Green Child Magazine Summer2017 | Page 12

When trying to navigate caring for their own children’s ultra-sensitive skin, they discovered it was difficult to find high-quality, effective, natural choices. While working in pediatrics and medical research, Pasaka decided to take a scientific approach. She poured so much trial and error into countless batches of salves until she hit upon the recipe that worked so well, not only for her own children, but for friends and family as well. When their youngest was born, the family found themselves unexpectedly homeschool- ing, and Pasaka left her training and a full-time job to invest her efforts directly in the educa- tion of their three children. As the kids blos- somed, so did the budding business. By word of mouth, the family’s natural skincare prod- ucts gained a following enthusiastic enough to push the venture to become a true company. Pasaka’s brother, Justinas, came on board, and with a lot of hard work Fabula Nebulae soon turned into a full-time, family affair. She tells us how the products are carefully developed, “A background in science and 12 research commanded careful consideration of ingredients, thorough exploration of their qualities and, especially safety: meticulous testing and tweaking of recipes before finally sending them off to people we love with yet another note saying, ‘would you like to try this one as well?’ Sensitive skin and sensitive noses in our home required that the formula- tions be gentle, safe, mild, and as hypoaller- genic as possible. For this reason, the base is almost always Quiet the Storm.” “Most all our products have a story: De- sert Rain came about when Mom wished forsomething lighter than Quiet the Storm for her hands. Monsters Away was mixed up in anexhausted effort to help our little boy make it through midnight nightmares. The Muscle and Joint Soother was made for Dad after a day cutting fields on the steep slopes in West Virginia made his back ache. Bumble Fairy Sun Dust, a fun balm with a happy scent and just a touch of glitter was mixed up for a sweet friend’s little girl who broke her arm and couldn’t go to school her very first day of kindergarten.” “Fabula Nebulae products are made with much love, care, and precision. Everything from mixing, pouring, labeling, and shipping, to photography, web design, and communi- cation, is done by our own hands. Our three kiddos are taught at home, but they also learn so much working alongside their family.” Those lovingly family-made salves and solu- tions can now help your own little ones, too. Whether they have sensitive skin or not, you may be surprised at the usefulness of the Fabula Nebulae line of products.