Katie was never going to work for someone else. From the start, it was clear—if she was going to build a life that mattered, she’d do it for herself. A life of passion and grit that doesn’t punch a time clock. Raised by entrepreneurial parents, Katie was thrown headfirst into real estate development, with little training and no handouts. It was tough. There were tears. But she learned, she built, and she grew.
Something deeper called to her. She began crafting with her hands. First baking, next candles and soaps, then jewelry. But mass-produced pieces felt empty. Katie wanted meaning in every detail. So she shifted, once more, into doing things the hard, but honest, way. Selling her handmade goods at Colorado farmers markets reignited that fire. The response was instant.
She saw firsthand how hungry people were for products made with intention. So she went deeper. What started as simple soap bars soon became body butters—dense, nutrient-rich creams infused with flower extracts she and her family began growing themselves. It wasn’t just skincare. It was nourishment rooted in real soil and real effort.
Her love of fitness transformed the way she thought about health, and with it, her approach to product formulation. If what goes in your body affects your well-being, why wouldn’t what goes on your body matter just as much? That mindset led to a clean, potent reinvention of everyday essentials—like laundry and dish detergent—crafted not only to work better, but to be better. No fillers. No toxins. Just high-quality formulas that are truly clean.
When Katie’s family moved to Florida, her vision came into focus. Longer growing seasons gave them the freedom to cultivate their own herbs and flowers. Her father, Brian—a chemist at heart—became her research and development partner, helping transform botanicals into powerful plant-based actives. Together, they launched what would become their signature innovation: the Methylene Blue line, a collection of high-performance wellness products that merge beauty with science. And they plan to bring that same ethos into all the products in the pipeline. Every formula, every product, starts with the same question: What would we use in our own home?
Alpiniå has grown from kitchen creations to a full-scale, family-run manufacturing brand trusted by both customers and clinicians. They now support other brands too—manufacturing for those who share their values of transparency, purity, and performance.
Katie didn’t build Alpiniå for a paycheck. She built it for her family—her sisters, her parents, herself—and for every household that believes clean living is an achievable goal. Every product that leaves their facility is a reflection of that belief. Visit their website at alpinialab.com.
