We are a woman owned, locally operated small business which specializes in natural and organic skin and beauty care products. We combine the best ethically purchased materials from around the world into a locally formulated product combined with local inventive prowess. Our founder, Marie Reyes, is a science and advanced mathematics educator in Albuquerque. She is also a model, dancer and artist. She is very active in her community and has worked as a founding member of Railyards Market and, for nonprofit organizations, has fought for social justice with organizations like Southwest Organizing Project, NMPIRG and OLE. She has degrees in Molecular Biology, Neuroscience and Teaching and is an alumnus of both the University of New Mexico and the University of Southern California. Currently, she is seeking another graduate degree in the field of medical engineering at Colorado State University. She has contributed to cutting edge research as a Biomedical Scientist at UNM School of Medicine and the School of Molecular Medicine at University of California, La Jolla.
In 2014, She created her own line of health products where she leads a team of scientific researchers in product development and formulation at La Bohemia Natural. Perseverance, positive outlook and poise are the attributes that describe her best. One of her hobbies is Flamenco dance and she has apprenticed with professionals around the world. She speaks several languages and is learning more. In 2018, she received the award: Women in STEM for outstanding women in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Founder of La Bohemia Natural, Marie Reyes
Where traditional medicine meets science
We provide powerful natural herb based products which have been backed by research showing positive effects on many of their therapeutic uses in combination with generations of knowledge from our family, who are native peoples of the Northern New Mexico Rocky Mountain region.
We aim to use no synthetics and only pure, natural ingredients in all our products.
Our mission is to provide the utmost quality therapeutic plant based materials from around the world and varying cultures of traditional medicine to provide access to health to everyone!
We also aim to change the face of business by raising the standard of ethical business practice from sourcing to final sale.