Top 7 tips for blemish-free skin

When you think of skin breakouts, you might wonder if it was something you put on your skin. Is a new skin product making your skin too oily, or could you be more vigilant about washing off makeup or sunscreen?

The truth is that many factors affecting skin health come from within. For example, a poor diet high in processed or junk food, poor digestive health, hormonal changes around your period or teenage years when hormone changes are rampant.

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Vitamin C – This is important for skin health as supports collagen and hyaluronic acid production for skin repair and moisture. Vitamins C also provides antioxidant support to help with environmental damage like sun and pollution. Most fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamin C, so another great reason to have plenty in your diet.

Bearing this in mind, here are our top seven tips for maintaining healthy, clear skin.

Look after your liver - Your liver’s job is to take the garbage out, but poor function means junk ends up dumped via the skin. Liver-supporting nutrients come from fresh fruit and vegetable, especially vegetables from the brassica family and green leafy vegetables. Minimise things that make the liver work harder, like junk food, sugar, coffee, alcohol and smoking. For extra liver support, some loving herbs include dandelion, milk thistle and globe artichoke.

Support hormone balance – Looking after your liver is very important for making sure hormone levels are kept in balance. Herbs like chaste tree can help support period breakouts and for teens evening primrose oil can be helpful for skin health and hormone support.

Water – This is important for keeping your skin hydrated and flushing toxins from the body. Ensure you have eight glasses of water daily, or add some delicious herbal teas.

Help your gut – Balancing gut flora can help with bloating, top up with probiotics or increase fermented foods like kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha and kefir. Gut bacteria also love fibre from fruit and vegetables.

Fat-soluble vitamins – Vitamin A is well known for supporting the balance of sebum, the oil produced by the skin. Too much sebum can lead to oily skin, and pores can get blocked. Vitamin A, along with Vitamin E, also supports skin healing. For healthy levels, think of orange fruit and vegetables and avocados.