It began, as so many important things do, with a mother's love. When Katie was pregnant with her son Braxton, she started reading labels — really reading them — and didn't like what she found. Parabens. Phthalates. SLS. Compounds she couldn't pronounce hiding inside products she was using every day.
So she did what she always does: she made something better herself. Baby wipes. Body butters. Natural formulas she could trust on her own skin and her son's. One product became two. Two became a belief — that clean wellness shouldn't be a luxury, and that everyone deserves to know what they're putting on their body.
"Everyone deserves access to safe, effective solutions — without harmful chemicals, without excessive costs."
— Katie, Founder & CEOA Mother's
Pain.
Katie's mother was suffering. After spinal surgery, her doctors prescribed heavy opioids for the chronic pain that followed — medication that worked, but came at a cost. She grew drowsy. Disconnected. The woman who had always been present and vital was disappearing behind a pharmaceutical fog.
Katie couldn't accept that. She began researching — botanical analgesics, topical delivery systems, the science behind menthol and how it interrupts pain signals at the receptor level. Then she started formulating. Salves, first. Gels next. Testing. Adjusting. And then something remarkable: it worked.
The
Recovery.
Katie's mother began to reduce her reliance on opioids. Her energy returned. She was present again — for her family, for her life. That transformation became the proof of concept for everything that followed.
The Natural Pain Relief Gel that Katie developed in her kitchen became the foundation of FormulaK8. Not because it was easy to bring to market, but because it worked too well to keep to herself. If it helped her mother, it could help others — without the side effects, without the dependency, without the toxins.
Okanagan
Valley,
Canada.
Every formula is crafted here — in one of Canada's most celebrated natural regions. The valley shapes the products: unhurried, precise, rooted in something real.
The
Ritual.
The pain gel opened a door. Once Katie understood she could create formulas that matched or exceeded conventional products — without a single harmful ingredient — the obvious question was: what else?
The KVIII Skincare line was born from the same philosophy. Four products — a Cleanser, a Serum, a Day Moisturizer, and a Night Moisturizer — each formulated with rare ingredients like White Truffle Extract and vegan Hyaluronic Acid. A complete ritual. Clean. Effective. Made to last.
Rare white truffle extract.
Of every FormulaK8 sale is donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association — Kelowna chapter. Physical and emotional health are not separate. Katie has lived that truth, and it is built into the company.
CMHA Partner — Kelowna, BC