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

About this episode

Jana Blankenship discusses her journey in clean beauty and shares meal hacks for busy families.

In this episode of Dinner Last Night, we sit down with Jana Blankenship—mother, entrepreneur, herbalist, educator, and founder of the pioneering green beauty brand Captain Blankenship. Jana’s work is rooted in the powerful connection between plants, scent, memory, and family traditions. We start where every episode does, with dinner last night, and hear about the first meal Jana’s family shared around the table after a long stretch of home renovation. From there, we explore the Serbian food t...

People in this episode

Guest: Jana Blankenship

Topics covered

• clean beauty
• natural fragrance
• meal hacks
• family traditions
• herbalism

Keywords

• Captain Blankenship
• family meals
• Serbian food

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Captain Blankenship

Books & works: Dinner Last Night

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