A natural skincare journey to guide you into your wedding day.

At Little Company, we believe your skin is a reflection of your internal and external environment. We offer a focused approach to our body’s largest organ through curated facial therapy beyond product. Our tailored treatment plans are there to support your skin as an extension of your body and considers diet, products, and lifestyle vital elements in achieving optimal skin health.

Little Company was established by Stacey Burt over 6 years ago with studios in Cremorne, Victoria and Byron Bay, NSW. Stacey has brought together a well-educated, mindful team of practitioners that treat beyond skin. Our Living Skin therapists have education backgrounds from beauty therapy to dermal science and skin nutrition, undergoing further studies and training in our Living Skin approach – to achieve optimal skin function and integrity through nature’s resources whilst cultivating an energetic space for healing.

Our purpose is to treat the skin as a living organ. We hero nature’s remedies to heal the skin and have created a range of treatments that are guided by our philosophy.

In the months leading up to your day, our Living Skin therapists will guide you through a non-invasive, clean treatment plan curated for your unique skin.

We choose this approach to address underlying skin concerns holistically to ensure your skin feels supported, resilient and vibrant long and truly after your big day. From internal dietary support, an at-home management plan, and regular studio treatments, we endeavour to create a sustainable rhythm for optimal skin support. Your Living Skin prescription comes with complimentary self-care rituals to suit your skin’s requirements.

For your skin to experience the utmost support through this process, we tailor your treatment plan to compliment your unique skin. We believe the probability of skin sensitivities and adverse reactions are high with more invasive skin treatments. To evade these risks, we prioritise healing, soothing and encouraging strength and resilience in the skin above all else.

Due to our slow-build approach, we require the time to work with your skin, rather than against it, to achieve the results you desire. Ideally, we like to work with the skin for a minimum of three months prior to your big day. However, if you find your skin is resilient and adaptable, a shorter lead-up is workable as we can completely focus on providing the skin with a healthy glow.

The idea of a mind-body relationship is hardly new. And neither is the intricate connection between stress and skin conditions. But for the last two decades, researchers have been able to highlight the underlying and intimate interdependence of the two worlds, illuminating exactly how our body is able to present conditions topically as a result of our internal wirings.

Stress in the mind can stimulate hormones that trigger inflammation, impair wound healing, accelerate dehydration and ageing, as well as spur on conditions such as acne, eczema and psoriasis. The field of psych-dermatology (the cross-section between psychology and dermatology) divides the affected symptoms into three often overlapping categories.

1. How our mind affects our skin
2. How our skin affects our mood
3. How our mood affects our skin

And as it sounds, it can be an ongoing cycle between the three.

At Little Company, this research is what drives our holistic-focused treatment. Supporting the skin topically, internally, and meditatively is our primary approach to ensure there is sustainability in the skin’s strength and resilience.

By introducing touch, we induce hormonal changes via the skin to our brain’s cognitive and emotional centres. The mysteries of touch have recently been unveiled; our skin is highly innervated and connected to our brain, allowing us to ‘feel’. There are fast and slow nerves which process information at different rates. The fast nerves are responsible in our fight or flight response, for example, you’re reaching after touching a hot flame. The slower nerves are processed in a region of the brain responsible for positive emotions, the insular cortex, where we feel pleasure from receiving massage and slowly reduce our stress hormone cortisol whilst lifting our oxytocin levels.

As therapists, our aim is to connect with our clients with empathy. At Little Company, by holding space for clients to become more connected to their physical and psychological parts, we are guiding the nervous system to heal. As a result, skin feels calmer and therefore more receptive to topical treatments.

Another avenue we choose to support our clients is through sensory support. While touch therapy has a multitude of benefits, we choose to support this treatment with other ways to reduce stress in the body and ground you fully.

Little Company’s holistic treatment plan includes elements of sensory support–from soundscapes in our ritual treatments, meditation practices in the LED light room, to at-home tools to support your journey. The association we’re striving for is positive reinforcement between calming the nervous system and overall well being.

While you may choose Little Company to support your skin holistically, you may like to work alongside a variety of modalities to manage your internal environment, encourage movement and support your sleep and wake cycle. This may include Naturopathy, yoga practices, or simple changes to your routine, such as tech-free evenings.

For more information on how we can support you in your skin treatment in the lead-up to your big day, please contact us directly or book a Living Skin Consultation.