My Story
I'm a licensed esthetician and passionate self-care advocate.
My holistic, self-care practice and love of plants has lead me to the calling of organic, botanical skincare. I care deeply about the environment and our wellbeing, and I enjoy creating calm, healing experiences that integrate massage-based skincare with the intelligence of plants to nourish and heal the skin, and calm the body and mind. Creating a healing skincare experience is what drives me to help others and excites me to share amazing restorative experiences. I bring to my practice an overview of knowledge about non-toxic skincare, massage, and nutrition. In addition to this, I hold a Master's Degree in Fine Art from Carnegie Mellon University and have been a Certified Canine Massage Therapist since 2009.
My Approach
Our skin is a reflection of many things, so each treatment is customized to support skin in all stages. My mission is to provide holistic, organic, vegan, ethically-sourced, botanical skincare that is massage-based with visible results.
I select handcrafted, sustainably produced plant-based products that nourish and protect your skin's microbiome with ingredients from fruits, flowers, mushrooms, stems and roots.
With each treatment I integrate facial massage modalities that lift, tone, and sculpt your skin. Implementing additional treatments like Gua Sha moves lymphatic fluid, reduces inflammation and softens long-held expression lines to assist graceful aging. High Frequency treatments are an additional aid for the production of collagen, increased circulation, diminishing fine lines, and in treating acne. The Ayurvedic Kansa Wand treatment moves lymphatic fluid, relaxes muscles and balances the skin's PH. Ice Globe cryotherapy treatments relax the facial muscles and provide another soothing way to reduce inflammation, tighten pores, even out skin tone, and provide relief from sinus pressure.
This skincare practice is restorative and healing on many levels as skin is intricately linked to the nervous system. You are encouraged to breathe deeply and inhale the magical and grounding scents of the botanical treatments that will calm and nurture your wellbeing, inside and out.
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Derma Botanica treatments are about creating vibrant, healthy skin with plant-based, ethically-sourced botanical products.