Do you love essential oils? How about skin care and wellness products? Well, if the answer is yes, you’re going to fall in love with the handmade essential oil based wellness products by Provisions by Kat! Their practical health and beauty products are plant based and certified cruelty free with something for everyone in the family!!

NYHC: Tell us about what you make.

Kathryn Fragoso: We hand make essential oil based wellness products. Our products are focused on skincare, essential oil roller blends for health and wellness, tonics and topicals for well being as well as a few sensory toys. Provisions by Kat is a woman-owned and family operated business of Kat & Sal Fragoso.

NYHC: Where do you live?

KF: We live in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York. We love living in the Heights! It is a fabulous residential community with tons of families! We love the history of the area, with Manhattan’s highest point at our local park, a complete view of the Empire State Building and the George Washington Bridge right out our apartment windows, and Fort Tryon park right up the street. We love the Heights!!

NYHC: What is unique or different about your process and/or designs?

KF: Our essential oil based wellness products are cruelty free, plant based, all natural, and were designed for our family to replace everyday items most commonly used in the home! You will find comfort in our product line to help you and your family replace commonly used items in your home!

NYHC: Do you have any favorite pieces? What makes them special to you?

KF: Currently we have a few new skincare products that we recently added to our lineup. Our hyaluronic acid 3% serum, firm body oil, and exfoliating alpha-hydroxy acid (aha) toner. They are special to us because they are more intricate skincare and working with new formulations and creating new products is one of our favorite things to do.

NYHC: What is your favorite tool or supply?

KF: We love all our tools and supplies but we especially love our precision Ohaus analytical and precision balances!! It is so massively important in formulating skin care and essential oil blends to be accurate and repeatable with your ingredients! Our scales allow us to achieve this standard!

NYHC: Is there a new piece/opportunity/change that you're excited about?

KF: Don't lose the passion to create! Creation is what began your business and should stay at the heart of your business!

NYHC: Share an important lesson you've learned from running your business.

KF: There are some aspects of running a business that are not the most fun, like logging expenses and doing taxes but ....... just like anything in life worth having, if it was easy - everyone would be doing it!