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OUR STORY
Madeline Grace, Founder
Flora x Fauna was born by carefully curating and combining natures elements to create an experience of luxury in its rawest form. The X silently signifies the collaboration between these elements. A collection that nourishes your skin without depleting its natural barrier.
Our philosophy is to nurture a relationship with the individual ingredients that we use to craft our offerings in small batches, all with the intention of staying in alignment with their greater purpose.
Flora x Fauna was initiated by the desire to offer women options that do not compromise luxurious feel for purity and quality, in our world these things go hand in hand. We want the skincare you choose for you and your tribe to resonate with you. If you have an awareness that skincare has the potential to impact your whole being over time, then we feel you will connect with what we have created here.
I have been through a deep evolution with my skin over the years. I always had sensitive skin from the time I was a child. In my teen years, I had hormonal acne which lasted through my early 20s. This resolved itself when I dove into a journey of healing my reproductive system. It was a phase of re-remembering, tuning in, and honoring myself. I rediscovered how to heal hormones by reconnecting to my inner voice, using herbs, listening to wise women, and implementing a cyclical lifestyle.
Upon finally discovering balance with that part of my journey, I had a period of homeostasis with my skin before unknowingly being exposed to mold in my home for several years which triggered both eczema and cystic acne. It took me a long time to figure out the cause. I am still healing from that mold exposure and it has been an overall intense experience.
My journey and the experiences within it reaffirmed that skin is a mirror to what is happening within our bodies. Creams and salves (pharmaceutical or medicinal) do not magically fix the deeper issues. I say this because I know it can feel like a fruitless effort when you are constantly trying something new, hoping for relief, and then it does not seem to fully resolve the issue at hand. While there are absolutely skin challenges that arise from topical treatments and products, prolonged skin struggles not cause by a topicals or skin barrier issues from the products being used can often be traced to an internal and/or psychosomatic imbalance.
Through all of this, pure ingredients and formulations are an important aspect that provide comfort and healing to the problem skin while still being aware of the fact that there are other facets to the healing journey that require going deeper. Even so, there is hope on the other side when we are conscious of what we are applying and putting in our sacred temples.
My life's purpose and intention outside of Flora x Fauna comes from the desire to connect with women who share the awareness and curiosity around the fact that there is freedom in moving through life from an embodied place. Holding space to rediscover the access we all have to our innate, divine feminine energy. I have found solace and healing in the power of principles surrounding self responsibility, exploration, and connection to these parts of ourselves and I think it is incredibly important to share with each other.
Born in a suburb of Chicago, my family relocated to a small town for a job transfer when I was just four. It was an amazing opportunity to leave the suburbs and live in the middle of the woods. We thrived with the new found ability to spend our days in the woods and foster connections with animals that we had the space to house.
This environment was extremely formative and inspiring to me, being immersed in Mother Nature from a young age genuinely shaped me.