Meet Jennifer...

Founder, Clinical Nutritionist + Healthy Skin Show Podcast Host

Jennifer Fugo, MS, CNS, LDN is a clinical nutritionist + skin rash warrior – she has personal experience living with dyshidrotic eczema + hidradenitis suppurativa.

Her curiosity to look for more natural options (beyond steroids + antibiotics) to address her own skin problems fueled what has become a huge passion to help others support their skin from the outside-in + inside-out.

With a Master’s degree from the University of Bridgeport (Human Nutrition), Jennifer has extensive training in nutritional biochemistry, therapeutic use of diet + supplementation for chronic illness (including chronic gut and skin concerns), therapeutic use of herbs, mindfulness, and the gut-skin immune connection.

She is the clinical director of Integrative Nutrition Group – a virtual clinical nutrition practice consulting on chronic skin cases around the world. She is an internationally recognized speaker at professional conferences, presenting innovative approaches to chronic skin issues based on her research + clinical experience.

Jennifer is the host of the podcast – The Healthy Skin Show – which has over 1.1 MILLION downloads worldwide + is available on Apple / Spotify / YouTube. She interviews experts across the globe on research-based + clinical experience-informed strategies to support various chronic skin conditions.
Our Skincare Formulation Team
Our DermaQuell skincare formulation team cares deeply about creating skincare products that support your unique skin needs.

Headed up by our founder, Jennifer Fugo, the all-women team includes formulators with many years of experience in the natural skincare industry with specific training in herbalism, aromatherapy, aesthetics + cosmetology.

We are committed to...
  • Safe herbal preparations
  • Appropriate dilutions of essential oils
  • "No hormone disrupter" ingredient deck
  • Sustainable sourcing
  • Fair trade + cruelty-free practices

All batches of our skincare products are produced in a USA-based, woman-owned, GMP-compliant facility, and are third-party tested for safety + stability.
Why Buy From Us
If you feel overwhelmed with the sheer number of skincare choices, but also are skeptical that they will help YOUR chronic skin issues, I’ve been in your shoes.

I'll never forget standing in the middle of Whole Foods, trying to find products that wouldn't burn or further irritate, and *might* even soothe my hand eczema. At that point, my hands were so dry that they'd crack with every bend of my fingers, leaving me with what felt like a thousand papercuts on my hands + unable to do simple things without being in a ton of pain.

It was THIS experience that inspired me to create the Quell Essentials skincare + supplements that are specifically created with you + your unique skin challenges in mind.

My team + I have created each Quell product to be formulated with a purpose — to nourish your body + quell the internal fire of inflammation driving your angry, dry skin so that you can start rebuilding healthier, calmer skin.

Our formulas are based on research, my personal experience with eczema AND my experience as a clinical nutritionist working with thousands of skin rash warriors.

My philosophy is simple — healing requires an outside-in AND inside-out approach.

That's why our skincare products are formulated to address the outside-in and do better than the mass-produced, skin-irritating, petrochemical-based dry skin products in stores that simply sit atop the skin like a layer of plastic + suffocate the skin while also disrupting your hormones. Our ingredients deliver balanced skin moisture which hydrates, nourishes + protects dry, itchy, angry skin while still letting skin “breathe.”

Every skincare product is crafted in the USA in small batches in a woman-owned + operated GMP-compliant facility that prioritizes sustainable sourcing, fair trade + cruelty-free business practices. We go the extra mile to ensure the appropriate quality control for every batch by doing third-party testing to guarantee safety + stability.

Our supplements are developed to address the inside-out, from my many years of clinical nutrition experience working directly with people all over the world like yourself dealing with chronic skin issues.

As a clinical nutritionist, I discovered two important lessons —
  • The specific nutrients (and the BEST forms to use) that are crucial for rebuilding healthy skin
  • The amounts of these nutrients that are necessary to be helpful (as the amounts commonly found in most supplements + recommended online are too low)

That's why our products are so different because of the direct clinical experience I bring to the table to help you!

Sourcing clean ingredients to craft our supplements in GMP-compliant US-based facilities is a top priority — as well as making sure the products are...
    ✓ Safe and contain what's listed on the label
    ✓ Free from the allergens listed for each product
    ✓ Third-party tested

We've done the legwork so that you don't have to — and I believe in our products so much that I also use them myself!

This is what sets the Quell Essentials skincare + supplements apart from other brands so that you can support your body with products you can trust that are made with you + your unique skin concerns in mind.