Becky's athletic journey began with her first ballet class when she was 7-years-old. As an adult, she went on to teach pole dance classes at a boutique dance studio prior to moving Peru. Deep in the Andes Mountains, Becky lived in a simple adobe brick home with no indoor plumbing, no internet, and no access to grocery stores. She spent her time outdoors doing all manner of physical labor, leading backpacking excursions, and running the community-based tour company she founded. She flew halfway around the globe to study yoga at an ashram in Lonavla, India, shortly before beginning her jiu jitsu journey in late 2014. She currently holds the rank of purple belt in jiu jitsu and regularly switches between fighting and dancing.
Becky began to notice that each athletic pursuit took a unique toll on the skin. Jiu jitsu increased skin infection exposure, so the microbiome needed to be bolstered without harsh cleansers and irritating essential oils. Running often led to chafing and blisters. Extended hiking trips meant sunburns and bug bites. Swimmers needed extra-cushiony moisture. Pole dancers needed alternative methods to soften skin that wouldn't create slipping on the apparatus.
And that doesn't include all the travel: races, competitions, trainings, intensive immersion camps, and adventure trips are rarely close to home. Even going from the gym to work required a simple, quality personal care routine.
Since Becky trained so hard in so many different athletic pursuits, she expected her personal care products to work just as hard. She searched for high quality, one-and-done products to use on her entire body - and couldn’t find any. Becky's vision was to streamline her routine with low-waste products that eliminated cheap, sensitizing ingredients. She was adamant that each product needed to work from scalp to toe, or it wasn't good enough.
Mil Usos is Spanish for “one thousand uses”. It also means "a handyman” - you know, that sought after gal or guy that can fix everything? Becky created Mil Usos to be the handyman that'll take care of all your skincare needs with as few products as possible.