Kerry’s Story
From battling eczema to building StackedSkincare.
My Eczema Journey
Kerry Benjamin | California Licensed Aesthetician, License #Z98459 | Founder, StackedSkincare
Since childhood, I battled severe eczema, a relentless struggle that began when I was just five years old. By eight, it had spread to my eyes and lips, leaving me feeling isolated and insecure.
While many children grow out of eczema, mine only worsened. I endured monthly steroid shots, sleepless nights with ice packs, and even medication to stop the scratching.
My Health Crisis
In 2008, my skin struggles reached a breaking point. I woke with excruciating elbow pain that turned out to be a severe MRSA infection. I spent five days in the hospital, three months unable to use my left arm, and later two months unable to walk because the infection had spread to my leg.
These experiences forced me to confront my health head-on. Determined to find solutions, I began experimenting in my own kitchen — searching for answers I couldn’t find anywhere else.
My Transformation
At 40, I left my career in tech at Microsoft and Google's DoubleClick to become a licensed aesthetician. That's where I saw it firsthand: the industry was selling more products, more steps, more hype — and nothing that actually addressed the root of why skin stops responding.
The answer wasn't more. It was cell turnover.
I built the Stacked Method around that one insight: your skin isn't the problem, your cell turnover is. Exfoliate to remove buildup. Treat to drive renewal. Protect the barrier.
Building StackedSkincare
What started as my personal fight to heal my skin became the foundation for StackedSkincare.
I built this company from the ground up, self-funded and driven by one mission: to give women a method that actually works. Not a routine that grows every year. Not another trend. A system rooted in cell turnover, built on experience, and designed to deliver visible results at home.
Cell turnover is the problem. The Stacked Method is the fix.
Skincare based on experience. Not influence.