Letters to Our Skin: Healing Through Affirmation & Ritual
Hey Kiya Collective,
When was the last time you said something kind to your skin?
Not “I need to fix this,”
Not “Why is it acting up again?”
But something like — “Thank you for carrying me through.”
At Kiya, we believe skincare is more than a surface-level act. It’s a ritual of reclamation — a way to speak softness over our bodies, to unlearn the shame, and to honour the stories our skin holds.
Today, we invite you to slow down and write a letter to the skin you live in. A letter of love. Of healing. Of return.
Here’s how.
💌 Step 1: Acknowledge the Journey
Your skin has been through a lot — hormonal shifts, stress, heat, cold, kids, breakouts, healing, recovery.
Before you can love it, take a moment to recognise it.
Write:
“Dear skin, thank you for…”
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Stretching to grow my babies
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Holding me even when I forgot to rest
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Showing me when I needed to slow down
You don’t have to love your skin every day — but you can always choose to honour it.
💛 Step 2: Speak Softness Over It
Skincare without softness is just routine.
Let’s turn it into ritual — by speaking affirmations out loud as you apply each layer.
✨ While cleansing: “I release the day. I return to myself.”
✨ While applying oil: “I nourish the body that holds me.”
✨ While massaging butter into your skin: “I am worthy of softness, daily.”
Your hands become the love your skin remembers.
🖊️ Step 3: Write the Letter
Grab your journal. Your Notes app. A napkin. Doesn’t matter.
Start with:
“Dear skin, I’m learning to…”
Let the words come as they are.
You might say:
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“...be gentle with you, even when you don’t look the way I want.”
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“...thank you instead of critique you.”
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“...celebrate you as part of me — not something separate.”
It’s not about perfection. It’s about connection.
💭 Final Thoughts
Your skin holds your story — all of it.
The softness. The stretch marks. The glow. The scars. The rebirth.
Through ritual and affirmation, we begin to rewrite the way we relate to it.
Not as a problem to fix, but as a part of us to honour.
So tonight, when you do your skincare — make it a love letter.
You deserve that kind of care.