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Maria Rylott-Byrd The Corneotherapy Consultant

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Maria Rylott-Byrd The Corneotherapy Consultant

The Corneotherapy Consultant™
Reimagining functional skin health with True Corneotherapy.

16/12/2025

Welcome to my page and its new look!

I’m Maria Rylott-Byrd, The Corneotherapy Consultant™ and I wanted to properly re-introduce myself. My journey in this incredible industry spans over 35 years, however, over the last few years, I’ve found myself going left when the rest of the industry seems to be going right.

As a purist Corneotherapist, I’m completely committed to respecting skin physiology. Yes, I know the barrier is suddenly the ‘in thing’, but for me, this isn’t a trend, it’s my entire foundation.

I genuinely believe we have a shared responsibility to elevate the standards across the industry, but in particular in relation to skin health. But to do that, we have to be willing to reconsider our previously learned behaviours.

Right now, our model favours ingredient fads and aggressive quick fixes, which frequently overlook the skins primary defence system and compromises skin function.

In 2024, I stepped away from my clinic full-time to dedicate my time to working with professionals like you, Why? because I truly believe that excellence and evidence-based practice are non-negotiable. It’s time for us to anchor our practices in irrefutable science and feel completely confident in our approach.

In essence, I’m a corneotherapy advocate, mentor, educator and builder of communities, so welcome to my world and thankyou for being here.

Maria ✨

12/12/2025

It’s fantastic when your course is recognised for its credibility with HABIA endorsement, but even more rewarding when it truly resonates with the people who take it.

Thank you William Foley (Professional Beauty, Beauty Therapist of the Year 2025) for your lovely feedback.

Learning never ends and all the stand-out therapists consider knowledge to be an ongoing journey.

Up your game in the New Year by refreshing your knowledge or gaining fresh insights into the science of skin, whilst discovering why corneotherapy makes perfect sense for lasting skin health!

Comment ‘learning’ and I’ll send you the link.

Maria ✨

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11/12/2025

If it’s powerful enough to dissolve make-up, just think of what it’s doing to skin.

Those micelles accumulate (especially when not washed off) and reactivate with water, leading to the wash-out effect. It might seem like a harmless action, but it really isn’t.

Maria ✨

04/12/2025

In 1928, two German dermatologists coined the term “acid mantle” and showed that the skin’s natural acidity is its primary defence against bacterial invasion. By the late 1930s their work had already linked alkaline pH shifts to pathological microbial overgrowth and impaired barrier function, while proving that the best therapeutic preparations leaned towards the acidic.

Today, we understand far more about pH. The acid mantle provides a slightly acidic environment that favours beneficial organisms. In return, those microbes reinforce immunity, compete with pathogens and actively contribute to surface acidification.

Disrupt that pH and this symbiosis collapses, commensals struggle, opportunists thrive and the whole ecosystem tips into dysbiosis.

To maintain a slightly acidic environment benefits acne, atopic dermatitis and ageing because it restores microbial homeostasis alongside barrier function.

The science has been clear for almost a hundred years, yet the industry is still hellbent on disrupting the defences that nature created.

The acid mantle and its pH level matter. They formulate the first line of defence and as such deserve to be respected.

The science was settled in 1928. When will the industry catch up?

Maria ✨

28/11/2025

A skin course that builds on your foundational knowledge from a Corneotherapists perspective, but useful for all skin therapist’s who care about skin health.

Head to the bio to change the way you think about skin forever.

Maria x

25/11/2025

What we understood about the skin 10, 20, even 5 years ago has evolved. As research moves forward, so does our responsibility to stay aligned with it. We now have a far deeper understanding of skin physiology than ever before. Yet, despite this progress, the industry still gravitates towards the fastest route to a visible change, even when the science tells us to slow down and work with the skin, not against it.

Corneotherapy holds its ground by respecting the evidence and upholding professional integrity.

Integrity shows in the decisions we make every day. The decision to lean on evidence, to question a trend when it doesn’t sit comfortably with what we know and to hold steady when the industry gets loud.

Trends will continue to appear, and many will disappear just as quickly.

But the science keeps evolving and our practice should reflect that.

If you’re ready to view the skin through science and integrity, my course Epidermal Skin Health – A Corneotherapist’s Essential Guide is ready to support you.

Maria x

23/11/2025

Botox is of course a choice, but it’s important your client (& you) understand the facts.

It may temporarily paralyse their facial muscles, but it really has zero impact on their skin health.

Perhaps putting that investment into the right skincare, and modalities that offer longer term solutions for skin health and slowing down the ageing process would be more prudent.

Of course, if your client can finance it all then good for them (as I said it’s a choice), but to my mind they’d get much better results from facial yoga or microcurrent.

In this life, we need to use it or lose it! It’s no different to going to the gym!

What are your thoughts? Would love to know…

Maria x

18/11/2025

Time and again, I talk about justification in the skin arena.

Every intervention should have a clear, evidence-led reason behind it. If we can’t link an action to a genuine functional need, then why on earth are we doing it?

We need skin therapist’s who understand the skin well enough to know when treatments are warranted or not.

Keep learning, keep questioning, keep justifying!

Maria ✨

12/11/2025

I read a quote in an article that said microdermabrasion ‘𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨’ the skin.

What are we, a piece of wood? 🤨

Needless to say, microdermabrasion is not corneotherapeutic.

The precious epidermis will have a much better chance of doing its job, if we don’t scratch or ‘sand’ it off. Not surprising really!

It’s time to stop breaking the skin to mend the skin, and while we’re about it, perhaps it’s time to remove microdermabrasion from the curriculum.

It does not serve the skin.

What are your thoughts?

Maria ✨

05/11/2025

I’ve been in this industry a long time, and I could tell you a story or two.

Back in the day, I worked in Henley on Thames, where many a high-profile client would visit the salon.

My boss was very much impressed by status and would regularly cancel or move our regular and loyal clients to have a celebrity or duchess frequent her establishment.

They were often late, demanding, had abysmal manners and to top it all were often given a freebie.

She didn’t seem to care that she was rewarding the wrong people and ostracising her bread and butter. But it fed her ego, I guess!

To me, Cleaner or Queen of Sheba, the experience should be same. All our clients should be made to feel special.

How about you, how do you like your clients to feel?

Maria x

30/10/2025

Controversial POV: In clinic treatment is not the priority when advising your client.

As corneotherapists our aim is to improve the health and vitality of our clients skin right?

Right!

But in order to do this we have to embed and build on the right foundations.

If they eat McDonald’s everyday, are stressed and sun-worship for example, skin health will always be a stretch, irrespective of what we do.

Therefore the lifestyle of our client should always be their biggest consideration and it’s our job to guide them towards the right choices.

A functional, corneotherapeutic approach to skin health may not offer your clients a quick fix, but the good things in life always take time to nurture!

Who agrees?

Maria x

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Thursday	12pm - 7:30pm
Friday	10am - 6pm

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My Philosophy

In the beauty industry there is a growing trend towards more advanced treatments. As an aesthetician with a keen interest in skin function and skincare it too is a direction I have followed. However, your skin health has and always will be at the forefront of the treatments I offer and those I will actually perform on you!

Your skin has a barrier for a reason, it is, its natural defence and quite frankly and in my opinion this trend to throw everything at a skin in one hit overworks it leaving it overly compromised!!

As a professional I will not be led by you! I will only guide you towards the advanced arena, if I think it will be of benefit to your skin.

A gentle, less is more approach is my preferred methodology and realistically managing your expectations is key.