Fungal Acne & The Skin Detox Pathway

Our skin is a dynamic organ, constantly interacting with our environment and reflecting the state of our internal health. One of the key factors in maintaining clear, healthy skin is supporting its natural detox pathways, especially when dealing with persistent symptoms like fungal acne. In this blog, we’ll delve into how fostering a healthy gut microbiome can positively impact your skin, discuss methods to support your skin’s detox pathway, and explore the consequences of sabotaging these natural functions.

Fungal Acne & The Skin Detox Pathway Connection

Our skin organ is a paradox. It must serve as an environmental barrier while simultaneously as a hallway in order to allow toxins passage to exit our bodies. Remembering that our skin is a detoxification organ allows us to address the root internal issue and supports how our skin is a detox pathway for our internal organs. Our skin is one and the same as our insides. We have the microbiome we deserve based on our food, emotional state, and environment. Our skin’s detox pathway is powerful and essential to internal health.  Fascinatingly, when our skin’s detox pathway is open, functioning, and existing in this self-purifying state this makes for the most bright, clear, and glowing skin. 

How To Support Our Gut Microbiome

I talked a lot about this in one of my previous blogs, so check it out if you want to learn more about the soil, gut-skin connection.

How To Support Our Skin Detox Pathway 

To support your skin’s natural ability to clear itself, it’s best to avoid conventional acne and anti-aging products. These products can ironically impede your skin’s ability to effectively eliminate congestion, as they are often highly inflammatory and can disrupt your skin’s self-cleansing function. By nurturing your skin’s natural cleansing process, you provide it with the resources needed to release significant accumulations, like pimples, with ease. If a pimple takes longer than three days to heal, it may indicate that your skin is “congested,” and adopting a holistic approach to skin health can greatly improve its condition.

So, how can you eliminate skin congestion and impurities? Focus on hydration, barrier restoration, topical Dermal Nutrients, and professional extractions. At the same time, discontinue all conventional skin care products to avoid diverting energy away from the deep detoxification process. This medi-holistic skin resurfacing approach will transform your skin, making it self-cleansing and clear.

What Happens To Our Skin When We Sabotage Our Skin’s Detox Pathway?

• It’s not worth it to dehydrate our skin in order to temporarily hide symptoms.  Dehydrated skin does not function correctly.  
• Sebaceous oil can’t make it to the surface of the skin quickly so it breeds bacteria.
• Blackheads and milia will begin to build up underneath dehydrated skin essentially “constipating” it.
• Dehydrated skin is more likely to burn because of a compromised acid mantle barrier.
• Dehydrated skin will develop wrinkles sooner.
• Dehydrated skin is more likely to sunburn thus increasing collagen loss.

Skin Advice To Avoid:

• Keep Skin Clean and Dry: Regularly apply your skin care to remove sweat and oils, and ensure it stays dry, especially in humid conditions.
• Use Non-Comedogenic Products: Opt for skin care products that do not clog pores. Look for labels that say “non-comedogenic” or “oil-free.”

Skin Advice To Listen To:

• Feed, water, protect, detox, reset, and trust your own skin.
• Resource your skin with topical Dermal Nutrients so your skin gets a superpower to regenerate itself.
• Hydrate your skin. Support its barrier function and acid mantle with a dense moisturizer. Learn everything you can about your internal microbiome. Make dietary changes. Get a Deep Pore Cleansing Facial to support your skin’s release function.

Get Your Skin Detox Pathway In Check

When it comes to our bodies and our skin we need to shift our thinking away from toxins going  “down and in“ and towards visualizing toxins going “up and out.”