my apartment. I have always loved home fragrances, especially candles, so I was confused on why they were making me so sick during my pregnancy. I researched and found out that when a woman is pregnant, her body will have visceral reactions to anything that could harm the baby. But how could my candles and room sprays be dangerous?? 

They say that when you become a mother, you are altered forever and my maternal alteration came in the form of me suddenly knowing how to do better research on home fragrance safety than an FBI agent on a criminal. Because I listened to my body and honored what my baby was telling me, I was able to know better and do better. What I learned about the dangerously low standards, loopholes, secrecy and disgustingly cruel animal testing practices of the fragrance industry was shocking and completely broke my trust. 

Over the years, I would occasionally find a company I trusted but most of them were all green washed and full of harmful hidden toxins. Many times, I thought about starting my own home fragrance company but, alas, having baby after baby after baby after baby…let’s just say that dream was continuously put on hold. It wasn’t until my youngest finally started sleeping through the night that I began making my own candles. I fell in love with the entire process and it became a calming nightly ritual for me. I’d put all my children to sleep, pour myself a glass of wine, play music and mindfully make my candles. 

After doing a little research on how to make other products, I soon had my own little home fragrance collection that I felt safe using, reflected all of my standards and values and that I was so incredibly proud of. This business was conceived in my earliest chapter of motherhood simply by listening to my body, being in tune with my baby, then learning better and doing better. Now, after being draped in little ones for over a decade, I’m a seasoned mama of four healthy and vibrant  children…and this business has been born!