Like most people who are passionate about their jobs, Daniela Hortencio was led to her profession through personal experience. As a teenager in Brazil, she had chronic acne and tried one prescription medication after another without relief. She finally tried a natural (and less expensive) solution: a facial. “I got so many benefits after only a few treatments,” she recalls. “Right then and there, I knew what I wanted to be.”

After moving to the United States, Hortencio enrolled in esthetics school. She now has an esthetics practice at Sarah’s House of Health, located at 900 South Lake Boulevard in Mahopac. Eleven years on the job have taught her a lot about how to treat acne and other skin problems, and which products are best for various skin types.

She says she’s chosen to use the Eminence Organic skincare line for her facials. “It’s the best choice ever. Eminence Organic products are all handmade, extracted from plants, vegetables and herbs from a family-owned farm in Hungary.”

Because of her choice of products and the way she applies them, her clients see a big change in their skin even after one facial, she says. “I use a lot of massage during the treatment to stimulate collagen and get the benefits of all the ingredients delivered to the deepest layer of the skin.”

For more info, call Hortencio at 914.562.0618 or visit DanielaHortencio.com. Gift cards are available.