How To Treat Fungal Acne

This video is gonna be all about skin how I treated these tiny little forehead bumps I had and they were really really annoying and I was actually very concerned about what was going on with my skin so after I discovered this skin condition that I had and figured out how to treat it to get rid of it I thought it would be a good idea to make a article because I know a lot of people struggle with this skin condition even though I don't think a lot of people have heard of the term it's very common I'm going to be putting up pictures on the screen of what my skin looked like before I even knew what this thing was called so the concentration of the breakout was really on my forehead I had these tiny bumps and texture on my forehead and it got really bad when I went to Armenia and I think not only with what I'm about to say I really think with the changes like the temperature changes the climate changes the air water food everything kind of affected my skin when I came back from Armenia that's when my skin was at its worst and I was really confused because I thought I was doing everything that you're supposed to do for good skin I was drinking lots of water. I was eating healthy I thought I had a pretty good skincare routine and my hygiene was great so I was really confused about why I kept having these bumps. Basically I came across this article/website/ encyclopedia I don't even know what it is honestly but it's basically a website this guy broke down everything you need to know about this problem I have a bunch of notes on my phone that  I took because there's a lot of information that I would like to share with you guys. 

I also wanted to just share my skin journey it's relevant and a lot of you have been asking me about my skin products I use how I maintain everything. so I'm gonna get into more about this actual skin condition basically if you have tiny bumps on your forehead on your-zone on your chin nose cheek forehead area even on your back not pimples bumps you might have a condition called Malassezia folliculitis. I'm gonna read off from here because I cannot keep this in my head it is a fungal type of skin break out that occurs when the hair follicle is infected and an overgrowth of yeast is present problem is it's not actually acne and a lot of people think that is acne even dermatologists misdiagnosed has acne but it's not actually acne it's like a fungal skin condition. I thought that it was just breakouts regular pimples stress pimples hormonal pimples but they were actually fungal yeast overgrowth if that makes sense the basic cause that I can summarize for you guys in non chemistry terms because this is all chemistry and science and you know. 

Basically the cause of these tiny forehead bumps is oils high sebum production stress / fatigue and products that trigger the growth of yeast also this fungal condition it's in the same family as seborrhea dermatitis, dandruff and everything of that nature so if you have dandruff I don't happen to have dandruff or seborrheic dermatitis it's essentially the same or similar thing but on the epidermis it's on the skin, so we're going to get into all the science stuff the educational stuff but I'm also gonna show you guys how to treat it by the way I am NOT a dermatologist I am NOT a licensed skin doctor, I am just going based off my own experiences and the information and research that I've done myself there's five basic factors when it comes to your skin and those five happened to be hormones hygiene skin care diet and lifestyle and stress, 

skin care was the main thing that triggered this whole malassezia firstly I'm gonna get into diet and lifestyle because I'm gonna get that out of the way a lot of you already know that I have been vegan for almost two and a half three years I would say approximately three years it's really important to have a healthy diet for your skin I know you've heard that everywhere but it really is a lot of people might think that okay what's a healthy diet what is actually good for your skin I already have adopted a Wholefoods plant-based diet and lifestyle so I was really confused about why I was having this issue because I've always had good skin and after going vegan my skin drastically improved I've always had pretty clear skin but any kind of skin issue I had breakouts pimples of that sort got much better my skin complexion was more even my face just looked a lot better you can eat chips for breakfast lunch and dinner and be considered vegan but that does not mean that you're healthy so we have to use logic here people eating chips is not healthy even though it's vegan so when we refer to as vegan we mean plant foods Whole Foods plant-based so if you're eating a lot of processed food. I know Oreos are vegan like obviously it's not gonna be good for you or chips the best advice. I can give you for diet is to stay hydrated drink lots of water. I know you hear that all the time it gets really annoying but it's the truth the best thing to do is to intake your fruit and vegetables and legumes nuts seeds these are some of the healthiest food so I've already adopted that so I was kind of past that but I'm definitely going to mention that to you guys because a lot of people may not know that and I help as many people as possible a lot of you might not know but dairy's one of the biggest culprits for skin conditions and other health issues but specifically acne dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis these are some of the issues just some of the issues caused by dairy consumption it's one almost twenty twenty and people still think that dairy is a health food and that it's healthy when it is really not dairy is not a health food and dairy is not even a human food so I would HIGHLY urge you guys to ditch dairy out of your diet out of your lifestyle and I won't get into the ethical issues related to dairy production but I will give you guys the health point of view dairy is likely the cause if you have a skin condition likely the cause of that skin condition especially cystic acne pustules because if you do your research dairy is essentially pus somatic cells galactose lactose even if you're getting lactose free you're getting all these naturally occurring hormones estrogen and don't fight me on soy having estrogen we will get into a whole other article about that but I highly urge you to switch to a plant-based alternative because it is healthier for you and it is better for the planet stress and fatigue is also a huge part of this problem so the way I kind of combat it malassezia was through yoga and meditation from the stress point of view I wanted to mention hygiene so I have pretty good hygiene but I switched to astatine pillowcase because I heard from research that it it doesn't absorb bacteria when you sleep as much as like a cotton pillow what does malassezia feed on fatty acids oils esters glyceride polysorbatesamino acids and a whole list of other things fatty acids from 11 to 24 should be avoided you can google that and just it will give you all the names of them and then when you go to buy something just make sure it doesn't have that also a lifesaver there is a website called see Sezia and essentially you put the name of the product along with the ingredients and it tells you if this will grow the fungus on your skin alsoI'm gonna say something that a lot of people don't want to hear that I didn't want to hear as well avoid coconut oil if you have Malassezia folliculitis and the issue was that I had coconut oil in every single product that I was using my gentle face cleanser by Kopari the coconut oil face cleanser that I love has coconut oil in it my facial spray had coconut oil in it so if you have this problem. I would suggest avoiding coconut oil as well as fermented products if you live in a hot climate a humid climate you're much more susceptible to malassezia because obviously yeast grows in heat and humid climate so cold is much better for the skin I always thought that washing skin with hot water or warmer water was much better cause you're getting itcleaner but it's actually not the case with this condition because the heat actually grows it and it disrupts the pH balance so if you're able to take cold showers or wash your face with cold water that's much better malassezia thrives in a pH range of 5.5 to 7.5 that's in comparison with a normal pH balance which is about 4.7 so as you can see 5.5 and 7.5 not 4.7 it's the two extremes that are the problem highly acidic and then highly alkaline I'm gonna get into some of the products I'm using that you guys could also buy if you have this problem I had to go through all my products and throw them out and buy new skincare products because all the products I was using were actually causing this issue like unfortunately I really hate to say this but my thatch water cream that I loved so much was causing this malassezia the first product that I'm going to be mentioning is the Vani cream gentle facial cleanser really good cleanser it's foaming it's dermatologist tested free of dyes fragrance masking fragrance lanolin and parabens formaldehyde and other preservatives it's just a really gentle cleanser and if you have sensitive skin like I do highly recommend the next product is the Thayer's natural remedies witch hazel aloe vera formula toner this is the original I also have the fragrance free one I would prefer the fragrance free one because fragrance can irritate your skin but this is just a basic toner you could also put witch hazel straight on your face if you wanted to like diluted it's really gentle and I just put this on a cotton pad and go over like the t-zone area it's really good for like a refreshing moisturize but you're still toning and kind of cleansing that area it's also really good after you've worn heavy makeup and you want to get rid of any residual makeup this is also like under $10 super affordable that Vani cream is about $10 I believe and this is as well for a mask I've been loving the salicylic acid 2% mask for blemish-prone skin by The Ordinary this is amazing it's basically salicylic acid andcharcoal and it's so good I saw a big difference my pores got smaller my complexion was a lot smoother and it kind of dried out those areas too so I love this by the ordinary they were kind enough to send me a bunch of their products I'm gonna show you first the moisturizer I've been using obviously after throwing out my Tatcha water cream I was like what am I gonna use to moisturize my skin because I have quite dry skin I found out that this is essentially the only oil that is malassezia safe it's called squalane notsqualene not to be confused with squalene with an e this is squalane with an a and this is plant-derived squalene if you need some sort of moisturizer,serum, facial oil, squalene is the best so I have two more serum-e type of products the first one I want to show it's not related to this fungal acne but it'shelped me with my skin so this is also by TheOrdinary it's alpha arbutin 2% + HA concentrated serum with 2% purified alpha Arbutin and hyaluronic acid it's a thick serum super thick if you have discoloration around your mouth your chin any kind of discoloration like that orange green blue purple I don't know this really really helps so I just kind of take a drop of this I take like one single drop of this and I just put it all over the area that I want to treat and it's been working really well and then the last product I've been usingalso not related to the skin condition but really really helpful in my skin regimen Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% it's essentially to control sebum production and blemish control usually what I do with this is I putit on my nose my chin and right like near my t-zone area where I get larger pores especially on my chin and my nose I'll take a little bit and it just reduces the pore size and my makeup has been going on a lot more smooth obviously so I've been using this guy for poor control and I love love love itI hope you guys didn't mind me constantly looking at my phone to remember all this information because it's a lot of stuff and I it's like I have a hard time remembering and even though I'm a student and I study science I learned so much I probably dedicated about two to three days just researching on this issue and finding products, calling the manufacturers of each skincare company talking to their manufacturing I'll definitely link everything that I used to help me figure out my skincare routine down below let me know if you guys would like me to do a skincare routine actually showing how I use the products along with the other skincare products I use obviously this is not my entire skincare routine I have some other products that I love and I use but these are the products I use just for this specific condition.

Thats all about is topic.hope you find this article helpful.Thanks for reading!