Oxytocin for the Skin: Where Emotional Medicine Meets Beauty

For years, aesthetic medicine focused on what we could see — the surface. But today, a new revolution is emerging beneath it: one where science meets emotion, and skincare becomes a form of emotional medicine.

At the heart of this movement is oxytocin, the “love hormone” that governs trust, bonding, pleasure, and connection. It’s the same hormone released when you hold someone you love, share a genuine laugh, or even embrace yourself in the mirror.

And now, thanks to pioneering work by Dr. Steven Dayan and Dr. Sabrina Fabi, we know that oxytocin doesn’t just live in the brain. It lives in the skin.

The Skin–Mind Connection

Psychodermatology, the science that explores how the mind and skin interact, has revealed what many have long felt intuitively: when your emotional health suffers, your skin follows. Stress, anxiety, and self-doubt can all appear on the skin’s surface through inflammation, breakouts, and sensitivity.

“When your skin is healthy you feel healthy, when your love life is healthy you exude happiness, vigor, and beauty,”

says Dr. Dayan.

“That’s the basis of why we created XOMD.”

Together, Dr. Fabi and Dr. Dayan designed a skincare line that addresses not only skin health but emotional wellbeing — a system that feels, in their words, “like a hug for your skin.”

Together, these botanicals work in rhythm with your skin’s neuroendocrine system, stimulating a cascade that improves mood, confidence, and connection from the outside in.

Beauty That Balances Biology

What makes this discovery so extraordinary is how seamlessly it aligns with the body’s natural hormonal balance.

Our hormones — oxytocin, serotonin, cortisol, estrogen, and others — form an intricate symphony that shapes not only how our skin looks, but how we feel in it. When that harmony is disrupted, whether by stress, hormonal shifts, or life transitions, the result is imbalance, both emotional and physical.

That’s why XOMD’s philosophy isn’t about chasing perfection. It’s about restoring balance — the hormonal, emotional, and sensory balance that allows women to feel confident and connected through every stage of life.

The Feedback Loop of Feeling Good

Clinical studies of XOMD revealed that after 8 weeks of use, 86% of women reported increased confidence, and 90% experienced greater intimacy and pleasure in nearly all measured categories. Participants even rated others as more attractive and felt more connected socially.

It’s what Dr. Dayan describes as a positive feedback loop:

“When oxytocin levels go up in the skin, it triggers the body to release more systemically… you get a hug from your skincare.”

That’s the beauty of emotional medicine. One small moment of care becomes a catalyst for transformation.

Beyond Collagen and Correction

The future of aesthetics is no longer about chasing symmetry or chasing youth. It’s about nurturing the human aspects of beauty — emotion, connection, and confidence.

“Patients want to look like themselves, but better,”

says Dr. Dayan.

“This is the future of aesthetics — to improve people’s lives, and that starts with skincare.”

In Every Stage, Your Skin Deserves to Feel Loved

From puberty to pregnancy to menopause and beyond, hormonal rhythms change and with them, how we feel in our skin. XOMD was created to meet you at every stage, restoring the connection between biology and emotion.

Because beauty isn’t just about what the world sees. It’s about how you experience yourself — confident, balanced, and deeply alive.

Small pleasures. Big impact.
Experience the hug your skin’s been waiting for.

XOMD products are inspired by, but do not contain, oxytocin. XOMD products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare professional if you have any concerns or underlying conditions.