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John von Pamer

befood smart

KERRILYNN PAMER

For the cofounder of CAP Beauty, which

specializes in organic skin products, food is the key

to feeling—and looking—good. By Laura Rege

76 SHAPE.COM MAY 2020

how i eat well

B

eauty is wellness.

That’s the tagline for

Kerrilynn Pamer’s

boutique in New

York. As a longtime

sufferer of acne and rosacea, she

understands the motto well. In

2010, after being diagnosed with

celiac disease, “I started look-

ing at the choices I was making,

from the food I was eating to the

products I was applying,” she says.

“Changing my diet had a huge

impact on the way I look and feel,”

as did embracing a natural skin-

care routine. Pamer fills us in:

What’s your food secret

for healthy skin?

“Eating vegetables that are dense

in water, like cucumber, celery,

and escarole, is a strategic way of

getting nutrition and hydration.

I always start meals with a salad.”

Are there nutrients you like to

use that have skin benefits?

“I wash my face with manuka

honey, which acts as a mild exfo-

liant. I also use it as a mask mixed

with matcha and tocotrienols,

compounds from the bran in rice.

It’s great for fighting inflamma-

tion and softening my skin.”

Share your top skin treatment.

“Marie Veronique Gentle Retinol

Night Serum. It’s a terrific natural

source of retinol. It promotes skin

cell turnover, so my complexion

looks smoother and more vibrant.”

Your favorite kitchen ritual?

“I make sourdough bread twice

a week, and it brings me great joy.

The recipe I use is from an amaz-

ing cookbook called Cannelle

et Vanille, by my friend Aran

Goyoaga. Bread making gives me

so much happiness.”

Do you have any go-to snacks?

“I eat Persian cucumbers with

Dark Horse, a delicious fermented

mustard. The fermentation deliv-

ers healthy probiotics. I also like

vitamin C–rich radishes dipped in

pink Himalayan sea salt.”

“I have homemade

gluten-free sourdough

toast daily,” Pamer says.

The CAP Beauty boutique sells

healing plant-based skin care.

“For energy, I eat

grapefruit. The bit-

terness jump-starts

my morning.”

“I love pop-

corn so much

that we put

two popcorn

recipes in our

cookbook.”

“Matcha is a food

ingredient I use on

my skin as a mask.

It’s packed with

vitamin C.”

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