Episode 180: Beauty Industry Brainwashing & Holistic Skincare with Lee Zavorskas
Today Erin sits down with her own esthetician and friend, Lee Zavorskas. With a lot of overlap and instant clicks on similar outlooks, this episode is full of energy and passion when it comes to the beauty industry and skin care. Tune in as Lee and Erin discuss how skin is often an inside job with a gut/skin connection (for example, start by paying attention to your diet!) but sometimes you need to approach the skin outside-in. Listen to Lee take the mic and jump right into what is broken in the beauty industry, what to avoid when it comes to skin care, how important it is to embrace aging—and natural and safe ways to give you and your skin the love and care they deserve.
Rollinsford, New Hampshire-based Holistic Skin & Tonics focuses on whole skin health and the direct connection between nutrition and our skin. Combining specialized massage techniques and plant based skincare, wellness is not just one treatment; it’s a lifestyle and commitment that Owner and Licensed Esthetician, Lee Zavorskas, is devoted to instill in each client. As a Certified Nutritional Aesthetics Practitioner, who is also certified in Gua Sha, Face Cupping, and Facial Reflexology, Lee’s priority is to teach clients how to properly care for their skin—not just from the outside, but from the inside as well.
In this episode:
Introduction to Lee and an overview of this episode [2:28]
Lee’s Rage with the beauty industry [6:44]
The acid mantle, how to keep it safe, & the dangers of over-exfoliation [9:46]
Deprogramming the “Beauty Industry Brainwashing” [15:26]
The three-way between your face, gut, and brain [18:08]
Rosacea, the many causes/triggers and an outside-in approach [20:22]
Why your friend’s skin solution might not be yours, internal factors that may be affecting your skin, & the holistic approach [23:40]
The normalization & long term risks of the Botox industry [30:15]
Facial massage, the lymph system, and lymphatic drainage [42:32]
The difference between Gua Sha & lymphatic drainage [48:57]
Resources, causes and natural techniques to help scarring, hyper-pigmentation, dull skin, puffiness and wrinkles [52:59]
Resources mentioned:
Holistic Skin and Tonics Instagram
Holistic Skin and Tonics Website & Consultation Link
Eat to Achieve™ (Available for free within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective)
Carb Compatibility Project (Available for free within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective)
Organifi supplement powder. (Save 20% on your order with code FUNK!)
Coyote River Hemp Co CBD products (Save 10% & free shipping on your order with code FUNK10!)
Bio-Kult Boosted probiotic supplement (Save 15% on your order with code FUNK15!)
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