About Us
Ephemera Handmade exists for, and because of connection.
Connections between the many hands that went into making our products, and the hands of our customers who use them.
Connections between our customers and quality ingredients that not only serve a purpose, but can change lives.
And, most importantly, connections between our customers and their own bodies.
When I was nine months pregnant with my first child, I developed an incredibly itchy and uncomfortable PUPPP rash on my already unbearably tight stomach. I tried EVERYTHING I could get my hands on to get relief, and nothing worked. I asked my midwife about it at my next appointment, and she suggested putting coconut oil on it.
This was the early-2000s, and before coconut oil was everywhere. I had never heard of it, but figured our natural grocery store would have it; which they did. The second I got home, I opened it up and put it all over my rash. Within seconds, my husband and I watched as it visibly calmed down, and there was instant relief. This was the first “plant medicine” I had experienced, and I was hooked.
A few years later, I had another child; and they had a lot of skin sensitivities (just like their mama!) and I became frustrated with products changing their formulas or adding in new ingredients that would cause sudden flare-ups for my kid. I started madly researching ingredients and making my own formulas that I knew would be great for our skin and bodies (and I knew what was in them).
Over the years, I made lots for our family and friends, and people would start making requests, or telling me what they were looking for, and I would see what I could “whip up”. In 2023, I found myself in a position to change careers, and decided to start Ephemera Handmade.