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Sigrid’s journey into skincare began in the forests of Killaloe and Wilno, Ontario, where she was raised among wildflowers. It wasn’t until a life-altering car accident at 23 that she discovered the true power of plants. Her skin was badly damaged, and nothing conventional was working. Not long after, her mother’s friend introduced her to the magical comfrey salve.

Comfrey, known in traditional herbalism as “knitbone,” contains allantoin, which promotes new skin cell growth, and rosmarinic acid, a natural anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. 

Compelled by comfrey’s crazy healing abilities and her innate fascination with plants, she asked her friend Diana to teach her the salve-making process. Diana took her into the forest and showed Sigrid how to identify, dig, and prepare the comfrey. 

Captivated by the hands-on process, an obsession began that became her life’s work.