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Question I receive often:   Favorite and least favorite product to make:   You don't pick a favorite child, so I would never pick a favorite (or least favorite) product but some manufacturing recipes provide instant gratification during the process and some are challenging and/or time consuming.   Let’s start with our most labor intensive product to make:  Polished Cleanse    Polished Cleanse is I think one of the most unique products on the market.  An oil based cleanser and exfoliator that is gentle enough for face but also effective on the body.     The base of this amazing...

I have had many of you congratulate me on this "assumed collaboration” to make woodsy, citrusy and floral candles, since Kindred Skincare Co. sold products into Terrain for six years and into Anthropologie for a time as well.  BUT THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FROM KINDRED SKINCARE AND IT IS NOT A COLLABORATION!   I was stunned and completely shocked when a Kindred Skincare Family member sent me a photo from the Anthropologie store!  And how embarrassing to have to say that I had no idea about this….   Our legal team immediately reached out to request that these products no longer be sold in connection with a mark so...

Thought I would share this post from Instagram this week: Thank you so very much Morgan and Alicia, the two amazing women @enlightenedbeauty for making this gorgeous and informative graphic with our best selling Complete Cleanse! It is just gorgeous!Over the years, Complete Cleanse has garnered a cult following. Very few products on the market can provide acne/dermatitis fighting efficacy while still being gentle and calming to sensitive skin….and this was the inspiration for Complete Cleanse. Walking on the beach with my daughter while she was battling teenage skin, brainstorming on how to clear the tears caused by dermatitis. Research,...

The windows are open here on The Kindred Farm because the humidity is low and the breeze has a sweet coolness that proceeds the falling leaves.  As the temperature starts to drop I am always inspired to cook warm savory things like stewed apples with cinnamon and butter, acorn squash (fresh from our garden), meat stews that simmer all day in the crockpot and absolutely anything with pumpkin!   So into The Lab I went and came out with a solid bar with vegan candelillia wax, plum kernel oil, calendula oil, Palo Santo, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Clove and Pumpkin Powder. Gently rub this bar...