From The Treatment Room

Before anything else, here’s what I know to be true:

Your skin is not broken.
It’s communicating… you just have to hear and understand what it's trying to say.

This is where we come in!

As a holistic esthetician with almost two decades in practice, skin that’s inflamed, reactive, or depleted are often labeled “problematic”. However, it is usually responding to stress, overstimulation, or care that’s too aggressive for the season of life someone is in.

Skin doesn’t just reflect what we apply to it. It mirrors sleep, digestion, hormones, emotional load, and the state of the nervous system. When the body doesn’t feel safe, repair slows. When repair slows, the skin speaks up.

IN GROOV was created from this understanding. As an esthetician, I’ve learned that the most effective skin care is rarely about doing more. It’s about listening better. Choosing rituals that support regulation, barrier integrity, and consistency over intensity.

This Substack exists as an extension of the treatment room — a space for education, reflection, and grounded guidance. We’ll talk about skin health through a whole-body lens. About botanical care that works with the skin, not against it. About slowing down enough to notice what your skin has been asking for all along.

If you’re here, you’re likely craving clarity. Simplicity. A different relationship with your skin that's rooted in trust instead of correction.

You’re in the right place.

This is From the Treatment Room.
Let’s begin by listening.