Clark's Botanicals was born out of tragedy when company founder Francesco Clark suffered a crippling spinal cord injury in a swimming pool diving accident. With his central nervous system impaired, Francesco lost the ability to walk and even to sweat. This led to clogged pores and chronic breakouts. He turned to his father, Dr. Harold Clark, a physician trained in both traditional Western medicine and homeopathy to collaborate on developing a botanically-based formula that effectively rebalanced Francesco's skin, which cleared it up entirely. They took it public and Clark’s soon grew into a full-fledged skincare company.