Athena Hewett is one of those enviable people who found her calling early. At 19 years old, she trained to become an aesthetician. As part of the program, she wrote a thesis about essential oils and their effects on the skin and mind — knowledge that came in handy nearly a decade later, when she developed a skin condition that derailed her career. “I felt like I was going to leave the profession,” the 44-year-old founder says. “With stage 3 acne, I was having a hard time making suggestions for my clients.” She went back to her old research and rediscovered her passion for plant-based skin care. After abandoning the products she had been using, she created a rose cleansing oil to remove sunblock. Her skin never broke out again, and she began introducing the oil to her med-spa clients. Her b

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