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About Speaking Raw - Our mission 

Speaking Raw is a blog that offers a new vision (a Raw vision) it teaches everything about taking care of our body and skin the natural way. There are different ways that we can incorporate natural ingredients to take care of our skin from botanicals, clays and a variety of oils and butters that have great benefits for our skin. We want to educate others to find alternative to commercial skin care we know it can be overwhelming , but we are here to help. You will find recipes, tips and great information for you to pampered your skin. When we start this journey we started as Suds on the Raw our, family business that specializes in natural skin care. After a while we decided it was time to spread the word and to give people the opportunity to learn about the products that the use, that's when we created Speaking Raw to make it easier for others to learn and to find a space where they will find others like that are interest in the same topics. We hope you enjoy this blog and if you have any suggestions send us an email we will love to hear from you!


Speaking Raw Team

Hello everyone, my name is Lellis Santiago creator of Suds on the Raw and Speaking Raw. I love everything that has to do with Natural skin care or Natural remedies. I have been doing soaps and other skin care products for a long period of time and I truly enjoy doing so. I like to help others to learn and discover all the wonders that you can do with natural ingredients. I am a mom of a 7 year old who is passionate about nature and loves to make all kind of projects with me. I can happily said that we are a family team Mom, Dad and daughter that work together in every project and recipe we bring to you. I hope you enjoy this blog as much as we do. We will love to answer any comment or questions you may have.




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