Inspired by her Chinese grandmother and aunts who used crushed pearl powder in their beauty products
Janet Jay lives in Portland, Oregon, and is the founder of Pearl+ Soaps.
I'm from New York. My career in NYC was in product development and marketing for the DVF and Estée Lauder. Studio J was founded when my husband [John Jay], and I moved to Portland, Oregon. We had always worked on projects together and wanted to have a space where we could continue to do this.
I had always wanted to develop a product inspired by my grandmother and aunts who used crush pearl in their beauty products. It's a mineral that they ingested and took topically for good skin. When I returned to Portland from six years of living in Japan, I developed Pearl+ Luxury Soaps. The soaps incorporate both ingredients of crushed pearl and activated charcoal.
The studio was founded by Janet Jay, who has previously worked as a manager of product development for Diane Von Furstenberg and Estee Lauder.
To embody the concept of the brand, which is to respect Eastern traditions and cultures that value harmony with nature, and to propose daily rituals for a “Well-being” of body and mind in this day and age
Pearl+ offers self-care products made with utmost care to use natural ingredients whilst searching
for ways to shape a ritual in daily life and bring "Well-Being" to mind and body.
Over the past few years, we have entered a new era where we have taken a deep look
at our daily lives and reaffirmed the top priorities. The concept of "Well-Being" is more relevant than ever,
and maintaining our mind and body in a “good state” is now considered essential.
Pearl+, founded in 2008 in Portland, Oregon, by Janet Jay, seeks to continue the ancient traditions of Eastern culture and beauty regimens while optimizing them for modern life.With the cross-cultural, genderless, and ageless fragrance and the iconic designs of black rope and black & white swirls on the bar, our product has been the favorite soap of ACE HOTEL for many years.
When ACE HOTEL KYOTO opened in 2020, Pearl+ moved its production base to Japan to provide amenity soaps to the hotel and bring "Well-Being" to the ever-changing world. The brand has continued to design and develop our products with a new team and partners across Japan and worldwide.
Janet Jay was born in New York City. She learned and inherited the benefits of pearls for beautiful skin from her grandmother, who was born in China. Based in Portland, Oregon in the U.S., Janet continues to use her experience developing products for global cosmetics and beauty brands to help celebrate in mind, body, and soul, the daily ceremony of health, beauty, and balance, while leading Golden Hour, a Wellness studio that believes in continuous care.
With its concept of "100% natural ingredients, alcohol-free, and chemical-free", Botanical Factory locates in an environment overlooking the sea in Kagoshima, the southernmost tip of Japan's main island. The company is engaged in integrated production, from raw material production to finished products.
Website: https://botanical.co.jp/