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Clear skin tips for acne prone skin
Here are a few things I do when I'm breaking out to eliminate acne as an Esthetician! Hope this is helpful ❤
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Change your pillowcase
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And if you are having severe acne or breakouts often, change your pillowcase every night
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It doesn't cost that much. I got a set of like 10 of them
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I think at like Ross or Marshalls or something like that for, I don't know, like, let's say like 30, 40 bucks
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at very most. That's not a lot when you really factor in what it's saving you from
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and how much money you're saving on skincare products, on advanced procedures, all of those things
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So that's where I start. Our skin is shedding naturally all the time
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Between the buildup of dead skin, drool, hair products, and then whatever else is floating in our air
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pillowcases need to be changed regularly. Same for body acne. If you're experiencing a lot of body acne
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make sure you're changing your sheets regularly as well. I know some of you guys don't be changing them once a week
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like you should, but something we need to incorporate, okay? Also make sure your pillowcases are white
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so that they can be sanitized with bleach. The next thing is going to be to wash your makeup brushes
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When is the last time you wash your makeup brushes? Be honest
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This is a safe place. Yeah, I've gone way too long without washing
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That's annoying, that's the laundry. Anyways, I've gone way too long without washing my brushes
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So that's gonna be the next thing that I take care of. And I just take this giant glass bowl
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you know the bowl, the puke bowl, and I'm gonna fill it up with hot water
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and antibacterial soap and dish soap. I use the combination together. The antibacterial is for obvious reasons
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but I feel like the dish soap really gets in there and gets all the grease and grime out. So I just mix them
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Once they're washed, I just go ahead and individually dry them. And then I'm going to set them out
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and just let them air dry the rest of the way. The next thing that I do is focus on my course of action
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in treating the actual acne. And there's a couple different options that I have
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And because I'm an esthetician, I have more options than the average person
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But the first thing that I do is try to figure out what exfoliant I'm going to use
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Because acne is a buildup of dirt, sweat, and skin, exfoliating is really important during a breakout
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So I always try to make the decision if I'm going to do a chemical peel or an enzyme treatment
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You can get either of these treatments done at a med spa. I'm fortunate enough to have it available for me at home
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Another thing that I have to make a decision on is if I'm going to use benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid
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Both are really great for treating and are antibacterial. So it's going to focus on the actual infection
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of the pimple. But yeah, I use one or the other. I don't ever do both
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And if I'm using benzoyl peroxide, I will use this during the day
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And then I'll still use my tretinoin, which is what I typically do at night
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And when I use my tretinoin, in order to get ahead of the dark spot
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that I know is coming, because that's how my skin is set up
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Brown girls unite. I always use tretinoin in combination with a tyrosinase inhibitor
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This one I've really been loving. It's a transamic acid. It's from the Inkey List
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The letters are all janky now, but I swear it works awesome. Other options for a tyrosinase inhibitor
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are going to be absorbic acid, kojic acid, hydroquinone, alpha arbutin, azelaic acid
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There's a lot of different options out there, but I prefer transamic acid
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And it's known to be as effective as hydroquinone in studies without all of the side effects
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So I really love transamic acid, but do what you do. And I do want to say this
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if you're a person that gets hyperpigmentation, you really need to start treating it
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before it happens. If you have a breakout, you know it's coming
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The best time to treat it is prior to it existing, if that makes sense
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You're gonna get ahead of the extra melanin production that doesn't need to be there. So yeah
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Another thing that I do, a little surprise for ya. Mm-hmm, this is a little too high
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Ooh, ooh, ooh. Yeah, so this is a high-frequency wand. It has a couple different attachments
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And inside of the attachments, there are different gases. So there's neon gas and there's argon gas
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The argon is going to be antibacterial, so it's great for pimples
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And after I do a treatment or before I go to sleep, I will just literally just zap it
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I'll show you, I'll give you a little example. So it works better if you have a gauze in place over it
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And I'm just gonna kind of set that there. And you always touch your finger to it
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before you put it on. And then let go, zap it. Back on and let off
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And I just do that for a couple of seconds and it just helps get rid of it faster
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The red light, which is the arg, or my bad, the neon light, is good for anti-aging
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And I'm pretty sure it's good for cell regeneration. I will correct myself if I'm wrong on the screen
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But yeah, those are the things that I use topically to treat it. There are a few other things, so internally
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that I do in order to treat acne from the inside out
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Because we all know acne is your skin's way of communicating and telling you something
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that's going on internally, so. Okay, the last thing that I do as an esthetician
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when I have a breakout is I focus on internal things. That means I'm cleaning up my diet, no more takeout
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And if I do do takeout, it has to be more on the healthy side as far as whole foods
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So focusing on whole foods, probiotic and prebiotic-rich foods. Prebiotics are weirdly underrated
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but they're actually more important than probiotics. I don't know why, it doesn't get the hype that it deserves
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But I also take supplements. And I take most of these supplements every single day
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but there are some things that I do take extra of when I am noticing a breakout
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depending on where it is on my face. First, we have DIM
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DIM is a natural supplement that helps with detoxification and hormone balancing
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It's made from cruphaceous vegetables, meaning like cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, things like that
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So it's all natural, and it's just been amazing for any hormonal acne I ever get
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So I take this, I take this every single day. But I'll take a little bit extra sometimes
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if I'm noticing breakouts in this area. It also has an anti-androgen effect
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which means it helps with reducing sebum production. So it's gonna be great for breakouts and oily skin as well
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Another thing that has an anti-androgen effect is Spearmint Tea. Again, all natural, it tastes amazing
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It's really good for helping balance out your hormones. I'll drink this here and there for mostly taste
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But when I'm having a breakout, I definitely load up on this. Turmeric, which is the most powerful natural
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anti-inflammatory on the market. Because acne is a local infection, which also is inflamed, this can really help with that
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Again, I take this every single day, but I do if I need to load up a little bit more
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or incorporate the seasoning turmeric into my diet. Probiotic supplement, because your gut health
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is directly related to your skin health. When you are breaking out, it's your skin's way of communicating
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and telling you something internally is going on. So really try to focus on probiotic
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and prebiotic rich foods and supplements that are going to fuel the good bacteria in your gut
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Also, back to the diet thing. If I can't incorporate enough vegetables
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like green vegetables and fruits into my diet to get a good balance of vitamins and minerals
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I will go ahead and supplement with greens. And I usually take it in combination with vitamin C
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Vitamin C is going to help your body absorb things faster and more efficiently
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So I just kind of like combine these two. In addition to the greens
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it also has an adaptogen blend, superfood blend, pre and probiotic blend
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and then also an antioxidant blend. So it has a bunch of great things in it
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And then I also load up on hibiscus tea. It's super rich, geez, it's super rich in vitamin C
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which is really good for your skin and the regeneration of your skin
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So yeah. Another thing you can incorporate into your diet when you're breaking out
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for probiotic and prebiotic rich foods is going to be kombucha. I'm vegan, so I do aqua kefir
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which is a vegan non-dairy version of kefir. And I also do a coconut yogurt or almond yogurt
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that's really rich in probiotics as well. You should also be drinking a ton of water
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to flush out any toxins from your body and to make sure that you're not dehydrated
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Okay, I hope that was helpful. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below
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and I will make sure to get back to you. Thanks for tuning in and I will see you in the next one
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