A neuroscientist quit her job to create jewellery - from breast milk, ashes and hair. Rachel Heinze, 29, struggled with breastfeeding after her first child, Lucas, two, was born six weeks prematurely in October 2020.
The mum-of-two wanted to celebrate her "exhausting" breastfeeding journey and decided to make a ring from her leftover milk - after seeing adverts for breast milk jewellery on Facebook. Rachel fell in love with the process of making the unique designs and decided to turn her hobby into a career when she launched a business in November 2021.
She turns client's breast milk into powder before making it into the item - and can combine locks of hair and ashes into designs too. Each piece is sold for up to $200 and Rachel made $30k in 2022 - her first full year of business.
