About AYOND

AYOND searched the earth’s deserts for rare botanicals that rejuvenate the mind, body and skin from within. Founded in Santa Fe, with a circular ethos and uncompromising standards, AYOND offers transcendent skincare, lifestyle and fragrance expressions that are holistically grounded by desert flora. AYOND is intentional skincare, shaped by science. FOUNDERS AYOND, a synonym for beyond, encompasses the belief that in order to thrive in a future beyond today, we must create consciously, inclusively and sustainably. Shani van Breukelen, an African American and Dutch fashion alumni from Central Saint Martins and Porter Yates, a native to Santa Fe and mechanical engineer with a focus in sustainability founded AYOND in 2018. The pair shifted from their respective fields after Shani suffered a burn trauma and the couple started working with plant-based remedies to help heal her skin. Inspired by their experience in the desert, the duo set out to create efficacious skincare that celebrates design without compromising the Earth.Read their story