About Us
Our Story
Meet the acne brand that bridges internal and external skincare through supplements and topicals with no-pore clogging ingredients, ever.
It all started with two women determined to take their acne into their own hands.
Danielle struggled with severe acne—and many failed treatment attempts—for years before clearing up her skin by extensively researching the causes of acne and becoming a Licensed Clinical Esthetician.
In 2014, she founded The San Diego Acne Clinic, where she earned the title of The Acne Guru® due to her astonishing 98% success rate in clearing her patients’ skin across all ages, ethnicities, and skin types.
Among her success stories is Kayleigh Christina, an Integrative Health Practitioner + Nutritionist who couldn’t clear her cystic acne until visiting Danielle at her clinic and adopting her approach.
Their shared passion for wellness and transformation inspired them to create CLEARSTEM together to help more people achieve the skin they could previously only dream of.
CLEARSTEM is a labor of love, here to empower you with internal + external solutions for your skin. We’re so glad you’re here!
Meet Danielle Gronich
Danielle "The Acne Guru®" Gronich is the co-founder, chief formulator and CEO of CLEARSTEM.
After over 10 years of personal struggle with chronic cystic acne and numerous unsuccessful treatments—including Accutane, antibiotics, birth control, and laser treatments—Danielle dove into clinical research and returned to school to find answers.
In 2014, she opened the San Diego Acne Clinic, where her comprehensive methods achieved a 98% success rate in clearing clients' skin. In 2016, she founded CLEARSTEM to make her methods accessible to all the people who need it.
Meet Kayleigh Christina
Kayleigh Christina is an Integrative Health Nutritionist, co-founder, and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of CLEARSTEM.
Kayleigh's journey began with multiple health issues and struggling with cystic acne in her mid-twenties. After finding no success with various doctors and dermatologists, she discovered San Diego Acne Clinic and met Danielle Gronich. Under Danielle's comprehensive, whole-body approach, Kayleigh achieved clear skin and a renewed commitment to root-cause solutions.
An advocate for wellness and making a positive impact on people's lives, Kayleigh is also an author, podcaster, and investor in health-centric consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands.