NOVEMBER 2021
Well Defined
"This holiday season, give the gift of smooth silky skin with a luxurious collection of clean, hydrating lotions from A Wholesome Glow. The four non-greasy, rich body lotions soften and protect the skin with nourishing ingredients that are…"
AUGUST 2019
IndieBeautyExpo®
"Twenty beauty experts evaluated almost 350 nominated products across 40 categories for our 2019 Best In Show Awards. We are proud to announce the finalists!"
NOVEMBER 2019
IndieBeautyExpo®
"Almost 350 products have been nominated across 40 categories after exhibiting at any of our five 2019 shows: Los Angeles, Berlin, Dallas, New York and London. Also below, you will also find our esteemed panel of professional beauty experts who..."
AUGUST 2019
ElanaDuqueBeauty
"A Wholesome Glow Husband and wife Blake and Carmen are #marriagegoals! I absolutely adored them, their story, and of course their products....Like me, Carmen is an Esthetician and Spa Owner. Her husband Blake was raised on a farm, so they combined..."
AUGUST 2018
National Dairy Farm Program
"Blake and Carmen Gendebien and their three boys love life on the dairy farm in upstate New York, doing their part to provide people across the country safe, wholesome dairy products - and a bit of pampering! Along with Blake's parents, the..."
APRIL 2018
American Spa
"Clients will feel good about shopping these cruelty-free products in your spa's retail area."
APRIL 2018
American Spa
"One of our favorite key ingredients on the farm is alfalfa. We plant it, grow it, and harvest it on the farm for our cows but also for our bath bar. Alfalfa is known as the king of all foods, because it contains vitamins A, B, C, D, E, G, and K and..."
March 2018
American Spa
"Sweeten your clients' spa experience with these topnotch dairy-based products."
MAY 2017
Spirituality & Health Magazine
"A WHOLESOME GLOW is a modern body-care line straight from Twin Mill Farms in upstate New York, owned by the Gendebien family....the couple now makes skincare products handcrafted with ingredients like milk, alfalfa, blueberries, apples, and wildflowers."
MAY 2017
Indie Beauty by American Spa
"Carmen Gendebien, chief experience officer of A Wholesome Glow, [points] out that to her, farm to skin involves turning over the soil, harvesting the products, and creating, producing, and packaging each product from start to finish on the farm."
February 13, 2017
BRIT+CO
"I don’t know about you, but a candle-lit bath is honestly one of my go-to rituals that without fail brings me to my happy place. I have been using my favorite items from A Wholesome Glow Luxury Classic Box Gift Set ($75) to bring…"
February 6, 2017
Happi Podcast Interview
"We are different from most skincare lines out in the industry because we are real farmers....we have total control from start to finish. We grow our products–we make our products–right here on the farm..."
February 2, 2017
Boston Magazine
"Home is where the heart is, and that’s what made Blake Gendebien to give up his corporate job in Atlanta and relocate his family to Ogdensburg, NY. He purchased a farm next to his parents’ farm so that his three sons could know..."
January/February 2017 Issue
Yoga & Spa Magazine
"A Wholesome Glow combines modern bath and body care with natural ingredients direct from their farm and local community. One of A Wholesome Glow’s many products, this rich bath bar gently cleanses, energizes and nourishes the skin with rich oils, exfoliating oats, nourishing dairy milk, fresh alfalfa and lemongrass. Excellent for all skin types."
January 2017
LiveLoveSpa365
"Make your next relaxing bath a “Wholesome” one! Inspired by the Wholesome Glow dairy farm, this milk bath lightly exfoliates with milk powder, rejuvenates with potato starch and soothes your nerves with lavender and chamomile oils."
January 17th, 2017
AOL Lifestyle Collective
"This body cream has a delightful fragrance that smells amazing, brightens and hydrates the skin with the perfect balance of unique herbs, oils and shea butter!"
Winter 2017 Issue
Gift Shop
"While the farm-to-table concept has grown to be commonplace when it comes to food, some companies are taking the notion to the body’s largest organ, our skin. Husband-and-wife dairy farmers Blake and Carmen Gendebien have developed a line with what they’re calling a farm-to-bottle concept. Ingredients like raw milk, alfalfa, mint, cedar, red clover, lavender and wild flowers that come directly from the couple’s upstate New York Twin Mill Farms or from surrounding areas are highlighted in A Wholesome Glow’s products. Each item is handmade by Carmen on the farm, and the local Amish community pitches in to help with the brand’s packaging."
January 2017 Issue
American Spa
"The farm-to-table dining movement has been growing—and booming—for nearly two decades. Recently, a similar approach has been gaining steam in beauty and has even evolved into its own category—farm to skin….in today’s frenetic world, a throwback to simpler times is appealing. ‘There was a time when 98 percent of us had a direct connection to an agricultural and pastoral lifestyle,’ says Gendebien. ‘We are longing to regain a sense of the all-natural lifestyle."
DECEMBER 17, 2016
The Anti Bridezilla
"Introducing, A Wholesome Glow, an upstate New York “farm to bottle” inspired health & beauty brand that focuses on using locally sourced all natural items to infuse into bath products. The brand was launched by a husband and wife duo who also..."
December 19, 2016
Posh Beauty Blog
"Husband-and-wife team Blake and Carmen Gendebien, who are true dairy farmers in upstate New York, take the farm-to-table concept skin deep. The couple is changing the face of skincare with an all-natural bath and…"
December 8, 2016
Cabot
"At Twin Mill Farms in northern New York, the 340-cow milking herd and lush fields contribute to products that nourish the body both inside and out. When New York City native Carmen married second-generation farmer Blake Gendebien, the couple…."
November 2016 Issue
American Spa
"Lavender & Chamomile Milk Bath features a relaxing blend of wholesome and soothing herbs inspired by the dairy farm where it is produced."
October 29, 2016
Well+Good
"…This dreamy bath elixir comes in a what looks like a mini milk bottle—which is fitting, since it’s courtesy of a family-run upstate New York dairy farm. I’m a self-described bath obsessive (as in, I choose to take baths over showers 98 percent of the…"
July/August 2016 Issue
Spirituality & Health Magazine
"Welcome to The Beauty 100, a collection of good-for-your-skin products that have been organized into 10 specific categories for face and body. We’ve rounded up the most nourishing and gentle products full of natural and organic goodness…"
July/August 2016 Issue
Professional Spa & Wellness
"I recently had the pleasure of working with a young couple who are dairy farmers, own more than 1,000 acres of farm land and are responsible for the interests of over 1,200 family-owned, cooperative farms in Northeastern USA…"
April 8, 2016
Cabot
"They say farming isn’t just a way to make a living…it’s a way to make a life. That old saying couldn’t be any truer for the Gendebien Family, owners of Twin Mill Farms in beautiful St Lawrence County, New York. The Gendebien’s connections…"
March 15, 2016
NNY Business
"When Manhattan native Carmen Gendebien moved to Lisbon with her husband, Blake, to expand the family farm, she never thought that it would lead to an expansion of her own business, Glow Skin Care & Spa in Canton…"
March/April 2016 Issue
Pulse Magazine
"Blake and Carmen Gendebien, founders of A Wholesome Glow located in Canton, New York, share similar views. ‘We believe a healthy lifestyle means more than a few moments per day of environmental awareness. As farmers and spa owners…"
February 11, 2016
Professional Spa & Wellness
"A Wholesome Glow is a new farm-to-bottle skincare brand whose products use ingredients from Twin Mills Farm in the state of New York, on which the brand is also based, and the surrounding community. The brand, founded by…"
January 5, 2016
Arizona Spa & Wellness Association, Inc.
"A Wholesome Glow launches its first luxury collection of bath and body products this January with the aim to bring a taste of nature and the farm to busy modern families and urban…"
