The Healthcare Heroes Program: A Moment of Stamina® for Those Who Carry So Much
Healthcare workers spend their days holding so much for everyone else — the patient who is scared, the family that needs answers, the schedule that never lets up. The cost is often invisible: chronic stress that shows up in the body, the mind, and on the skin.
At Stamina®, we built a brand around the science of stress and skin — and the people on the front lines of healthcare are exactly who we built it for. That's why we created the Healthcare Heroes Program: a small, sincere thank-you to the clinicians, nurses, and caregivers who keep showing up.
What the Program Is
Through our Healthcare Heroes Program, qualifying healthcare professionals can claim a complimentary Stamina® Mist Tiny — our travel-sized hypochlorous acid (HOCl) calming mist, designed to bring a moment of calm anywhere your shift takes you. One per person, while supplies last, shipped directly to you with our gratitude.
Who Qualifies
The program is open to a wide range of frontline and clinical roles, including:
- Physicians (MD / DO)
- Nurses (RN / LPN)
- Nurse Practitioners and PAs
- Dermatologists
- Aestheticians and Estheticians
- Medical Assistants
- Dentists and Dental Hygienists
- Pharmacists
- Therapists and Counselors
- EMTs and Paramedics
- Other healthcare professionals — if you serve patients, you qualify
Why the Mist? The Science Behind the Choice
The Stamina® Mist is built around hypochlorous acid (HOCl) — the same molecule the human body produces as part of its natural immune response. In stressed, reactive, and post-procedure skin, HOCl helps:
- Reduce acne-causing bacteria
- Calm redness and inflammation
- Support healing during flares
- Refresh skin between long shifts, masks, and procedures
Dr. MBK's peer-reviewed work on HOCl is published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. Foundational reading at Stamina® Insights: Hypochlorous Acid: Skin Care Wellness in a Bottle.
Why Stamina® Cares So Much About Healthcare Workers
Stamina® was founded by Dr. Marianna Blyumin-Karasik (Dr. MBK), a board-certified integrative dermatologist who has spent her career sitting across from patients whose skin was telling the story of their stress. That same stress shows up acutely in healthcare workers — long shifts, mask-related breakouts, sleep disruption, emotional load.
Dr. MBK explores this in her recent co-authored feature, “Stressed Skin and How Dermatologists Can Help” in Practical Dermatology (April 2026), and in plain language on The Skincarma Pod Ep. 76 — Skin Under Stress. The science is clear: chronic stress changes the skin. The Healthcare Heroes Program is our way of meeting that science with care.
How to Claim Your Mist
It takes about 60 seconds:
- Visit the Healthcare Heroes sign-up page
- Tell us your name, email, role, facility, and shipping address
- We send your Stamina® Mist Tiny — on us — with a small note: You Got This.
One per person, while supplies last. Your information is only used to ship your complimentary Stamina® Mist Tiny and will not be shared.
Related Reading at Stamina® Insights
- Stress, Skin & Stamina
- Strong Skin Barrier is the Key to Skin Stamina
- The Science of Neurocosmetics
- Maskne and How Stamina Started: The Unspoken Pandemic of 2020
- Glow With the Flow: Skin Cycle Syncing
A note from the founder
“To every healthcare hero — thank you. You carry so much for everyone else. This small moment of Stamina® is for you.”
— Dr. Marianna Blyumin-Karasik, MD, FAAD