The person behind SeaShell
Welcome! I’m so happy you are here!
I'm Rafaella, a Brazilian raised near the ocean living in the middle of the USA. I grew up going to the beach very often and I always loved being by the sea. I feel that I have a big connection to it.
I love simply being outside in the fresh air and sun. I also love taking care of myself through natural methods. I’m always looking for healthier, simpler and more natural options to add to my life.
If you also love and seek for those things, I think you are going to love SeaShell!
My goal with SeaShell
I believe beauty and health are completely connected and influence each other, so that's why I decided to create SeaShell: a brand that offers botanical oil/butter-based products, plus shares nutritional advice and healthy lifestyle, resulting in something unique and special:
beauty and health, at the same time.
How it started
I have been struggling with skin issues since 2019.
It all started when I was going through a lot of changes in my life: movings, routine, diet, a total different lifestyle, resulting in a lot of stress, and, of top of it, I stopped using birth control pills after many, many years of use, making my hormones all messed up.
I had never experienced skin problems before, so I had no idea what to do.
I remember when it all started (acne and rosacea), I bought tons of make ups. I spent so much money with foundations and concealers, and I wouldn’t leave the house without having it on.
Until one day I had had enogh: I realized I want to have a perfect skin. So perfect that I would never have to spend time and money with make up, ever again. But, how do I do it?
Being a Dietitian since 2015, I have always loved eating healthy and taking care of my body, but skin was something totally new to me, so I started reading and educating myself about it.
While trying to find natural treatments for my skin, I learned about botanical oils and essential oils and their powerful healing benefits. I started trying many of them on my skin and I was amazed! My skin got so much better! This was the beginning of a passion: I ordered more and more oils and essential oils and started making my own formulas. I started to take courses and study about it, which that's how I became a certified Organic and Natural Face Oil Formulator.
I love making and playing with oils and creating new products, but I think the most important thing I realized on this journey to heal my skin is that real beauty starts from within! That's why I combined my dietitian background and decided to learn more about beauty and nutrition, which led me to earn the title of Beauty Nutrition Advisor, a nearly 2-year certification course by the Skin Nutrition Institute.
In 2022, I decided to get closer to an environment where I could see and come into contact with real, high-quality food and products, which couldn't be better than Whole Foods Markets: I've been working there as a Team Trainer for the Wellness & Health (or Whole Body) Department. I love being able to advise people regardless of health, supplements and beauty products, and at the same time, being able to learn so much every day!
It’s been 5 years of my clearing skin journey. Or, should I say: cleanse journey? Clearing skin through natural methods is an external and internal process, where SO MANY things can influence it. It requires a lot of patience and hope. Trusting that doing sacrifices and chosing sometimes not pratical or more expensive items, as long as they are less toxic, is the key. Detoxing your body from things you put ON and IN, is the secret.
I see SeaShell as my little natural world, where I share things I know about health, beauty and personal things like my healing journey. Of course, always through natural ways. I hope I can help you find and rescue your natural beauty, through natural ways, too!
