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About Melanin Minerals
About Melanin Minerals
Melanin Minerals™ is a black woman owned business based out of Oregon (the state above California, lol) that specializes in handcrafted skincare items like bath bombs, sugar scrubs, moisturizers, toners, cleansers, lotions, salves and more. Our mission at Melanin Minerals™ is to provide natural, sustainable, and high quality skincare products for those seeking a natural alternative to relieve pain, anxiety, and skin issues.
In addition to non-medicated products, we also offer a line with the added holistic benefits of full spectrum, organic hemp derived CBD (cannabidiol). For more info on CBD, please see our "CBD 101" tab located at the top of our page OR click on the CBD 101 button/link below.
About the Owner
Johannah Hamilton, MS PhD
Johannah, who often goes by Jo or Dro, is the CEO of Melanin Minerals. She recently graduated with her PhD in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University. She holds her M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Auburn University and a B.S. in Agricultural Economics with a minor in Spanish from the University of Kentucky.
As a grad student, Jo served as the co-advisor of MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences) and SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) at Oregon State. She was also a graduate school ambassador, an action team leader for the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, and the co-chair of the City of Corvallis King Legacy Advisory Board.
Jo loves anime, playing video games, hiking with her husky and traveling, especially to Japan. Currently she works for a nonprofit where she offers peer support and other services to individuals and families who are unhoused and battling substance use disorder. In the long run, Johannah would like to become a senator, buy her own property in Japan, and raise enough capital to start a farm where she can grow her own plant based ingredients and where BIPOC, at risk youth, people with disabilities, veterans and other marginalized populations can learn how to farm, become more autonomous and grow their own food.