Cosmetics with Farah

Your skin barrier can struggle even when your skincare routine looks “perfect” with simple, barrier-supportive, anti-inflammatory, calming, and hydration-focused products.

Did your sleep change? Did your stress increase? Did you travel, get sick, start a new medication, enter a different phase of your cycle, or get exposed to something irritating?

Start tracking your patterns.

Is your cheek, jawline, and chin acne hormonal, lymphatic, or a combination of both?

Hormonal acne and lymphatic acne can show up in many of the same areas of the face, but they often follow slightly different patterns that can give you clues about what may be keeping your skin breaking out.

Hormonal acne tends to flare more predictably around certain stages of your cycle, while lymphatic congestion may be more persistent, uneven, or linger throughout the month.

And both can be happening at the same time.

When I work with acne clients, I look at your breakout patterns, cycle, inflammation, lymphatic drainage, gut and liver health, nutrients, and other internal factors to understand what may actually be keeping your acne active and what your skin needs to clear.

Hormonal acne is one of the most oversimplified types of acne.

There are so many different factors that can play a role in why hormone imbalances or normal hormonal fluctuations are triggering acne breakouts throughout your cycle.

Here’s a breakdown of some of the things I like to dive deeper into when helping clients heal their hormonal acne and understand what may actually be driving their breakouts.

Your skin and lymphatic system are more connected than most people realize. Consider this your reminder to support healthy lymph flow every single day.

A healthy complexion isn’t only created through skincare products. Daily movement, hydration, nourishment, and healthy lymph flow matter too.

A sluggish lymph system is highly linked to acne, congestion, skin texture, fine lines, wrinkles, loss of firmness, dullness, dehydration, redness, swelling, facial puffiness, and more.

Consider this your reminder to stop overlooking your daily caffeine intake when trying to achieve clear, healthy skin.

Your daily drinks can either provide hydration, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants or place more stress on an already depleted body.

Caffeine may not affect everyone the same way, but for many people, daily consumption can increase cortisol, inflammation, redness, sensitivity, and acne breakouts while contributing to dullness, dehydration, slower healing, and premature aging.

Rosacea and dermatitis flare-ups can be triggered by household items or environmental factors you’re exposed to daily.

It’s important to identify your triggers and track your skin symptoms each day so you can recognize patterns and better understand what may be causing your flare-ups. 📝

My 5 non-negotiables for clearing acne 👏🏼

You need to get on an effective skincare regimen that’s created specifically for your skin and acne needs, while also looking at your nutrient levels, lymphatic system, mental health, nervous system, hormones, gut, and liver to truly understand what could be keeping your acne active.

If you’re struggling with acne, these are some of the most important things you need to understand.

Clearing your skin takes the right products, consistency, patience, a healthy skin barrier, and addressing the internal imbalances that may be contributing to your breakouts. 🤍

If you struggle with sensitive and reactive skin, meaning you deal with constant inflammation, flare-ups, redness, stinging, itching, and more from regular skincare products or environmental factors, these are some of the best products to add to your routine.

When dealing with sensitive and reactive skin, the goal is to nourish, balance, repair the barrier and microbiome, and calm the skin. We don’t need aggressive actives, fragrances, essential oils, or other commonly irritating ingredients.

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