Little Falls Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Love and Flow Studio - Please Use This Version

By Tina Pappas

Awellness and healthy living vibe was in the air during a gathering celebrating Love and Flow Studio with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Mayor James Damiano and members of the Township Council held a grand re-opening on Jan. 28. The business, located at 66 Main Street, is owned by Jessica Gonzalez who has been in the professional beauty industry as a licensed cosmetologist for a decade.

Originally from Paterson and Clifton, Gonzalez graduated from Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne where her vocational program was in cosmetology. She also attended Ramapo College. She says her overall goal is to empower women by sharing knowledge about non-toxic living, including spreading her message of the beauty of love. Her journey towards a holistic and organic philosophy began when members of her family were stricken with cancer.

“My mom and my aunt were both diagnosed with cancer and we never had cancer in our family,” she explained.

It was then she decided to take things head-on in order to become her own healer as she sensed there was a connection in what people put on and into their bodies.

“I began to dig and researched the benefits of a holistic lifestyle,” Gonzalez said, adding that she began conducting her own theories on health and wellness.

Having also dealt with the onset of eczema at the age of seven, she kept track of her clients with common health and skin issues like eczema, dandruff, acne, and cancer. After years of steroids and other topical skin treatments that she said were ineffective on her skin, she now proudly houses a collection of hand-crafted hair and skin products that offer non-toxic, organic ingredients in her store.

Additionally, the products she offers do not take part in animal testing or contain any synthetic ingredients. She now continued on page 29