{"id":306,"date":"2023-03-26T18:40:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T01:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yabeauty.local\/?p=306"},"modified":"2023-04-04T01:25:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T08:25:43","slug":"acne-or-allergy-reactions-to-fermented-ingredients-in-skincare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yabeauty.local\/skincare\/acne-or-allergy-reactions-to-fermented-ingredients-in-skincare\/","title":{"rendered":"Acne or Allergy: Can Fermented Skincare Cause Acne Breakouts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For man years, I’ve been trying to figure out why I can’t get into skincare, why each time I tried, I just end up breaking out and looking worse than before. Finally, I stumbled upon something\u2014ferments. So I set out to figure out the answer: can fermented skincare cause acne breakouts? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever wanted to get into skincare, but felt that your skin simply looked better when you were not<\/em> using any skincare products? That somehow when you started trying to use these products that promise better skin, it somehow, actually just makes it worse because you start breaking out? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using makeup or skincare products with ingredients you are allergic to can cause reactions you don’t anticipate. In this post, I will share a little about my skincare journey and how I discovered that what was causing my breakouts was not hormones, diet, or stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Common Causes for Acne Breakouts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The most discussed and known causes for pimples are hormones, stress-induced, poor sleep cycles, fungal acne, comedogenic ingredients, sweat, diet, and purging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the left<\/strong>: I have experienced hormonal and stress-induced acne in the past\u2014and it was not<\/em> pretty. Absolutely awful, really. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally seeing a dermatologist fixed my issues. So long as you do your best to avoid picking your skin, you can recover with almost no scarring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you suffer from bad acne, first of all, please definitely see a dermatologist. Do as much research as you can online, maybe check out some threads on Reddit, but absolutely find a reputable dermatologist. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It might take time to see results, and sometimes, unfortunately, the first diagnosis may not be the correct answer\u2014but be patient, trust that it will get better, and don’t let it get you down. More stress will just make it worse! Know that having a plan is already a first step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, common causes like hormones, bad sleep cycles, diet, and stress may not always be the answer. If you are not experiencing any of those, if you typically have good skin, and suddenly when you start to try out skincare, makeup, or new hair products, and you start to have pimples, you might be wondering, “Why am I breaking out?”\u2014the answer is yes, you might have an allergic reaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Good Skin without Skincare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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After healing from my acne days, my skin has been relatively good over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other than the occasional monthly hormonal or stress-induced acne, or times when I’m stressed and crunching at work, my skin has been healthy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the right<\/strong>: this is how my skin looked after recovering from my acne days. There are some bits of redness and darkness around my nose and under my lips, but overall, it looked healthy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So from time to time, I’ve wanted to get into skincare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was for a combination of reasons: wanting to start on prevention, but also wanting to make my skin look better\u2014because advertising has told us that our skin can always look better\u2014but each time I started on some skincare product, I always ended up having some sort of reaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started getting an impression that, whatever it is, my skin always looked worse when I used skincare<\/strong>. So I kind of just stopped trying. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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3. Rare and Uncommon Causes for Breakouts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic came around and beauty advent calendars were abound. I really wanted to pamper myself with some self-care, so this time I thought, by whatever means, I’m going to find some products that don’t break me out! I’m going to figure this out! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know I experienced a different type of reaction and breakouts when I used skincare, I could just couldn’t figure out what it was. None of these common causes like hormones or stress really fit with what I was seeing on my face or how I was living. So I started learning to log my skincare routine and usage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And after months of testing (and now over 2 years of doing this), I have finally learned that my reactions and breakouts were linked to a very common type of ingredient in all skincare\u2014ferments (well, and coconuts, but that’s another post, for another time!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve written about my reactions to fermented ingredients<\/a> a few times on my Instagram<\/a>. But I figured it\u2019s good to put it all together in one place on my blog. If you’re going through the same thing as me, I hope you were able to find this post and know that you are not alone. Below are some of my findings: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. How to Find Out What Ingredients I’m Allergic to When Trying New Skincare? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One of the most common things we hear about trying new skincare and breaking out is that we might be purging\u2014but ask any dermatologist, and resources online will confirm that breakouts from purging should only happen with actives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was not always the case for what I was using. So I began recording my skin conditions and filtering out what products I reacted to so I could find the common cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each time I started a new product, I made sure to do the following steps: <\/p>\n\n\n\n