We are on a simple mission with simple ingredients: to cultivate moments to connect, to pause, and to care for ourselves.
We believe in the little rituals that remind us what it means to be human — that perfect song you play on repeat, making sourdough with your mom, watching your niece discover the world in firsts, or sipping matcha as the snow quietly falls outside.
Life is full of these moments. We just have to slow down to feel their sweetness. This is the heart of Ralentir — skincare not just for the skin, but for the soul.
About the Founder
Michelle’s love for skin health started young — long before Pinterest boards existed, she was making her own, cutting and pasting DIY beauty recipes into scrapbooks. Her first test subject was always herself, and that curiosity never faded. It grew into formal training in holistic nutrition and skin therapy, turning her early obsession into a lifelong passion.
Alongside this journey, her own struggles with acne and sensitive skin inspired her to begin formulating products she could trust — a path that ultimately led to the ingredients inside what would become the all day elixir.
After years of exploring this passion alongside her design career, Michelle made the leap: she left her full-time job in design to pursue her lifelong dream of entrepreneurship. Ralentir became the perfect way to blend her two loves — skin wellness and authentic self-care, with design and creativity.
The name Ralentir was born during a trip to Paris with her mom. Jet-lagged and rushing to leave their favourite café to get to their airbnb, a waiter leaned in with a smile and said in his lilting French accent: “sloooowww downnn.” That small moment became a big lesson. No matter how busy life got, skincare had always been Michelle’s pause — her ritual of slowing down.
With Ralentir, Michelle shares not just a product, but an invitation: to pause, breathe, and find the sweetness in slowing down.