Three generations of one family have built Natural Options Aromatherapy into a women-owned, veteran-operated business in Bellville, Ohio. After more than 22 years, the company remains known for making aromatherapy products in-house for its own customers and for private-label brands, with products used by more than 450 hospitals and healthcare facilities.
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Essence Of ValiFounded in New York City in 2000 by certified aromatherapist Valerie Bennis, Essence of Vali crafts plant-based aromatherapy and wellness products for rituals of sleep, relaxation and balance. The company grew from Bennis’s practice of creating customized blends for individual clients, and every bottle is still made with care at its New York headquarters and distribution center. Since Jessica Claire Wilkins took ownership in 2019, the brand’s blends have reached hotels, spas, resorts and specialty retailers worldwide.NEW YORK, NY
Makes Scents Natural Spa LineFounded in Lancaster in 2010 by spa veterans Heather and Nathan Kreider, Makes Scents Natural Spa Line creates small-batch natural skin-care and bath products for professional spas, resorts and at-home use. The woman-owned business grew from the couple’s handmade-soap hobby into a supplier of custom and private-label lines for hotels and spas, with formulations made in a cGMP facility. Its vegan, Leaping Bunny-certified products are packaged with the company’s environmental commitments in mind, including recyclable post-industrial-resin containers.LANCASTER, PA
BeessentialBeessential grew out of David Rzepka’s unexpected turn as a beekeeper and remains a family-owned Ohio business shaped by that connection to the hive. For more than 20 years, the family has made small-batch natural skincare in its Ohio facility, using honey and beeswax in formulas intended for everyday care.CLEVELAND, OH
Earthley WellnessFamily-owned Earthley Wellness began in 2009 when Columbus mother Kate Tietje created a herbal diaper cream for her daughter, then officially launched in 2016 as that kitchen experiment grew into a family business. Today, more than 160 employees help make herbal wellness products for families in the company’s own cGMP-certified, FDA-inspected Columbus facility, with education remaining central to its work.COLUMBUS, OH