3 Wellness & Beauty Tips From A Holistic Esthetician

Holistic esthetician Britta Plug has amassed a following for a gentle, thoughtful, and sensitive approach to skin care. If you check out her social channels, she's regularly talking about caring for your skin with love, doing techniques with intention, and not taking yourself to task if you can't do it perfectly. 

And in this episode of Clean Beauty School, she brings that tender flare (and even kinder voice) to your ears. The episode is mainly centered on the lymph system, and how you can care for it via your skin care rituals, but we also talk about her habits. "I've always been interested in how you approach your health affects your beauty but also how you treat your face affects the entire body," she says. 

Much of Plug's practice is focused around the lymphatic system, not just because she's aware of how much it can help the appearance of the skin and face—but because of her own health journey. "There are so many things that can contribute to lymphatic stagnation or inflammation in the body, from muscle tension to our nervous system and stress," she says. "With myself, I have a chronic illness and autoimmune disease, so I am always working on my lymph flow." 

How she does this changes depending on her daily schedule, but she says she loves facial cupping, gua sha, or massage. And if she needs to just do something quick? She does a quick two-point ritual: One just above the collarbone and one below the ear, behind the jawline. These happen to be two of the body's major lymph centers.

As a holistic practitioner, she often looks to lifestyle to address her skin concerns, too. Lately, Plug has been following The Bean Protocol. "It's played a big role in my personal healing journey," she says, noting especially for hormonal acne.