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For most of my life, I struggled with acne-prone skin. Like many, I found the world of skincare and even the idea of taking care of my skin as overwhelming. I used to overuse products that probably were much too abrasive on my skin without truly knowing their purpose or having any understanding of the toll they could take on my skin.

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I set out with the intention to learn more about skincare and what the basics were when it came to taking care of my skin, just then I realized that it was never truly about using anything fancy. That's what it was, the basics, and that's what Kiwa Studio is meant to be.  Really good products crafted with really good ingredients, only the stuff you need and nothing else. 

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In tandem with learning how to care for my body, I discovered the beauty of plant-healing-powers. As a kid I grew up visiting my parent's village back home in Eastern Europe where I spent a lot of time with my aunt, who back then I didn't know was an herbalist, we would go for walks to the supermarket and along the way she'd find these beautiful orange flowers growing in the brush. I asked her why she picked them and she simply would say with a smile " For medicine." I still remember the way that those dried orange flowers would glisten in the sun, sitting in bottles filled to the top with olive oil or sunflower oil.

 

I later learned the beauty of what my aunt did for us back then - creating these cold-extracted oils, tinctures, and herbal remedies that helped us heal, as our ancestors have done for centuries.

 

With these two ideas, of creating simple and effective formulas while following in my aunts path of practicing herbalism traditions, Kiwa Studio was born.

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​Kristina Stojanoski 

CEO & Founder of KIWA Studio

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