By Karisse Blog Articles

What if caring for your skin could feel like coming home? Explore the real meaning of holistic skincare, self-acceptance, and rituals that nourish you far beneath the surface.

Your skin is not separate from nature. It moves with the cycles of weather, light, and the world around you. That is why seasonal skincare matters. When the air changes, your skin changes. Learn how the 28-40 day renewal cycle works and how to support steady, healthy glow through each season.

"Beneath the surface of your skin flows a quiet current that holds the key to your glow. When your lymphatic system moves freely, it sweeps away toxins, delivers nutrients, and leaves you looking refreshed. When it slows, puffiness, dullness, and breakouts can appear no matter how good your skincare routine is. Discover how to keep your skin’s inner river flowing with rituals, tools, and treatments designed to restore balance from the inside out."

Gua Sha is more than facial sculpting. In this post, we explore its roots as an ancient healing practice and a modern ritual for nervous system support, emotional clarity, and true self-connection. Featuring our white jade stone and an easy three-minute routine.

Hidden Harm: What Might Be Lurking in Your Products

Even many products labeled as “clean,” “plant-based,” or “non-toxic” contain ingredients that disrupt your system

Let’s talk about the ingredients you don’t see. The ones left off the front of the label. The ones that seem harmless but disrupt your hormones, stress your skin barrier, or create long-term inflammation.

This isn’t the kind of exhaustion that hits after a long day. It’s the slow fade that builds when you’ve been performing strength for too long without pause.

There’s a kind of fatigue that doesn’t scream it drifts.
You’re not overwhelmed. You’re just… not all there.

Coming back to yourself isn’t loud.
It doesn’t start with motivation.
It starts with soft, intentional cues that remind your body it’s safe to feel again.

When your skin flares up, it’s easy to reach for a product and hope for quick relief.
But what if that breakout, redness, or dullness is actually starting in the gut?

The skin and gut are in constant conversation.
When the gut is inflamed, stagnant, or out of balance, the skin is often the first place it shows.

Everything we make is designed to work alongside your body not against it.
Your skin isn’t separate from the rest of you. Neither is your healing.

Your skin is trying to tell you something.
The good news? You have the tools to listen.

We often think of stress as something that happens in the mind.
But more often, it’s the body that remembers.

Over time, these patterns build beneath the surface.
Fascia stiffens. Lymph flow slows. The skin becomes puffy, dull, or dry.
The glow fades—not because we’re doing something wrong, but because the body is working overtime to hold what we haven’t released.

The good news?
Tension is not permanent.
The body wants to let go. We just have to give it the tools.

How stress and shallow breathing impact the skin, nervous system, and circulation — and how to reopen flow.

We don’t always notice the small ways the body holds onto stress.
The tiny tensions we carry in our jaw. The quickened pace of our heartbeat. The way our breath forgets to fill us fully.

Over time, these small holds become patterns.
Patterns that starve the body of oxygen, slow down healing, and tighten the flow of energy beneath the skin.

You don’t need to force your body to relax.
You can support it with small rituals that gently reawaken its natural rhythms.

Inflammation isn’t just a skin problem. It’s a body pattern. It’s the nervous system on alert, the lymphatic system backed up, the immune system asking for attention.

And over time, that low, constant fire beneath the surface speeds up aging, slows down healing, and leaves you feeling like your skin is working against you. Subtle signs like dullness, redness, sensitivity, premature aging is our body trying to get our attention.  Read the full post about how to clear stagnation and support healing.

Every By Karisse formula is built with intention. No fillers. No guesswork. No chasing trends.

Just plants, peptides, and purpose—woven together to support your skin’s ability to heal, strengthen, and glow.