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Seven Reasons Your Skin is Breaking Out
One of the longest-running battles in my life has been the quest for clear skin. It started in middle school with a pimple here and there and escalated quickly into a full-blown pizza face by high school. It didn’t help that my only solution to my acne was covering it with makeup and washing it all the time with a cleanser that, unbeknownst to me, was way too harsh for my youngin skin. Since then I have scoured the web, my kitchen cabinets, and the beauty section at every store that sells skincare in an attempt to figure out how to get glowing, crystal clear skin. Needless to say, I learned a thing or two along the way and I hope my years of trial and lots of error can jump start your skincare journey.
- Dehydration
By now you know that water is crucial to having a fully functioning, healthy body and the same applies to your skin. When you are dehydrated your body loses the ability to properly self-regulate, which for your skin means that it’s going to overproduce sebum, resulting in acne and clogged pores. Your skin produces this sebum to try and re-hydrate itself but the result is not the glowing skin you’re hoping for but rather pimples and blackheads.
2. Diet/ Nutrition
Your diet plays a major role in everything you do whether it’s the quality of sleep you are getting, how your hormones are…
