Jana Blankenship: Clean Beauty Pioneer on Natural Fragrance and Meal Hacks for Busy Families

Mother, entrepreneur, herbalist, and founder of pioneering green beauty brand Captain Blankenship, Jana Blankenship joins us for a conversation rooted in the powerful connection between plants, scent, memory, and family tradition.We start where every episode does — with dinner last night — and hear about the first meal Jana's family shared after a long stretch of home renovation. From there, we explore the Serbian food traditions passed down by her grandmother, Baka Milka, how childhood perfume “potions” led her to develop a sensitivity to synthetic fragrances, and how that journey inspired her path into natural perfume, herbalism, and clean beauty. Jana is the author of Wild Beauty and co-author (with Emma) of Seasonal Family Almanac.In this episode:Serbian food and herbalism traditions passed down by Jana's grandmother and auntDeveloping a childhood sensitivity to synthetic fragrances, and how it inspired her work with natural scentThe power of scent — the first sense to develop in the womb — to anchor us in memoryFounding and growing Captain Blankenship as an early clean beauty brandDIY herbal beauty, and why making things yourself is so powerfulPractical meal strategies for busy families juggling sports, school, and chaotic eveningsForaging and harvesting responsibly, including how to work with evergreensMentioned in this episode:Jana's websiteCaptain BlankenshipWitch Way by Jana Blankenship on SubstackWild Beauty by Jana BlankenshipSeasonal Family Almanac, co-authored by Jana and Emma FrischSubscribeNever miss an episode: Follow Dinner Last Night and subscribe to our newsletter. If you loved this episode, please leave us a review, tap “like”, and share it with a friend! It helps more people discover the show. 💛GiveawaysCLICK HERE to enter the giveaway for any episode!Follow UsSubstack: subscribe to our newsletterYouTube: @DinnerLastNightPodInstagram: @dinnerlastnightpodWebsite: dinnerlastnightpod.comCreditsProduced: Wombmate Productions, Inc., REP Studio, and Stuart HetzlerEditing: REP Studio and Stuart HetzlerMusic by: ⁣Emerson ‘Longstory’ Bartlett (feat. Drew Martin on Saxophone)