I was familiar with the terms 'organic', 'non-GMO', 'vegan', etc., but it never really meant much to me.  That was until I had my first child.  That's when everything changed.  I'd always known how to read food labels and tried not to buy foods with ingredients that I couldn't pronounce.  I didn't always choose 'clean' foods, but I made an effort.  After I had my son, EVERYTHING changed.  I knew I wanted to provide him the best nutritious foods that I possibly could (when he got old enough to eat food).  If I was going to do it for my son, I might as well eat the same way too.  My husband was on board and we emptied out our pantry.  We had some healthy things in there - like walnuts and rice cakes (lol).  It felt good to throw away all of that processed, long shelf-life food.  We stuffed our fridge with all healthy, organic, non-GMO, fresh, unprocessed foods.  And that was just the beginning.  
The next switch was cleaning products.  I started making my own cleaning sprays.  It was fun to mix different essential oils together and in the process, I was learning a ton.  Then we gutted our medicine cabinet.  We filled it with chelated vitamins and minerals and homeopathic remedies.  I learned about elderberry syrup and how amazing it was (and now I make it along with elderberry gummies).  

Then I began the hunt for non-toxic beauty products - shampoo, conditioner, body wash, shaving cream, face wash, make-up, deodorant, lotion, nail polish - the list goes on.  It felt good to make such a big change.  I remember buying my first natural deodorant.  I had googled for hours, reading product reviews after product reviews, and finally made a decision on what brand I would buy.  My excitement quickly faded when the deodorant just didn't work.  I know it can take a week or two for your body odor to regulate after making the switch from chemical-filled deodorant/antiperspirant to natural deodorant but this stuff just was NOT working.  So the hunt began.  

I bought deodorant after deodorant after deodorant.  After trying 12 different brands, I wanted to give up.  At this point I was now pregnant with my second child.  My sister treated me to a maternity massage for my baby shower gift.  As we were leaving the massage, we stopped in the little shop on the way out.  I saw some natural deodorant and figured "why not?!" and I bought one.  IT WORKED!  I couldn't believe it.  Why had it taken so long to find a deodorant that worked?  Then the wheels started turning.  I couldn't be the only one that this has happened to.  There has to be other people out there that are searching for the perfect deodorant but just can't find it.  I decided I was going to make my own deodorant and offer it to the public.  And that is how SilKinCreations started!

Thank you so much for being here and supporting my home-based business.  It truly means the world to me! 
-Laura