Skin Deep: Herbal Care for Chronic Skin Issues
Our skin is a reflection of deeper internal processes, responding to the state of digestion, immunity, inflammation, and nervous system balance. In this class, you’ll explore chronic skin conditions such as eczema, acne, psoriasis, and rashes through a holistic herbal lens—looking beyond surface symptoms to understand the underlying terrain of the body.
You’ll learn how skin health is deeply connected to gut function, lymphatic flow, and immune response, and how herbal medicine can support long-term balance rather than short-term relief. This class also introduces practical ways to work with herbs both internally and externally to support repair, soothe inflammation, and strengthen the skin barrier over time.
Together we explore:
The relationship between chronic skin conditions, digestion, inflammation, and immune system function
How the body expresses internal imbalance through the skin
Key herbal allies that support lymphatic movement, tissue repair, and inflammation regulation
The foundations of making infused oils for topical and internal use
Practical preparation of salves, including ratios, ingredients, and formulation principles
A deeper look at lymphatic salves and herbs that support redness, irritation, congestion, and skin repair
Through a blend of herbal formulation, physiological understanding, and hands-on preparation, this class offers tools for working with the skin as a living, responsive organ, supporting balance from the inside out through consistent, plant-based care.
Skin Deep- Herbal Care for Chronic Skin Issues
In this class, we’ll explore herbal allies for acne, eczema, and psoriasis—learning how we can respond with nourishment, rhythm, and intention. You’ll learn which plants help soothe inflammation, move stagnation, and restore balance in your body. Together we’ll learn how to create a soothing herbal skin salve so you can bring this work into your daily ritual.
This is an invitation to tend to your skin with more intention, understanding, and connection—so you can move through flare-ups with greater ease and trust in your body.
Key topics we’ll explore together:
Following a root cause approach to healing acne, eczema, and psoriasis
Supporting your skin healing journey with herbalism
Understanding herbal energetics, tissue states, herbal actions, and how this influences which herbs work best for your body.
How to make a healing salve to soothe skin flares.
JoAnna is a functional medicine dietitian, herbalist, and holistic chef. Her path as a dietitian and herbalist began through personal experience of her own health challenges and conventional health care not serving her.
As a clinician, she specializes in healing chronic skin issues and hormonal imbalances, weaving together functional medicine, integrative nutrition, and the therapeutic power of plants.
Cooking, movement, and art have always been central to her life and shaped the way she understands nourishment and healing. Her work serves to guide others back to balance in health, restore freedom in the body, and experience the healing rhythms of the Earth.
