As a Stanford trained biochemist, I’ve always been interested in realigning the personal care product space towards the healthiest available options and have been doing that for over fifteen years.

Selecting rare and rich naturally occurring oils of the highest purity not found in other products is key to our line's success because they benefit not just your skin but also your entire body in ways other formulators can’t imagine conceptually.

Historical formulation chemistry makes use of many synthesized petrochemicals that are blended together in a very complex mixture to achieve minimum functionality at maximum profit. This approach results in the type of ingredient lists that you can’t pronounce much less actually understand.

We turn that approach on its head by instead selecting rich, certified organic oils that Mother Nature has made complex with great varieties of wonderful nutrients, vitamins and antioxidant biomolecules.

By integrating these lovely oils with the care and attention they deserve, we make awesomely functional products that have only a handful of ingredients in them and that you can easily understand.

If we can source a certified organic ingredient, we use it, otherwise it's always food grade so you can, and indeed should, feel completely confident using Astral Organica products as often as you like.

Astral Organica was conceived by founders Bryan Burke and Erik Kreider as a result of their mutual interest in botanical alternative remedies. Their areas of expertise include career-long experience in product development, quality control, applied science, chemistry, and regulatory affairs. We make products for ourselves, our families and friends - we welcome you to join us!

A compound absorbed through skin enters your body immediately and gets distributed everywhere throughout.

This method results in consistent localized dosing.

It avoids absorption differences in your gut.

It avoids metabolism issues in your liver, as the liver is the first place chemistry goes via the portal vein when absorbed in the gut. If it's not a nutrient your body uses, the liver is there to remove it before it gets distributed throughout your body. 

It reduces the amount you have to take; it’s vastly easier to get CBD locally into the tissues that need it where it can have its effect.