Nora Kessler
Founder
Started the brand to fix her own sensitive skin. Still answers most consult requests.
About us
Skincare for people who are tired of skincare.
Made in small batches in Northwest Portland since 2018.
Made in small batches in Northwest Portland since 2018.
Nora Kessler spent years trying products that promised calm skin and delivered redness. In 2018 she started working with a cosmetic chemist to make the routine she could not find.
Today Fern & Tide makes eight products in a small Northwest Portland studio, and every one of them is fragrance free, tested on sensitive skin and bottled in refillable glass.
Most skin needs three or four steps, not twelve.
If it stings, it is not working harder. It is irritating your skin.
Glass, paper and refills instead of plastic.
Bring your empty glass and we refill it on the spot for less.
Founder
Started the brand to fix her own sensitive skin. Still answers most consult requests.
Formulation Chemist
Cosmetic chemist who develops and stability-tests every formula.
Licensed Esthetician
Runs our free skin consults and the studio refill bar.
Studio and Shipping
Makes the batches and packs every order by hand.
Shop online with free shipping over $60, or book a free skin consult and we will build it with you.
