Grace Paik

Founder, Esthetician, and Formulator

Grace Paik is a Korean-American esthetician, cosmetic formulator, and founder of Poetry of Skin.

Through her work in the treatment room, she has spent years caring for sensitive, changing, and barrier-compromised skin, including acne, pigmentation, rosacea, and eczema prone skin.

Her approach brings together Korean skin philosophy, modern formulation science, and what she learns from working directly with real skin every day.

Poetry of Skin was created from that intersection: treatment-room knowledge, thoughtful formulation, and the belief that effective skincare does not have to be aggressive.

Before Poetry of Skin

The first memory of my life is the sound of my family being torn apart.

I was four years old when I was sent to Korea without my parents. In the years that followed, nature became a quiet source of comfort—the hibiscus that bloomed each morning, fallen jujubes sweetening on the ground, and caterpillars transforming when no one was watching.

When I returned to America, I struggled with severe acne and skin that felt inflamed, reactive, and unfamiliar. It would take decades to understand how deeply skin can hold our history—and how care can help us return to ourselves.

Poetry of Skin grew from that understanding. It is where my personal history, Korean roots, treatment-room practice, and formulation work come together.

Beauty, at its truest, is not perfection. It is restoration. READ THE FULL STORY HERE