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🌸 May Day Blessings from Reålea 🌿

The wheel of the year turns—and with it, the vital force stirs again in the roots and branches, in our bodies, and in the soul of Nature.

Yesterday I gave a beautiful interview about alchemy and the origins of Reålea. The fire still burns now as I simmer bone broth and render leaf lard from a local Sonoma farm, preparing for one of my favorite annual rituals: the enfleurage of lilac, that most elusive and intoxicating scent of May.

This ancient process—drawing fragrance into fat—reminds me how fleeting, and precious, this moment is.

To honor this sacred turn of the season, I’m offering 20% off everything at Reålea for one week. It’s a celebration of May Day, and also a heartfelt invitation to support our small alchemical company as we enter a powerful new chapter.

🌼 Use code MAYDAY20 at checkout
🛒 Shop now: https://realea.com/discount/MAYDAY20

And if you’re called to support our work even more deeply—as a patron or micro-investor—I welcome that conversation. Just message me.

May the Spiritus Mundi bless and enliven your days.

With heart and fire,
Nicholas Grossenbacher
Founder & Alchemist, Reålea Skincare

Your skin is not a surface.
It is a threshold.
A membrane between inner and outer worlds.
A field of sensation, memory, and aliveness.

On this Venus day, soften.
Let beauty be something you feel, not chase.
Touch yourself with reverence.

At Reålea, we believe skincare is a sacred art — not a fix, but a form of love.
A way to commune with the intelligence of Nature, and the mystery of your own being.

💗 You don’t have to earn beauty.
It’s your birthright.
Let the plants remind you.

Mondays don’t have to be harsh.
They can be a return to rhythm.

A moment to anoint yourself. To ground.
To begin again — with intention, with presence.

Each of our formulations is made in harmony with planetary and seasonal cycles — aligning the intelligence of Nature with your body’s rhythms.

☀️ This morning, take a breath.
Touch your skin with reverence.
Let the plants remind you: you are whole, and you are home.