Stardust & Co.(ven)* formed in February 2017 with the purpose of bringing more self-love and self-care to everyone’s homes. All of our products are completely natural and handmade, using fine ingredients like pure essential oils, dead sea and pink himalayan salts and real flowers. If you’re looking for more self-love and just to connect with your highest self, this coven is for you! You are not alone, and you are worth it!
My experience with bath products and my self-love journey is very personal and ever-changing. I started taking baths when I was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2015. After almost a year of visiting doctor after doctor to find out why my knees were mysteriously swollen to the point I couldn’t walk, and why I was experiencing chronic pain and fatigue, I finally visited a naturopath where I received my diagnosis. In addition to the antibiotics I was taking, my doctor recommended bathing with epsom salts. I started taking baths regularly, finding relief and solace in my tub. When my symptoms lessened, I continued the tradition of soaking and got more into aromatherapy.
Then, in October 2016, I had multiple panic attacks that landed me in the ER. I was loosing my job, finishing my M.A. program, and my blood pressure was through the roof. After a series of cardiology appointments, in which I was told nothing was physically wrong with me, I was diagnosed with pre-hypertension and anxiety. Knowing I needed to step up my self-care game even more, I looked into natural remedies and ways to take better care of myself.
Bath time is an extremely important ritual for me. I blend oils and salts depending on what I want to experience with each soak. It’s a time to just stop and check in with myself, and I can literally feel my heart slowing when the temperature and scent are just perfect.
Some additional self-care practices I enjoy include lighting magic candles, burning palo santo, meditation and yoga, walking to my favorite coffee shop, buying myself flowers on occasion, sleeping in, and aromatherapy. My essential oil roll-on blends are so calming and heavenly.
I hope this inspires you to support my shop and yourself as you step up your self-care game! There’s never too much time you can make for yourself. Treat yourself, and tell the universe that you’re worth it.
LOVE,
Ilana T.
Founder & Bathmaker