Beauty Tips For Body Care
Ugh. I've been dreading this post for weeks. The results are in and it's pretty definitive that sugar/wheat are the cause of my cystic, hormonal acne. (Scroll down for sugar section for TLDR).HORMONAL ACNE RANT/HISTORY After a rather traumatic skin experience with Mirena IUD -- think instantaneous explosion of deeply painful whiteheads and cystic acne across my face that got progressively worse over three months -- and subsequent removal of the device, I have been trying to get my poor skin back to its natural state which was still hormonal-acne-city but at least not a permanent state of chaos.Historically, oral birth control of any kind breaks me out even worse due to my intolerance of progestin. According to my OBGYN an estrogen-only or non-progestin birth control doesn't exist unless you go the hormone-free route with a copper IUD, but then that sort of defeats the purpose of using it to treat hormonal acne.SKINCARE ROUTINEAbout four months ago I revamped my skincare routine as follows: Morning Cetaphil face wash Cerave PM lotion Biore 50 SPF sunscreen MakeupEvening Miscellar water to remove makeup Cetaphil face wash Rotation of BHA or AHA or no exfoliant Cerave PM lotionMy skin was definitely happier, but I was still regularly breaking out with deep and painful whiteheads that immediately scarred my face regardless of popping, not popping, hydrocolloid bandages -- these NEVER worked for me -- spot treatment, etc. I used to think of them as hybrid cystic acne bc they started SO deep in my skin that they felt and acted like cystic acne but eventually would surface and come to a massive head. Goddamn those things were painful.GETTING DOWN TO SUGARTwo months ago I tried cutting out all dairy. No change. Then a month ago I finally got down to cutting out all sugar and wheat. Dear god, I have not had a single cystic-like breakout in four weeks!!! Two or three teeny tiny whiteheads that disappeared in a day with spot treatment, but nothing else. I've had my period which usually triggers the worst of it and NOTHING.Is this completely depressing to a sugar addict like me? Devastating. You have no idea how I've been dreaming of just crushing like a tub of frosting. I was really hoping it was just dairy, but alas.Just wanted to share in case there is someone else out there going through the same hormonal acne struggle. There is HOPE!
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