Let's start from the beginning! My name is Tomarion Mills, Owner of Love, Peace & Healing LLC. I am originally from Los Angeles, CA and my wife and I uprooted our family the summer of 2018 to Atlanta, GA for a better quality of life. While living in Los Angeles, I worked as an LGBTQ Student Advisor in Higher Education for 11 years. I always knew I was a healer, so I sought after obtaining my Massage Therapist License and once I received my license, I started working part-time for a popular franchise spa/massage company in Los Angeles, CA. After working day and night with my full-time job in Higher Education and as a Massage Therapist on the weekends I was feeling the burnout. I had no time to spend with my beautiful growing daughter and wife. Before we moved to Atlanta, I decided I wanted to be a stay at home mom to our daughter who was two years old at the time. After living in Atlanta for just three months, I decided I wanted to embark on a new business journey.
Deep down I always knew I wanted to run my own business. I have never been a fan of heavily chemical ointments and raising an active 2-year-old who was prone to getting cuts, and scrapes on her hands and knees. I needed a more natural option than what was on the market. My love for DIY natural remedies allowed me to formulate Plant Magic Salve! My own universal first-aid healing salve. Plant Magic was created as my go-to salve to keep on hand for all first-aid purposes. I use salve for cuts, scrapes, rashes, burns, insect bites, dry skin, eczema, tattoos and much more!
Some challenges I had to overcome with starting a new business was being vulnerable in creating something with my own hands that people would be able to judge or be skeptical about. My family loved the product but will the public be receptive to it? How people would understand and react to the product? I want people to trust nature to heal naturally and more efficient. Going up against the top brands in the personal care market can be quite intimidating!
Plant Magic Salve is our launch product for my company Love, Peace & Healing, LLC. I am the creator of Plant Magic which is a handcrafted topical salve made with herbal infused oils. I oversee every phase of the creation of Plant Magic, from product creation, marketing, customer service, packaging, and shipping. Since our launch, we have received nothing but great feedback from our customers. What has made me most proud are the returning customers and referrals of new customers. We are one of the few personal care products who uses nature without chemical enhancements to save your skin.
My proudest moments are when my now 7-year-old gets a cut or insect bite and asks for Plant Magic. When the printer goes off, she automatically asks, " is that another Plant Magic order?" These are my proud moments because I know I am making an impact on my daughter's life.