Welcome to where my search has led me! I am so glad to have you come visit! Let me introduce myself...My name is Dana and let me tell you a bit about why I created Elements of Grace.
I had been tinkering in my kitchen for years, starting with hair conditioning alternatives, then flax seed gel (yeah, flax seed, who would have thought?) then I tried hair oils for all types of uses, which led me to skin moisturizing aids. I needed to take better care of my problem skin and found that my daughter would develop small patches of dry skin during the winter season also, so I knew I needed to do something different. I thought why not start from the beginning of your hygiene regimen, instead of the end? Start with your daily cleanser (soap), then your skin refresher (toner) then your daily moisture agent (body butter or lotion) then your as-needed facial care (face mask) then your nighttime care method (oil) and wrap-up with your emergency use only stuff (first-aid blends). I was appalled at the prices for more natural alternative products in the store, so I started doing this for my household, then my mother’s home, then my sister’s, etc. Funny story time...my daughter went in the kitchen to get a straw one day and opened a drawer where I kept some raw materials at the time (the drawer was full of powders, herbs, seeds, etc.) and she said to me, "Mom, what is this??? What are you doing? Are we eating this?…I’m not eating that right??? We still laugh about those days! Let’s just say, I have a better labeling and organizing system setup up now.