Mild to moderate acne + oily and combination skin

People with mild to moderate acne may have any combination of blackheads, whiteheads, and pimples with or without pus, all over the face or in specific areas.

Cleansing is an important step in skin care. If you wear oil-based makeup or SPF during the day, use a gentle oil-based makeup remover, and then use a cleanser. A gentle cleanser is half the battle for healthy skin, so choose your cleanser carefully.

Acne is multifactorial and reflects what is happening inside the body. To learn more, check out our blogs on the different causes of acne.

Daily Skin Care Routine

 

Morning:

1. Cleanse face with Triple Action Cleanser and rinse with cold water. This concentrated, gentle cleanser does not foam and you only need a small amount. It gently exfoliates and adds probiotics. Remember that the more stripping a cleanser is, the more it stimulates sebum production to compensate.
2. Apply Multilayer Serum to pimples to target redness and sebum.
3. Apply Regulating Cream to the entire face to regulate bacteria and help prevent blemishes. This is a moisturizing formula for oily or combination skin.
4. Take the Skin & Stress dietary supplement (3 capsules at once) to replenish antioxidant and mineral deficiencies.
5. The Skin & Biotics dietary supplement can also be combined with the routine for gut health and hormonal balance. If you combine both dietary supplements, take 1 capsule of Skin & Stress + 2 capsules of Skin & Biotics.

Evening:

1. Cleanse face with Triple Action Cleanser + cold water.
2. Apply Multilayer Serum to pimples
3. Apply Regulating Cream to the entire face

 

Nutrition

Thanks to the new science of Nutrition, healthy eating now has a new goal. Given the paramount importance of our gut microbiome in body health and skin health, we need to choose foods that nourish our gut microbiome. To improve acne, a hormone-related skin problem, we should also prioritize foods that help balance our hormones.

Examples of foods that help nourish our microbiome:
- Fiber-rich foods such as oats, broccoli, bananas, apples, cabbage.
- A variety of plant-based foods - aim for a minimum of 30-35 different foods per week (including herbs, spices, seeds, fruits and vegetables) to improve gut microbiome diversity.

Examples of foods that help restore hormonal balance:
- Healthy fats such as olive oil, flaxseed oil, avocado, nuts.
- Omega 3s (fish oil or omega 3 supplements).

Reduce sugar:
- Sugars (including simple carbohydrates) produce more insulin. An increase in insulin leads to an increase in androgens. An increase in androgens leads to an increase in sebum and potentially acne or pimples.
- In the case of skin aging, sugar leads to premature aging through a process called glycation. Glycation irreversibly damages collagen and elastin, leading to sagging skin and wrinkles.

Conversely, foods that can aggravate acne such as cow's milk, processed or fried foods, sugar and chocolate should be avoided.

To learn more about diet and acne, click here.

 

Lifestyle

Physical exercise accelerates blood flow, and blood carries oxygen and nutrients to active cells in the body, including the skin. Physical movement is also essential for balancing hormones. Any form of exercise is effective, from brisk walking to weight training. Find an activity you enjoy, and you'll be more likely to stick with it.

Stress management is another key component of health and healthy skin. Incorporate breathing exercises into your life, even if it's just a few minutes a day. Yoga is a great way to combine physical and breathing exercises. During prolonged periods of stress, our Skin & Stress dietary supplement, rich in antioxidants and magnesium, is valuable support.

Improve your sleep and take time to relax. Stress is an aggravating factor for acne, and many people suffer from stress without recognizing the symptoms.

To learn more about stress and acne, click here.