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I switched from synthetic to essential oils while making candles at home and couldn’t go back. What started as an experiment became Pao Apothecary: a Black-owned wellness brand creating natural home fragrances and aromatherapy roll-ons powered by Haitian botanicals.
Built by an epidemiologist, we operate on the belief that BIPOC women deserve radical care. Knowledge is power, and you deserve to know exactly what goes on and in your body. No harsh chemicals. Just high-quality, natural ingredients that actually work.
Everything we develop follows a function-first perspective—because “smells nice” matters only when it supports “works well.”
As a black-owned wellness brand, we’re committed to creating products and content that serve communities often overlooked. Our approach combines ancestral wisdom with modern epidemiological research.
We believe self-care is both personal and political. It’s about reclaiming your well-being in a world that often demands you put yourself last.
We also run The Well-being Files, a wellness blog that translates research into practical guidance for your self-care journey. No pseudoscience. No wellness BS. Just honest breakdowns of what actually supports your well-being.
Every blog post is grounded in peer-reviewed research and written with the same rigor we bring to formulating our products.
Every wellness post shared is grounded in studies carefully reviewed. Every product is handcrafted with intention and formulated for maximum therapeutic benefit.
We work with nature, not against it. From sourcing ingredients to packaging, every step is taken intentionally and with sustainability at the forefront of our decisions.
You deserve to know what goes on (and in) your body. We share our ingredients, our process, and the science behind it all.
-Audre Lorde