HERBIVORE BOTANICALS started in 2011 when Seattle-based couple Julia Wills and Alexander Kummerow were looking for natural products that would help heal Alex’s eczema. Having just recently finished studying at Bastyr University for natural medicine, Julia put her formulating skills to work when Alex bought her a soap-making kit, allowing her to create a gentle and natural soap free of chemicals and toxins that everything else on the market at the time was filled with. Not only did the soaps quickly heal Alex’s skin, but her friends and family also wanted to get their hands on some of these natural creations.