Wellness with @catherine.lockhart
My name is Catherine Lockhart and I’m a nontoxic skincare brand owner and wellness influencer! I live in Austin, TX with my fiance, two dogs, and my recently adopted cat. I started my career as a management consultant, but what began as casually sharing on social media quickly turned into a full-time career. I’ve struggled with PCOS and hormone balancing issues my whole life, which is what led me to focus on wellness and the impact our everyday choices have on our health. Now I focus on sharing information that makes nontoxic living and clean beauty approachable, empowering people to make small changes without feeling overwhelmed. Shelter Skin is a natural extension of that mission! I launched the brand to create high-quality, truly nontoxic, and beautifully designed products that prove you never have to sacrifice performance or aesthetics to live well.
Q: If you could give one piece of wellness advice to women looking to improve their health, what would it be?
A: Focus on the free things that are within your control: well sourced food, sunlight, daily movement, and quality sleep. If you can get consistent with those, you are already 95% of the way there. After that, my biggest tip is to remove synthetic fragrance wherever possible because it is often made up of dozens of undisclosed chemicals, many of which are linked to hormone disruption, respiratory irritation, skin sensitivity, and even long-term fertility concerns. This swap made the biggest difference in my nontoxic journey and completely got rid of my migraines.
Q: What inspired you to launch Shelter Skin and what does clean beauty mean to you?
A: Shelter Skin came from my own frustration with “clean beauty” labels that did not actually mean clean. As I went deeper into research, I realized how many products marketed as safe still contained fillers, endocrine disruptors, and hidden fragrance loopholes. I wanted to create a skincare line that strips all of that away where every ingredient is the highest quality, purposeful, and truly nontoxic. For me, clean beauty means transparency: no hidden chemicals, no marketing spin, only formulas that actually feed and protect your skin.
Q: What’s a wellness trend or practice you’ve tried recently that you love and what’s one you want to leave in the past?
A: I recently started seeing a Chinese Medicine practitioner for acupuncture and it shocked me the tangible change it made in just one session. I’m a clencher, so for TMJ, it has been life changing.
Q: A morning (or nightly) ritual you swear by?
A: I have to walk my dogs first thing in the morning! Morning movement + sunlight first thing is incredible for your hormones and sets the tone for my day. If I’m walking alone, I’ll have a little morning standup with myself - mentally go through what my priorities are for the day, check in on where I’m at with certain projects, create a game plan. Usually I’ll walk to a coffee shop or to Sunlife Organics. If you have a Sunlife near you, try their Yuzu Matcha!
Q: What’s a wellness trend or practice you’ve tried recently that you love and what’s one you’re excited to leave in the past?
A: I recently started seeing a Chinese Medicine practitioner for acupuncture and it shocked me the tangible change it made in just one session. I’m a clencher, so for TMJ, it has been life changing.
Q: What's your favorite Juna product and how do you incorporate it into your everyday routine?
A: If you’re a natural deodorant gal, you need to be putting chlorophyll in your water! Just trust me on this one. Juna’s is by far the most palatable. I do some celtic sea salt, Juna chlorophyll drops, and half a lemon in my water everyday. Honorary mention to the Nightcap gummies! They’ll seriously knock you out and have great ingredients.
Q: What are you excited/manifesting in the next 6 months?
A: I am so excited about our Lanolin Lip Elixirs! They’re launching in September and are truly the best lipgloss I’ve ever used, while being made with 100% natural ingredients. They’re formulated to be a lip mask / lip gloss hybrid - super plush, shiny, and ultra hydrating. Aside from that, Shelter Skin is in such a fun growth stage. I am manifesting scaling our capacity, so we can constantly be in stock!
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