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Have you heard the quote “Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want.”? Well I fully believe in this philosophy and the world I want to live in is a world with places like Remedy and Ritual.
Remedy and Ritual is a female and family- owned small business in the East Bay Area. It is a beautiful small shop and after stopping in and chatting with the owner, I found that it embodies the resilient and nimble nature of small business in the era of the big C. Once a service based space where they did skin care treatments, Remedy and Ritual is now (for the time being) a thoughtfully curated retail spaced filled with skin care items as well as things to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul- think locally made candles, soaps, jewelry, sage, pottery made by local artists etc. With the indefinite shut down of personal care establishments, Remedy and Ritual had to pivot- and go from providing skin treatments to instead being a retail space. Stephanie and her daughter Sam clearly have an eye for merchandising and are incredibly mindful and intentional with what they bring in their shop and how they display it. Stephanie told me that they try to source their items from other female owned small businesses when they can as well. Stephanie was incredibly welcoming and warm. She helped me pick out a white jade gua sha tool and I snagged a small ceramic plate made by a local female artist. As soon as the restrictions lift I CANNOT wait to come and get a facial in this dreamy and restorative little shop. For the time being, I will be following their instagram and keeping an eye for what they bring in next! Local friends- I HIGHLY recommend checking this place out! In other news, have you ever tried gua sha? How did it go for you? Did you see differences? I am going to do a post in a few weeks with a before and after!
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