Dear Friend,

My name is Sharon Atukwase, and I created P.H.L. (Precious, Honored, Loved) Naturals out of a dire need. I'm going to be radically honest and transparent with you: I have a hormonal medical condition that impacts my well-being.
For this condition, there is no standard cure. The best way to keep it "at bay" is by eating clean, healthy foods. Why? Because many pesticides and chemicals in foods impact your endocrine system, which regulates your hormones. "Eat clean," my doctors advised me.

But no one questioned my skin care. I didn't even question it. Yet even though I ate as clean as possible - my symptoms persisted. Why weren't they going away? What was I missing? I double and triple checked my foods to ensure I wasn't accidentally consuming anything harmful. I doubled down my efforts to eat clean. Yet still, my symptoms persisted.
It was about that time that I happened to look at one of my big brand skin care bottles and wondered: "What ingredients are in this thing anyway?"
I began researching skin care products like crazy. It consumed all of my free time. I learned about parabens and fillers and preservatives and how the industry cuts corners to get costs down even though they're filling their bottles with questionable ingredients.

And then, it happened: I came across peer-reviewed scientific articles that found a direct link between certain unnatural ingredients and the endocrine system.1 In short: What you put on your skin can impact your hormones. Shortly after throwing away those products - my symptoms became far, far better and more manageable.

Finally, some relief. Meanwhile, I searched for replacements, while there were many great organic, natural alternatives - none completely "hit the spot" for me. Some were insanely expensive. Others felt abrasive and irritating on my sensitive skin. There were none that I really "fell in love" with. Maybe you can relate.