Healing Acne From The Inside Out, Overcoming Hormonal Imbalances, Misconceptions About Acne, and Finding a Skincare Plan That Works For You With Co-Founder and CGO of CLEARSTEM Skincare, Kayleigh Christina
Jan 29, 2024
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Guest Kayleigh Christina, Co-Founder and CGO of CLEARSTEM Skincare, discusses healing acne from the inside out and overcoming hormonal imbalances. Topics include misconceptions about acne, effective skincare tips for blackhead removal and exfoliation, the emotional impact of hormonal acne, and the importance of nutrition for healthy skin.
Stress, gut health, and nutrition play a crucial role in maintaining healthy skin.
Excessive B12, zinc, and vitamin D supplements may exacerbate hormonal acne.
Finding an acne specialist who considers root causes and provides personalized recommendations is essential.
Deep dives
The importance of holistic nutrition in improving skin health
Kaylee Christina, co-founder of queer stem, emphasizes the role of stress, gut health, and nutrition in maintaining healthy skin. She shares her personal experience with cystic acne and the changes she made to improve her hormone health and heal her skin.
The role of supplements in acne management
Kaylee discusses the potential impact of excessive B12, zinc, and vitamin D supplements on testosterone levels, particularly for individuals with acne-prone skin. She recommends staying within recommended daily values to avoid exacerbating hormonal acne.
The journey to finding effective acne solutions
Kaylee shares her personal struggle with acne and her experience with various doctors and treatments, including birth control, antibiotics, and even surgery. She highlights the importance of finding an acne specialist who considers the root causes of acne and provides personalized recommendations.
The link between gut health and skin health
Kaylee emphasizes the connection between gut health and skin health, emphasizing the need to address underlying gut issues as a means to improve acne. She recommends removing pore-clogging ingredients from one's diet and paying attention to the gut-supporting supplements and hydration.
Addressing skincare misconceptions and trends
Kaylee provides insights on various skincare trends, including the flaxseed and water combination and pimple patches. She recommends caution with these trends and emphasizes the importance of using high-quality skincare products without pore-clogging ingredients.
Episode 14: Today we are breaking down all of the misconceptions we hear about acne and skincare. With the help of Kayleigh Christina, the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of CLEARSTEM Skincare, we uncover what we could be doing in our everyday life that could be disrupting our hormones and triggering acne. Kayleigh is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist who battled with cystic acne in her 20s. After being told from multiple doctors that her only option was birth control or accutane, she decided that she was going to heal from the inside out. Through lab testing and developing a nutrition plan that works to support her, Kayleigh was able to heal her cystic acne and improve her overall health in just a few months. In this episode, Kayleigh helps us answer all of our questions we have been dying to know. Are pimple patches actually beneficial? Do we really need to change our pillowcase every night? Is vitamin B12 helping us prevent acne? We take a deep dive into the root cause of acne and discuss what supplements, foods, products, and trends could actually be disrupting our skin and what we can do instead to support it. Whether you are struggling with acne or not, this episode has incredible takeaways for your overall health. You are not going to want to miss this one!
You can learn more about Kayleigh Christina by following her on Instagram HERE.