Kate McLeod, a pastry chef with dry skin, turned to pure cocoa butter for relief and used her chocolate-making skills to create a smoother, more usable formula. After years of refining, she developed the Body Stone—a waterless, solid moisturizer that melts on contact, deeply nourishes, and avoids waxes, preservatives, and synthetics. By removing water, she created an ultra-concentrated product with sustainable, plastic-free packaging. Today, every Stone is still handcrafted in her Hudson Valley workshop, where Kate and a team of local chefs and makers craft simple, good-for-you formulas with care and integrity.