My Story
The vision for Kayluz began 25 years ago when I started making my own natural skincare remedies. As I saw the positive effects they had on my skin, it inspired me to look deeper. I went back to our historical roots and studied how the Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans approached skincare and healthy skin. I loved that they used fresh ingredients and cleverly preserved them in various forms for later use. I was also intrigued by their diet and how they grew what they ate. This led me toward horticulture and the idea of growing and preserving my own herbs. It simultaneously led me toward holistic wellness.
From there, I went on to plant my own garden with various herbs, vegetables, and fruits. It was a mix of successes and failures, but when I harvested my first set of herbs to use in my skincare remedies and tasted the rich flavors of homegrown food, both of these passions exploded. My living space quickly became a science lab. There were stacks of books everywhere. I filled numerous notebooks with ideas and formulas. I took every opportunity to explore any road that would give me a comprehensive understanding of raw ingredients found in skincare and food. I obsessively observed how each ingredient behaved in different settings and modalities. I did this through the study of horticulture, culinary arts, backyard foraging, aromatherapy, herbalism, Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, naturopathy, holistic nutrition, stress management, iridology, homeopathy, and other ancient and modern holistic therapies. I integrated each new experience and discovery with what I already knew about skincare and wellness.
As my knowledge base grew, my vision for Kayluz became more clear. I knew I wanted Kayluz to be rooted in holistic health, to embrace therapies from around the world, and to fuse various modalities together to promote internal and external wellness. My core goal became to create a place where skin health and wellness could meet, where beauty was not the goal but the benefit of something deeper and more stable.
Today, I am more passionate than I was 25 years ago. Kayluz is a culmination of my journey in life and where I am today on my road. Essentially, it tells my story and represents my evolution as a person and the values I hold and wish to share with the world around me. Kayluz is not meant to be a luxury treat. That is not to say it is not meant to be a luxurious experience, because it certainly is. However, the focus of Kayluz is to be a retreat where you are given space to reset, relax, and rejuvenate while infusing your skin with treatments that are 100% therapeutic or while sitting together to discuss your wellness goals.
As your holistic therapist, my desire is to help you uncover your healthy skin, to walk your wellness journey with you, and to provide a service that will encourage rest for your body, soul, and mind. I look forward to seeing you at Kayluz.
