Skin Nutritious

10/29/2024

My BEAUTIFUL acne healing space in San Francisco.

So blessed to be here everyday 🌺🌺🌺

Healing faces, one day at a time 💗💗💗

04/25/2024

LOVERS OF LOCAL, SMALL FARMERS...

The small farm of Green Thumb Organics is deeply in need of donations for a new delivery truck to keep bringing that fresh, soil enriched produce to the bay area!

GTO is my favorite farmer's market booth in SF. They deeply care about the soil they farm on and pour so much heart into their produce.

Any donation amount is greatly appreciated!

Hi Everyone Green Thumb farms is in need of your help! Please consider… Rudy Jimenez N needs your support for Help Green Thumb Farms fund a new box truck

01/25/2024

Today on my 40th birthday, the universe delivered an amazing gift… keys to my new San Francisco office space at 1801 Bush St near Japantown!!

I have visioned this for years, never really knowing if it would come true. Finding small, beautiful space in the city is hard, but it’s finally here 💓💓💓

The building is so beautiful, I’m stunned by it. You literally have to walk through a private courtyard garden of Eden to get inside. A nature cleanse before entering 🌺

I’ll be opening the doors for clients here starting Feb 6th. Can’t wait to create a beautiful clinic inside that matches the outside. See you in there! 😇😇😇

12/11/2023

⭐️⭐️⭐️ CLEAR SKIN GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

Give your loved one the gift of an acne-free life!

Skin Nutritious gift ideas:

⭐️ Clear Skin Kit • my bestselling, 8-week supply of acne-fighting skincare.

⭐️ 1:1 Acne Consultation with Elise May, CN + LE. A 90 min intro session to create a clear skin plan and coach you to acne freedom.

⭐️ Gift cards! Not sure what to get? Let them choose! Gift cards come in denominations of $25-1,000 and are usable towards skincare and/or services.

DM if you need help deciding! 😇🙏💓

11/26/2023

Thank you for trusting me.

12 years ago, I sought to change the way acne could be treated. Holistically, naturally, and with long lasting results.

I never meant to start a skincare company, but after seeing what was out there - I knew you all deserved better.

Every day I work to make decisions with integrity, heart, and your best interest in mind. Because I truly do care.

To anyone who has ever purchased any skincare or services from me - thank you. You are part of the fuel that has kept this holistic acne mission going.

12 years later, I’m still here, fighting for the best possible products for you and everyone else who has yet to find me.

Small business has heart. And this small business owner thanks you from hers 💓💓💓

P.S. Black Friday sale is still on - 20% off all full priced skincare. Link in bio to save 😇🙏💗

-Elise May, CN + LE
Founder, Skin Nutritious

11/08/2023

What is holistic acne skincare?

It is skincare that takes whole body health into account.

Every skincare product is made consciously, with a focus on non-toxic, natural, and acne fighting ingredients.

I created this line to offer results driven acne products with pride.

• acne focused
• naturally-based
• non-toxic
• women owned
• refined over 11 years of 1,600 acne clients

Check my free acne quiz (link in bio) to get custom recommendations!

11/07/2023

I’m aging... and that’s OK.

My acne journey has integrated and I’ve had reliably clear skin for over 12 years.

But at almost 40, my aging journey has begun.

There are so many false beliefs for me to dismantle about aging.

But at the core of it, the biggest lie I can see is that I will become less attractive to myself and others - and therefore hold less value in society.

I call total B.S. on this.

The truth is, the older I get, the more value I feel I am carrying.

The older I get, the more desirable and attractive I feel to myself.

And the more alive and joyful I am living.

Because the older I get, the closer and closer I get to the core of ME.

Life is an adventure. And it is getting more and more rich for me as time goes on and my wisdom and intimacy to my own self deepens.

Healthy aging isn’t just a physical journey - it’s a mental one.

Inviting us all to fall deeper in love with ourselves and kick the rest of those negative aging stories to the curb 💕💕💕💕💕

04/04/2023

I want to share something a little more personal with you this week. In my life, I have done a lot of transformational healing work and come to a strong place of self love. I feel compassionate, kind, and heart centered towards myself in my day to day existence. And yet recently, it was time for another layer of something to be healed.

A few weeks ago, I misstepped within a few encounters in my life. I felt like I could have spoken and acted better. As a result, my mind ruminated on feeling bad and sent me spiraling into a shame cycle.

Growing up, I remember being scolded a lot for bad behavior. This is probably common for most of us (including I'm sure for the people who scolded us too!). When we do something wrong, we're shamed for it and often told we're "bad". This planted an inner critic within me, and probably within most of you too.

The inner critic was there to protect me when I was younger. To keep me from being "bad" and avoiding negative encounters with others. In a way it was helpful to keep me in right action in my life. However, the downside is that I have also been playing it small and not taking bigger risks because I've been afraid to step out and make mistakes. And it has kept me from growing.
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I also see in my practice how hard my clients can be on themselves sometimes too when they misstep. And it inevitably happens to every single one of my clients. Not a single one is "mistake-free" - myself included!
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What feels important about these transgressions is to ground in love and compassion first. Then learn how we can grow from this insight. Mistakes are just opportunities to see our blind spots and try to grow and do better next time around.

My inner critic helped then. But I know better now. I thank the inner critic for protecting me in the way it knew how. And send it into retirement as I move through new growth opportunities in a new way - with love and compassion, without beating myself up about it. 💗

Elise May, CN + LE

09/02/2021

You don’t have to answer to anybody but yourself. This is your skin, your body, your acne journey. Being authentic and loving yourself where you are is what it’s all about.

Trying more skincare, seeking prescription support, changing your diet and lifestyle... Wherever you are in your acne healing journey, I see you. I support you. I know you are doing the absolutely best that you can.

Take the paths you feel called to and get those loving people standing strong beside you.

Honor yourself, your process, and your choices. And solutions yourself with people who offer you the same 💓💓💓

08/05/2021

One of the things I find most compelling about diet and lifestyle triggering hormonal acne is the research on some communities not having a single acne pimple.

I experienced it myself when I took the trip of a lifetime to the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle to immerse myself in the wisdom of two indigenous tribes, the Sapara and Achuar. As a holistic esthetician, I was super interested to see how indigenous people were experiencing or not experiencing acne. In one of the tribes, some had acne and the other didn’t. I asked our guide about it and turns out the tribe where some members were experiencing acne had more access to modern day foods. So yes, you guessed it, that explained the acne!

I’ve read two scientific studies on the indigenous people of Papua New Guinea and Paraguay in which not a single acne pimple was found on over 1,300 tribe members including teenagers, women, and pregnant women. This kind of skin clarity is astounding considering our modern normality of the condition.

This shows that modern day acne is connected to a modern day lifestyle, especially our diet. You’re here, so you also on the right track. It doesn’t mean that we have to live in the jungle to get clear. We just need to know the triggers, and as always, there is good skincare for the times when we do breakout. Read one of my most popular blogs for the citation on the scientific article about this and also my experience in the jungle: Why Indigenous People Don't Have Acne

07/20/2021

GRAND TETONS!!! Back from a beautiful family trip to the most magnificent national parks in America. It’s a privilege to be able to see these lands so protected and wildly thriving 💓💓💓

07/20/2021

It's just like dieting to lose weight, as long as you are dieting, you'll keep the weight off, but it creeps back on as soon as you reintroduce old eating patterns and foods.

Same with acne, just because your skin clears while using a medication, doesn't mean that it will stay clear once you stop using it. And there are so many side effects, you might not want to be on those meds forever!

Instead of looking to medication as a first option, I look at internal and holistic options as a first step. Find out your specific acne triggers and then you can get at the source by removing the true cause of your breakouts.

It's so much more healing for the whole than pills and creams. As a super added bonus, what you do to clear your skin on the outside, does wonders for your internal health with no side effects. Often only positive ones 😇