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GLISSANT  FOUNDERS

Made by Women. Owned by Women.

About Us

GLISSANT Intimate Wellness was created by a physician and a beauty entrepreneur to create products that improve women's sexual wellness so they can maintain, reclaim, and elevate their sexual intimacy. Our mission is to create natural, high-quality, luxury intimate products based on science and nature.​ Our intimate lubricants are our signature products including an oil-based CBD & CBG lubricant​ made with an unrivaled combination of pure botanicals and natural arousal ingredients that create a luxurious experience​ without any equivalent in the market.​ We offer our FDA-cleared, water-based lubricant​ for those that use condoms and toys and also naturally enhances arousal.​ Contributing to your intimate wellness ritual are our pure botanical CBD & CBG body oil that luxuriously nourishes, replenishes & protects against free radicals that can damage your skin​...and our bath salts are a perfect blend of the two most healing salts on the planet drenched with pure essential oils creating a bathing experience like no other. GLISSANT's products are sustainable and refillable, which is why our motto is...

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LOVE. REPLENISH. REPEAT. 

Renee & Karyn in Bed GLISSANT

 RENÉE & KARYN

Meet Dr. Eilber

MEET

DR. KARYN EILBER, M.D.

CEO + CO-FOUNDER-BIO

Dr. Eilber is a board-certified urologist with sub-specialty board certification in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and has over 20 years of experience taking care of women's most intimate needs. She is an Associate Professor of Urology and Obstetrics & Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is the Associate Program Director for the Cedars-Sinai Urology Residency Training Program. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Eilber served at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Urology Department, where she gained extensive experience in pelvic reconstruction following cancer treatment.

​Dr. Eilber's research focus has been in the field of urogynecology, and she has published multiple peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. In addition to being a member and past-president of the Los Angeles Urologic Society, Dr. Eilber is a member of the American Urological Association, the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital reconstruction, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Women in Urology. She is also a Founding Medical Partner of Doctorpedia.
 

Dr. Eilber earned her bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, which was an accelerated 3-year premedical program that allowed her to matriculate into the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine (UCLA). She completed a general surgery internship, urology residency and female pelvic medicine fellowship at UCLA.  

Dr. Karyn Eilber Glissant

"...women deserve to enjoy intimacy without discomfort..." 

- Dr. Karyn Eilber, M.D.
   CEO + FOUNDER

MEET

RENÉE GARACOCHEA

COO + CO-FOUNDER-BIO

Renée Garacohea

Watching my sister, Robyn, suffer from brain cancer and the pain she had to endure opened my eyes to the healing power of CBD. She may have lost the battle with cancer, but this experience changed my life forever.  I wanted to make something that would really help women with pain and CBD was my answer. Now going through menopause myself, I know first hand how this is NO fun and nobody talks about this phase of life that we all go through. 

Dr. Eilber and I want to change this for all women. With my 30+ years of experience with making beauty products and Dr. E 's incredible medical knowledge of a woman's body, we are setting out to change women's lives forever. And those of us that have been married for awhile, wait until you give this a try...you will love it!

I dedicate the CBD product in loving memory to my beautiful sister, Robyn Garacochea.

Renee Garacochea Glissant

- Renée Garacochea 
     COO + FOUNDER

Her 30+ years of formulating beauty products using natural oils and extracts, GLISSANT lubricants were born. 

Dr. Karyn Eilber Glissant

Dr. Karyn Eilber

Capitalized on her experience as a Cedars- Sinai physician and surgeon caring for women with pelvic floor disorders

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: UC Riverside/UCLA 3-year Biomedical Sciences Premedical Program

M.D., UCLA  

General Surgery Basic Training Program, UCLA 

Urology Residency Training Program, UCLA

Fellowship in Female Urology, UCLA

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Diplomate of the American Board of Urology

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Assistant Professor of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Clinical Instructor of Urology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Associate Director, Cedars-Sinai Urology Residency Training Program

Associate Professor of Urology, Cedars-Sinai Department of Surgery

Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Department of Obstetrics

& Gynecology

Co-Director, Cedars-Sinai FPMRS Fellowship Training Program

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Societies:

Society of Urodynamics, Female pelvic medicine and Urogenital reconstruction  

American Urogynecologic Society

American Urological Association 

Los Angeles Urological Society 

Society of Women in Urology 

HONORS AND AWARDS

Society of Women in Urology Elisabeth Pickett Research Award

Society of Women in Urology Elisabeth Pickett Research Award 

Willard E. Goodwin, MD Resident Teaching Award

Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors

Renee FAUNA Knotty girl

Renée with Avo's 9 puppies

FAUNA and KNOTTY GIRL products have been featured in Vogue, InStyle, W, Allure, Glamour, Self, Tokyo, Hello, Los Angeles Times, and many other publications worldwide. 

Renée was born in Los Angeles, California. She later moved to the small town of Truckee, California just outside Lake Tahoe. She spent her summers in Los Angeles and became fascinated with the fashion industry at a very young age. As soon as she turned 18, Renée packed her bags and headed back down to L.A. to pursue a career in fashion.

After a few years in the fashion industry, her interests quickly shifted to cosmetics. She worked for several industry-leading cosmetic and perfume companies before becoming the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the famed Philip B. During her tenure at Philip B., Renée gained extensive laboratory and marketing research experience. She also developed a keen understanding of the natural hair care business at a time when the concept of all-natural cosmetics was in its infancy. 

After a few years at Philip B., Renée adopted a chocolate Cocker Spaniel puppy, Avo. She found herself  purchasing every pet product known to man but could never find a pet shampoo that did not come with a warning label that read, “Harmful to Humans and Domestic Animals” or that simply did not work. She began researching dog shampoo products only to find that the ingredients listed were often not in the shampoos. Her research also led to her find that pH levels in dogs and cats were similar to humans. These findings, along with her natural hair care experience, led her to discover that essential oils and plant extracts were more beneficial for pets than humans—the combination of Tea Tree and Lavender oils was an excellent natural repellent for fleas, itchy skin and hot spots for animals while the same combination provided moisture, intense shine, and treated oily scalps for humans. 

It was through this research and a ton of baths for Avo that Fauna Aromatherapy Hair Care for Pets & People was born. Her best sellers included Tea Tree Oil & Lavender Oil shampoo, Shea Butter & Lavender Oil conditioner, Orange Oil and Lavender Oil detangling sheen, Marigold Petals & Lavender Oil Babies shampoo (can’t leave out the puppies and babies!), and an SPF 15 Citronella & Eucalyptus spray for the body and coat. 

Less than five years later, Renée’s entrepreneurial instincts resulted in her starting a second company, Knotty Girl, that specialized in adult and children’s hair care and body products. Her inspiration came from her niece who was extremely sensitive to many hair products, so Renée created a “cradle to grave” line gentle enough for children but effective for adults as well. The name “Knotty Girl” was a spin off from her niece being a “naughty girl” when she used to protest the use of other body products. Some of the signature products from this line included the yummy Pink Princess Cotton Candy Shampoo and the delicious marshmallow aroma Drama Queen Sparkle lotion that leaves a very subtle but dramatic sheen on the skin. 

And staying true to her innovative spirit, she even envisioned a business opportunity for herself and her doctor…

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