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free skin care · Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:32 am

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Originally posted by Nemi
I get the occasional breakouts on the chin, and some of them are quite painful. Elsewhere, my skin is clear and my pores next to invisible.

Nemi, believe it or not you were describing my skin condition to a T !! To be exact, it was a concentration of painful, cystic zits in the chin area while the rest of my face remarkably remained a blemish free zone. This lasted for about 1.5 months and I was at my wits end trying to figure out what could be the cause.... it all started in December, the 'Silly Season' as we know it where the Xmas celebrations and parties mean lots of eating (more bad then good food) and drinking (the alcoholic kind and no water). On holidays I ate lots and lots of seafood (mainly prawns) and drank a lot of alcohol. At first I thought the break out was just due to the bad food consumption, as prawns are high in iodine which can cause break outs....coupled with the fact that I only drank alcohol and little to no water. This would have been true if the break out had cleared up after a few weeks... I then blamed it on my hormones as my periods were due... WRONG again as the cluster of the yellow 'eyes' hung around long after my period was over. I went on a detox kit, drinking lots of water and eating plenty of fruit and veggies... still the cysts relentlessly clung onto their lives on my chin ! Mad

Finally I took myself to the Heathfood store where a naturopath told me that I was congested... she explained that when you are constipated, the body can't eliminate waste efficiently like it's suppose to so it gets re-absorbed YUKKK ! Sad

and the cycle goes on and on until your liver can find a way to eliminate all the toxins.... BAD SKIN is a sure sign of a toxic body, ie. blemishes come from the inside. The body eliminates waste toxins in four main ways-- through the bowel, kidneys, lungs and skin. The skin is the largest organ of elimination you have so often people have a lot of problems with their skin because they are toxic on the inside. Many of these people suffer from constipation and in a desperate effort to cleanse itself, your body eventually pushes toxins out through the skin in the form of psoriasis and skin blemishes. Once the liver clears all the toxins out of the cells, organs and bloodstream, the skin will automatically clear-- the skin will change dramatically, it glows, the eyes are clearer, the whites whiter.

So armed with a bit more wisdom, I upped my fibre intake, drank (literally) litres of water a day, increased the excercise to speed up the metabolism rate a bit, and took an additional herbal supplement and got more REGULAR !! Very Happy

I'm so relieved I solved the mystery as I seriously couldn't figure out why my skin was behaving so badly when I was using the best skin care products !

So it's always good to go back to the very basics and like Alohagirl's and Babyfish's approach, look at what you're consuming or using or if something's changed in your routine. I never thought that skin reflects our inner health, but now I know that it does very much !!

The other 'useful' bit of information which I was also advised by the naturopath who correctly diagnosed my skin condition straight away was to be able to tell the cause of your zits. If zits occur on the forehead area, it is usually from the food that you eat-- hot, spicy, salty, sugary foods aren't too good. Zits which occur in the centre area of the face is due to hormones, and those on your chin is because you're likely to be congested. I can't be sure how true that is, but perhaps the aestheticians on EDS might care to confirm !

Sorry for the epic post but just thought I'd share the info just in case this little problem crops up for you ! There is a happy ending to this little story-- my skin's back to it's happy clear radiant self again, free of zits thank God !!

Summertimegirl x Very Happy

free skin care · Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:24 am

Great story, summertimegirl. Thanks for sharing it!

I agree there's a big connection between what you eat and how you look. I once met a guy with the white part of his eyes the brightest white I'd ever seen. (He worked in a health food store!) And just today I met a man and wife with the clearest, most radiant skin. (Both are vegetarian health food nuts!)

I feel inspired now. May I ask what kind of herbal supplement you took?

--Alohagirl:P

free skin care · Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:59 am

Hi Summertime Girl
I'm glad that your skin has finally cleared. Don't you just walk around with an extra spring in your step when you know your skin is clear and smooth?

I think that "diagnosis" that you shared about zits on the specific areas on our face is quite accurate. I, for one, am constantly plagued with zits on my forehead - big angry ones:mad: AND, I loovvve spicy food - I eat my noodles with extra hot Thai chilli. NOW, I know why the zits never really go away - but I am not sure I am willing to give up the chillis.

Thanks
Jenny;)

Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:50 am

hi summertime girl and nemi,
i have also suffered from the chin condition, and i really mean suffered!!! I do not know what to do about it. i know about congestion, have even been on a strict liver cleansing diet, drink heaps of water etc, but i still get these extremely painful blind pimples/cysts. They last for at least a month but then a mark remains which sort of looks like bruising for about 4-6 months. This is the sole problem with me skin, i have no idea what to try next.

I have keep up a pretty good skin care routine for years, use exf & masks, have just changed from ella bache products to dermalogica.

Does anyone have any ideas, maybe some spot treatments, I'm willing to try anything!!!!!!!!

Cheers xxx

free skin care · Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:33 pm

You're welcome Alohagirl! It's so true that you are what you eat, being 'bogged' up (sorry!:P) is not a good thing. At least I know now that if my body's not 'clearing the way' neither is my skin! Wink

I really love bright whites in eyes, it shows good health.

The herbal supplement I'm taking is one by MediHerb "Clivers Complex" and the naturopath prescribed it as a good one to take. They're an Australian co. and you can check out their site http://www.mediherb.com.au there's some good info on that site!

Hi Jenny-- there sure is more of spring in my step!! Very Happy

I feel a LOT better now thanks ! Hehee! You've got a partiality to hot chillies as well-- afterall we're Asian aren't we?! Very Happy

I cut them fresh over my noodles, and use them to flavour virtually everything except dessert ! Wink

:P Did you know they're the best for keeping your weight down-- yeah! the chemical in the chillies helps speed up your metabolism....but yes hot spicy foods are a bit of a culprit for my zits too when I overindulge. :P

Hello Athan! and welcome to the forum Very Happy

. I know, zits on the chin area is especially more painful and very annoying when the other area of your face is clear! Mad

I hated it and what's worse is when nothing you do seems to clear it. Sad

I'm surprised that you went on a strict liver cleansing diet and that failed-- I thought those, along with treatments like colonic irrigation are meant to yield good results..... I didn't actually go on a proper liver cleansing diet (you have to adhere to a certain diet and with my work it wasn't possible to be strict!), I just went on my own detox home 'kit' of juicing fruit and veggies, getting fibre for 'roughage' in the mornings and yes lots of water. That along with the herbal supplement has really helped me. (I also take a silica formula called Nutralife Silicaplex 5000 Plus which is meant to help the condition of my hair, skin and nails).

Please excuse the pun but if the process of elimination of your routine-- like looking at your diet, skin care routine for your skin type, hormones, medication you could be taking, even habits such as resting your hands on your chin when working in front of computer and transfering bacteria...fails to shed light you might like to do what I did and visit a healthfood store. I was lucky that there was a naturopath working at the one I visited and she offered some really great advice. A chat with your doctor or derm would help too of course.

I hope you're getting good results with the switch to Dermalogica. Wink

You might also like to try MD Formulations Clearing Complex as a spot treatment. Some of the ladies on the forum love this product and say it's effective to help dry up zits. Here's a thread on it.

http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1137

Summertimegirl xx:D

Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:55 pm

Quote:

Originally posted by summertimegirl
If zits occur on the forehead area, it is usually from the food that you eat-- hot, spicy, salty, sugary foods aren't too good. Zits which occur in the centre area of the face is due to hormones, and those on your chin is because you're likely to be congested. I can't be sure how true that is, but perhaps the aestheticians on EDS might care to confirm !

Wow, thanks for sharing that Summertimegirl! That's really interesting. Especially since when I do get the occasional big pimple it's always either on my forehead or on my chin.

I'm off to go fill up my water bottle Very Happy

Thanks again for sharing!
Mabsy

Thu Feb 12, 2004 2:45 am

Thanks summertimegirl,
i'll definately try the MDF clearing complex, and a new natropath, and a doctor if i have too.
I must comment on the knowledge of all the ladies on the forum, I am overwhelmed, you are all amazing!!!
Half my friends don't understand my passion for skincare and products, now i have somewhere to feed it.

Thanks again.

free skin care · Thu Feb 12, 2004 4:58 am

Hi Summertimegirl

Chillies Twin????:P:P:P

free skin care · Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:07 pm

Might be worth giving the whole detox thing a try. BUT: I am on a pretty healthy diet already, since I have a very sensitive stomach, and I am trying to drink at least two liters of water a day. I don't smoke, drink very little alcohol, and eat much fruits and vegetables. I have heard that spots on your chin is often due to hormones (I am on the pill), so we will probably just have to cope with it.

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