07/09/2025
✨ Operation Soothe + Calm: Supporting the Skin + Lymph with Laurel Plant Medicine ✨
Yesterday, I welcomed a client for an Integrative Esalen Massage Treatment, designed to calm the nervous system through fluid, intentional, almost magical long strokes. What we didn’t expect was how much her skin and lymphatic system would ask for support that day too.
She had recently received a Lymphatic Massage, and the healing process was written clearly across her complexion. Though we were booked for bodywork, her skin told a different story — one of a healing crisis in full bloom.
🌡️ The 97°F heat wasn’t helping. Her skin was raised, blotchy, itchy — classic signs of a histamine response as the body’s detox pathways, including the lymph, worked overtime. By morning, she still had concern. At this stage, many would head straight to urgent care. But we took a different path — one rooted in plants, intention, and deep trust in the body’s wisdom. 🌿
Enter: Laurel Skin. Created by the hands and heart of an Herbalist, Laurel reminds us of an ancient truth: medicine is only as good as the hands that craft it. These hands — guided by plant spirit magic, supported by research, and infused with reverence — deliver skincare in its highest form.
The facial that followed? A true Operation Soothe + Calm — not just for the skin, but for the lymph, the spirit, the whole system. 🌸
🌿 We began with the Abundant Harvest Masks, starting with Roots, a formula designed to ground, fortify, and — crucially for this moment — support the lymphatic system, gently encouraging the skin’s detox pathways to open and flow with ease.
Next came Petals, delivering delicate nourishment and cooling calm. Each mask was applied using intentional compress techniques that guided the skin — and the nervous system — back to a place of equilibrium.
🌾 I turned to the Soothing Compound of Oat + Calendula — Laurel’s gentle botanical ally for inflamed, reactive skin. The application followed Laurel’s “Holy Trinity” method: hydrosol, serum, balm, layered with reverence, supported by generous sprays of Elixir 2 to ensure the skin stayed hydrated and receptive.
🌹 We completed the ritual with the new crown jewel — Petal Alchemy Serum, where Heirloom Roses and Gardenia deliver floral medicine to soothe, strengthen, and uplift — not for superficial fragrance, but for true, high-vibrational healing.
💫 In just 80 minutes, her skin visibly transformed. But beyond that? Her whole being shifted — the lymph supported, the nervous system soothed, her aura visibly lit six feet out.
Laurel Skincare has been with us since 2017. And still — just when I think I’ve witnessed its full potential — I’m left speechless.
Thank you, Laurel Skincare, for creating what no one else can: plant medicine for the seen and unseen, crafted with integrity, love, and wild beauty. 🌿✨
