About the Studio
A materials-first studio rooted in Puerto Rican lineage, Ayurvedic tradition, and practices of care across the full arc of life.
This work moves between the everyday and the threshold
from how we care for the body
to how we prepare, witness, and support at the end of life.
Based in New Haven. Built by hand. Made for those who care deeply.
Our Roots
Before there was a name, there were materials. Powders on stone. Oils under heat. Knowledge passed through the hands of women who never needed a label for what they knew. This studio carries that memory. Caribbean sun. Island soil. Herbs steeped slowly in kitchens where the formula was never written down — just felt. Born of Puerto Rican lineage. Refined in New Haven. Nothing here was made for applause.
It was built because it would not leave us alone.
Our Approach
We remove more than we add. This is not minimalism for aesthetics. It is a commitment to honesty. Every ingredient that enters this studio is questioned. What does it actually do? Does it serve the skin or does it serve the story on the label? If it is ornamental, it goes. If it is excessive, it goes. If it does not withstand time, it goes. We are not interested in impressive ingredient lists. We are interested in what you feel three weeks in — when the novelty is gone and only the result remains. Only what is necessary. Only what belongs.
Our Process
We test everything on ourselves first. A formula does not leave this studio until it has lived on skin — through seasons, through stress, through the ordinary days when you just need something to work. Some formulas wait in the dark for months while we watch how they behave. Some are dismantled completely and rebuilt from a single ingredient up. We begin again as many times as it takes. This is not a fast process. It was never meant to be. If it reaches your skin, it has already endured more scrutiny than most products ever will. You deserve to know that.
Studio Workshops
We work with plants, materials, and the body.
This is part of a larger practice of care that moves from daily ritual into end-of-life support and shared space.
We learn with our hands in it.
These workshops are small on purpose.
Intimate. Unrushed. We sit with raw ingredients and watch what they do.
Not what the label says.
What actually happens under warmth.
Under your hands. On real skin.
We pay attention.
You leave understanding why something works, not just how to make it.
That knowledge stays with you.
We keep it small because this work asks for focus.
For those who want depth. Not performance. Not trends.
Private Studio Sessions
This is for the builder who is serious about getting it right.
Whether you are developing your first formula or sitting with something that has been with you for months, we take the time to look at it honestly.
Materials. Ratios. Sourcing.
What belongs. What does not.
We slow it down enough to see clearly.
We ask the harder questions.
What is this actually doing?
What is being added that does not need to be there?
What remains when everything unnecessary is removed?
No judgment. Just steady attention.
The kind that asks you to stay with it.
To notice what holds.
To let go of what doesn’t.
This is not about quick results.
It is about making something you can stand behind fully.
For those who understand the difference.
Partnerships
This work was never meant to stay in one room.
It moves into the spaces where people gather
wellness spaces, community kitchens, cultural organizations, classrooms
and anywhere people come to learn, sit, and build with intention.
We also bring this work into spaces holding transition
end-of-life, reflection, and the moments that ask for care and presence.
If you hold a space rooted in community, craft, or conscious living, we want to hear about it.
Not every collaboration is the right one.
But when it is, it becomes something neither of us could have built alone.
If that is your space, let’s speak.
If you're interested in working together, choose a path below.