How to Detox your Skin from the Inside Out Naturally
Are you tired of dealing with embarrassing pimples popping up that make you feel self-conscious? You don’t want to show your face at your workplace, on date nights, or even at big events like weddings? If so, it’s time to ditch those unsuccessful creams and face washes and learn how to detox your skin from the inside out naturally!
Why you’re having acne and skin issues in your 30s and 40s
You thought acne struggles stopped when you graduated high school, right? But here you are, in your mid-years, and you’re still struggling with the embarrassment of blemishes, painful pimples, and possibly full-blown acne. Those nightmare days are caking on makeup to cover pimples didn’t end when you crossed the stage.
But why?
Why are you still struggling with acne in your 30s and other skin issues? It could be several reasons...and a “dirty” face that needs to be stripped with products typically isn’t one of them. However, underlying toxic accumulation, poor diet, and imbalanced hormones causing havoc within your body could be!
Why face washes and creams aren’t the answer and why you should detox the skin instead
These products just cover up the underlying ROOT cause of your skin problems. Since these skin care products simply act as a bandaid, your skin issues will continue to reappear time and time again.
If you want lasting relief from acne, rashes, dry skin, or blemishes, you need to address the underlying imbalances and dysfunctions by doing a skin detox. Plus, when you do this, you’re setting your skin and health up for glorious healthy aging! And what woman doesn’t want beautiful glowing skin, even into their golden years?
So, now are you wondering, “how do I detox my skin from the inside out naturally? Let’s get to it!
How to detox your skin from the inside out naturally
A skin detox doesn't have to be intimidating or complicated. It can actually be incredibly refreshing and allow you to give yourself a little love and self-care.
Forgo All Skin Makeup for a Minimum of 3 Days
If you want to detox the skin, you can’t be adding more toxins to it, right? If you are currently using toxic makeup products (which most products do contain toxic ingredients), those products could actually be contributing to breakouts. Give your skin time to breathe and regulate. This will help support your skin detox from the get-go.
Use Natural, Solo Ingredient Products
Head to your kitchen and grab natural products from your pantry. Yes, I’m being serious. Try out different organic oils in your pantry and swap them out with your typical cleanser. Olive oil, avocado oil, and coconut oil are great alternatives. Give them a try and see what one works best for you and your skin.
If you have oily skin, adding natural oil can help! This might sound counterintuitive, right? But here’s why it works. If you attempt to combat oily skin with face washes that strip the oil away, your body will think that your face doesn't have enough oils to protect itself and so it produces more. Hence, why your skin continues to become more oily during the middle of the day.
Adding coconut oil before bed is a great way to keep your face hydrated. It may seem a bit much right when you put it on, but in the morning, your skin will glow. The book, Skin Cleanse: The Simple, All-Natural Program for Clear, Calm, Happy Skin, has awesome natural skin detox recipes to try. Note - coconut oil can be heavy on the pores so check after using to see if it’s too much for you.
Ditch All Refined Sugar and Processed Foods
Refined sugars and processed foods are all inflammatory to your body which can contribute to breakouts and redness on your skin. Ditching these foods is the #1 thing you must do. The frozen meals, nighttime chippies, and ice cream treats gotta go. Swap them with other yummy whole food treats instead. I promise there are healthy options that aren’t filled with inflammatory oils and a bunch of loaded sugars.
Eat Organic Whole Foods
Fueling your body with whole foods is a natural way to detox the skin and address embarrassing skin blemishes, pimples, and redness. Eating an abundance of colorful fruits, vegetables, greens (spinach, kale, parsley, and cilantro), and especially cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts) will help support your detox system and get those excess hormones and toxins out of your body naturally.
These foods can also help reduce inflammation and provide your body beta-carotene, which neutralizes free radicals. They also provide vital minerals and nutrients (like omega-3s, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamins B, C, and E), giving your skin that radiant look.
Swap Your Vino for Lemon Water
Ditching alcohol is one of the best skin detox practices you can implement. Alcohol puts extra stress on your liver, which is one of your main detox organs. When you aren't bombarding it with unnecessary stress, it can do its job more efficiently at removing other toxins that are contributing to your acne and skin issues.
Lemon water supports detoxification and helps to create an alkaline environment to balance the pH levels in your body, reducing skin inflammation and redness.
Embrace Your Lovely Naked Face + Be Patient
If you’re used to wearing makeup all the time and feel unattractive without it, use this time to really get used to looking at yourself in the mirror with a naked face (sans makeup). It will take some time to get used to it, but the more you look at yourself while saying loving, positive affirmations, the more you will come to love the skin you’re in. You won’t rely on products that cause imbalances to your skin microbiome, and you can feel confident doing so!
Learn how to detox your skin from the inside out naturally with an Integrative Health Coach!
If you want to truly get to the root of your skin issues and acne and learn how to detox your skin from the inside out naturally, working with a functional health coach is the way to go. Together, we can get your body back into balance and get it glowing and clear again!
Sign up for a discovery call to learn more about our Detox Your Life - a 6-week small group coaching program or one-to-one coaching.