Our chronic health struggles independently led us to India, the home of our ancestors. It was there where we were exposed to the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, a 5000 year old holistic healing modality. Before we knew it, Ayurveda was a part of our daily lives. Everything from what we ate and applied on our skin, to how we moved our bodies and connected with our spirit was rooted in this ancient wisdom.

We’ve since been on a mission to reclaim the healing rituals and traditions of our culture and ensure they are carried forward with authenticity and care. 

Aste Skincare is part one of a lifelong devotion to our ancestral wisdom and women’s health. 

OUR FOUNDERS

Dr. Rhea

Rhea, our resident Healer and Chief of Product is a Scientist with a PhD in Molecular Toxicology and Nutritional Biochemistry. She is also a certified Integrative Health Coach, Himalayan Yoga Teacher and Sanskrit Mantra artist who has dedicated her life to being in service to health from every angle. Her personal battles with chronic inflammation and pain, coupled with the loss of her father to cancer, inspired her early on to step into leadership and forge a new path at the intersection of science and wellness. Rhea is the founder of movements including Global Smoothie Day and Rawjuvenation Community Cleanse, is a co-founder of Reset, a tech-free wellness community, and is a featured member of the Mind Body Green Collective of global health and wellness experts.

Romana

Romana is a renaissance polymath and multi-disciplinary artist and our head of all things creative at Aste Wellness. Her passion for creating thoughtful art, beautiful spaces, experiences and products that tell a story and reconnect us to our inner voice and knowing can be felt in everything she touches. She started her professional career in marketing at Procter & Gamble in the health and beauty vertical, so it is not really so surprising that she has eventually found her way back to skincare! If you ask her she will tell you that it feels way more aligned to be doing it in a way that connects back to ancestry, women's healing, and personal care.

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RHEA

Rhea, our resident Healer and Chief of Product is a Scientist with a PhD in Molecular Toxicology and Nutritional Biochemistry. She is also a certified Integrative Health Coach, Himalayan Yoga Teacher and Sanskrit Mantra artist who has dedicated her life to being in service to health from every angle. Her personal battles with chronic inflammation and pain, coupled with the loss of her father to cancer, inspired her early on to step into leadership and forge a new path at the intersection of science and wellness. Rhea is the founder of movements including Global Smoothie Day and Rawjuvenation Community Cleanse, is a co-founder of Reset, a tech-free wellness community, and is a featured member of the Mind Body Green Collective of global health and wellness experts.

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ROMANA

Romana is a renaissance polymath and multi-disciplinary artist and our head of all things creative at Aste Wellness. Her passion for creating thoughtful art, beautiful spaces, experiences and products that tell a story and reconnect us to our inner voice and knowing can be felt in everything she touches. She started her professional career in marketing at Procter & Gamble in the health and beauty vertical, so it is not really so surprising that she has eventually found her way back to skincare! If you ask her she will tell you that it feels way more aligned to be doing it in a way that connects back to ancestry, women's healing, and personal care.