Your skin routine might be doing too much. We sat down with esthetician and studio owner Demetria Wildenstein of Skin by Demi to unpack why sensitive skin responds best to fewer products, smarter ingredients, and a patient plan that protects the barrier. Demetria brings a rare blend of experience to the table: massage therapy, cosmetology, and aesthetics licenses, years in medical settings, and two decades running a studio on South Gaylord. Her own autoimmune journey with Hashimoto’s shaped a calm-first philosophy that trades hype for results.

We explore the big traps that keep skin irritated: label marketing that overpromises, overlayered actives that overwhelm, and routines that change too fast to learn from. Demetria shares how to audit your products, read ingredient lists with purpose, and build a minimal base of cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen, plus one targeted active. She explains when medicine helps, when gentle formulas win, and how diet, stress, and hormones play into acne and rashes. If big spas leave you tight and red, her approach to gentle facials and barrier repair offers a different path.

Beyond skincare, Demetria talks about serving a truly diverse clientele—from teens to folks in their 80s—along with accessibility in her ground-floor studio and collaborative work with dermatologists, acupuncturists, and nutrition pros. We also touch on why she favors referrals over heavy social media, how virtual consultations work for product guidance, and the confidence boost that comes from brows, lashes, and makeup done with skin health in mind. If you’ve felt stuck, overwhelmed, or skeptical of glossy claims, this conversation gives you practical steps to find calm and build a routine that lasts.

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