About Jessica Allan

Jess was raised in Elermore Vale, a suburb of Newcastle, NSW. A qualified Herbalist and Bowen Therapist, she started SkinDoona in 2008, while approaching the final stages of her herbal medicine course with the Hunter Academy of Complimentary Health.

''I have a passion for nature and healing, believing that nature's inherent wisdom contains the most unique unfolding, something that cannot be replicated or forced, but embraced, respected and treasured. 

It felt like a natural extension of my interest in the natural world, to pursue herbal medicine and be inspired by the amazing healing properties of plants. One of my favourite things to do is wild craft "weeds". I love chopping herbs and pushing them into a jar, filling the house with the raw, fresh smells of nature. This love extends today into cream making. Pouring liquid extracts of herbs into my creams and knowing each and every one will carry nature and the healing properties of plants out into the world to help somebody. 

The dream is to one day live on a quiet river bend and blend seamlessly in the nature that surrounds me, and hope my children will want to come for dinner sometimes.''