Beautiful Skin Requires Oxygen and Acid

Make-up DOESN'T cause breakouts.  Eating greasy foods does NOT cause breakouts......It's your skin-care regime that will PREVENT breakouts from occurring in the first place. "CTM" (cleanse tone moisturize) twice per day, morning and night. Then exfoliate 2-3 times per week with either an *acid or a granular exfoliator (I'm partial to acid exfoliators, particularly Alpha or Beta Hydroxy acids).  The key to beautiful skin is clean skin, but "clean" doesn't end with soap and water. The key to beautiful skin lies with the dynamic-duo of oxygen and acid. You must encourage oxygen to penetrate the hair follicles in order to keep skin fit, that is why exfoliation is essential. Exfoliation encourages cell turn-over and flush out impacted follicles. Acne and bacteria are anaerobic and cannot survive in oxygen, but oxygen isn't the only factor; healthy skin is acidic as well (5.5 on the pH scale is a skin-friendly place to be). To keep skin pH balanced and on the acid curve, you must tone immediately after cleansing; the primary job of a toner is to encourage acidity. 

Beauty Tip: To further prevent bacteria from setting camp on your skin, always dry the face with a tissue or cotton. Towels harbor bacteria that will negate a good skin-care regime. Unless the towel used is washed in bleach and laundered in between each facial washing, I recommend blotting the face dry with a tissue. This is the single most piece of skin care advice that I offer to my clients on a daily basis. Something as seemingly insignificant as "how we dry our face after washing", can make a major impact on the health of our skin.

1. Cleanse. 2. Dry with a tissue. 3.Tone. 4. Moisturize. It's a simple regime that can be life changing for those who struggle with keeping their skin on a healthy track. Clean, oxygenated, acidic skin will NEVER break out, so go ahead and eat your chocolate :) 

--CIAO for now  xo

*For more on how to keep skin healthy and acne free, visit  my blog posts: Exfoliate,  Keep Skin Acidic, Skin Care-101,  Sugar is Acne's Fertilizer  and  Acne: Be Proactive.

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