sovereignsdaughter

By the yearly sales of moisturizers in this country alone, you would never know that only 10% of the world's entire population actually has genetically dry skin. The rest of us with dryness issues all have ** dehydrated ** skin.  The problem is, the skincare industry often doesn't seem to understand this concept.  The result?  Genetically oily skin that's leaching water all day long gets lubricated with heavy, often pore-clogging, moisturizers instead of hydrated, and truly dry skin still doesn't get the replenishment of lipids, cholesterol or water that it loses all day long, either.  How does this relate to the possibility that your skin isn't actually sensitive?  If you have Adult Acne, or even just raw, irritated skin, it's actually not a safe assumption that breaking out from products means your skin is sensitive! Dehydrated skin can get "torn apart" just by being dried out, leading to a sensitivity that has nothing to do with anything systemic ...

I wrote about the connection between various foods and Adult Acne breakouts . Naturally, the time around Valentine's Day brings up questions about the chocolate-breakout connection. Dermatologists have long poo-pooed the idea that there is a connection between the two, and I think it's because the focus was always on the chocolate -- that is, the cocoa.  There's more here than meets the eye! Think about this: when are you most likely to eat chocolate? Around your period!   And when do you break out the most?  You get the idea... However , and this is a big however, with mounting evidence that there is indeed a connection between dairy and some acne conditions, and between sugar and increased inflammation in the  body leading to worsening of existing acne conditions,  chocolate is starting to be seen under a new light. Considering that most Valentine's Day gifts are in the form of milk chocolate, let's examine dairy first... The most common claim that I hear...