My name is Kenia, and I've been struggling with acne since I was 16. I know what it feels like to avoid eye contact, to cancel plans, to spend hours trying to cover up skin you wish you could just feel comfortable in. Acne isn't just a skin condition — it chips away at your confidence in ways that are hard to explain to someone who hasn't lived it.

Before I became an esthetician, I was a massage therapist working with children with disabilities. Helping people feel better in their bodies was always my calling. When I moved to Houston at 25, my skin got worse — new city, new climate, new stress — and I found myself back at square one with my acne. That's when I decided to go to beauty school. Not just to fix my own skin, but to learn everything I could about what actually works for acne-prone people like me.

That was 9 years ago. Since then, I've spent over 8 years as an acne specialist — treating hundreds of clients, studying ingredients obsessively, and learning exactly what acne-prone skin needs and what it absolutely cannot tolerate.

And here's what I kept running into: my clients who wanted to treat their acne were terrified of aging. And my clients who wanted to address fine lines and loss of firmness were breaking out from every anti-aging product they tried. Most anti-aging skincare is loaded with pore-clogging ingredients that wreak havoc on acne-prone skin. Nobody was solving both problems at once.

So I did.

Koru was formulated from the ground up for skin that breaks out AND wants to stay youthful. Every ingredient was chosen with intention — clinically active peptides, acids and antioxidants that deliver real results, without a single pore-clogger in sight. No compromises. No choosing one over the other.

Koru means new beginning. And that's exactly what I want for every person who finds this brand — a new beginning with their skin. A chance to stop hiding, stop worrying, and start showing up fully as yourself. Clear skin changes things. I've seen it happen hundreds of times in my treatment room, and I've lived it myself.

You deserve skin that works with you, not against you. That's what Koru is here for.

With love, Kenia Founder, Licensed Esthetician & Acne Specialist Koru Skincare — Houston, TX