Cinder’s mission and vision comes from a deeply personal experience. Paola Galeano, our founder, has lived with Endometriosis since she was 12 years old. It took her 14 years to officially get diagnosed with Stage 4 after her first surgery.  Her diagnosis delay is a story many women know all too well. Left with little recourse to manage her symptoms, she turned to what existed at the time. A hot water bottle, castor oil packs, a TENS machine, and prescription pharmaceuticals.

Pills created nasty downstream effects, on both her body and mind.  They became entirely inappropriate to use, especially upon entering the professional world.  And the other workarounds couldn’t leave the house with her, go to competitive athletics with her, or let her move while she was in pain.