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Having battled with blemishes for 13 years, Amy specialises in the natural treatment of acne. Skyn Therapy helps others to identify the root cause of their skin problems and achieve a beautiful, clear complexion for good.

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Does EVERYTHING seem to break you out?! This is a

Does EVERYTHING seem to break you out?! This is a big sign your body is chronically inflamed and unless you address the root cause of your inflammation, those pesky breakouts aren't going to go away!

What's your biggest food worry when it comes to ac

What's your biggest food worry when it comes to acne?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Despite being androgen sensitive, dairy and sugar don't have a huge impact on my skin as long as I eat a balanced diet (hello 80:20 rule!) The biggest issue I face when it comes to my skin is, without a doubt, too much inflammatory omega-6 oils and not enough omega-3 from fish oil. Too much omega-6 can trigger large, cystic pimples in a matter of hours for me whereas I could eat a full bag of milk chocolate buttons and not have a single skin issue.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I used to be SO stressed out about food to the point it made me miserable. But I have since learned that foods like sugar, dairy and gluten DON'T CAUSE ACNE in a healthy body so the aim shouldn't be to kill yourself on a restrictive diet, but instead create a healthy BALANCE where you prioritise good foods, but still allow yourself to enjoy treats WHILST focusing of the root cause of your acne.

One of the biggest mistakes I see when it comes to

One of the biggest mistakes I see when it comes to using Benzoyl Peroxide is that many people think of it as a “spot treatment” when in fact is a “spot preventative”. A spot begins to form up to 100 days before it appears on the skins surface as a big red pimple! If you only apply Benzoyl Peroxide to active zits then you are FAR FAR FAR too late to break the cycle of spots! The damage has been done and there’s not a huge amount you can do to make that spot disappear quickly...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Head over to my latest blog post to read other mistakes people make when using Benzoyl Peroxide and how you can utilise this effective acne treatment without any of the nasty side effects!

For as long as I have had my blog, my ethos has be

For as long as I have had my blog, my ethos has been “when in doubt, leave it out!” This included the use of Benzoyl Peroxide as a topical ingredient for treating acne.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’ll admit, when I first started my blog I was vehemently anti-BP because I was ALL about being 100% natural! As my business (and myself!) have matured over the years, I’ve done countless research and a tonne of experimentation and my initial opinion on the use of Benzoyl Peroxide has changed quite significantly.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I now believe Benzoyl Peroxide CAN be a really important part of managing adult acne – especially if you have skin that is prone to excess oil production and congestion. With this in mind, I wanted to write a post to explain my change of opinion.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Head over to the link in my bio to read my latest blog post where I look at the mistakes people make when using Benzoyl Peroxide and how you can overcome those hurdles and use this acne treatment as an effective part of your skin care routine!

Woo! My oil cleansers from Roccoco finally arrived

Woo! My oil cleansers from Roccoco finally arrived, I cannot wait to remove the day's SPF and make-up safe in the knowledge that it is totally acne safe!

Check E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. you put on your skin! :

Check E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. you put on your skin!
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One of my favourite tools is the @SkinCarisma Ingredient Analyser - it's fab for checking problematic ingredients for oily/acne skin!

Are you struggling with constant negative thoughts

Are you struggling with constant negative thoughts when it comes to your skin?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you feel anything less than pure love when you look at yourself in the mirror, then you need to start being a little kinder to yourself as you will never be able to heal what you hate!

Still obsessed with this SPF and how it keeps my s

Still obsessed with this SPF and how it keeps my skin free from shine... All. Damn. Day!

'But I do yoga twice a week!"
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Sorry hun, that's not enough! Our lives have never been more stressful. Even taking the events of 2020 out of the equation, we're still in a constant state of stress and just like acne, you have to approach it from multiple angles to get the best results!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Are you looking at the bigger picture when it comes to stress management?

I was coaching a client on Monday and talking abou

I was coaching a client on Monday and talking about stubborn acne rosacea and what other options there are to reduce inflammation in the skin. One of the things we spoke about was LED light therapy!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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LED light therapy has been shown to reduce inflammation, stimulates the production of collagen and increases circulation. It's incredible for post acne marks but it's also touted as being one of the most effective treatments for rosacea.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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After my client 1-2-1, I went and had a little research into LED light therapy specifically for rosacea and discovered that Red, Yellow/Amber and Green LED lights are the most effective at calming the skin and reducing rednesses in rosacea sufferers.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I originally bought the Project E Beauty one which is available on Amazon and is a great starter one as it's more affordable! Later on I was gifted the Aurora one which is more of an investment but it is SOOO good - it's stronger LED so you only need to do it for 20 minutes at a time and it's rechargeable so you can walk round the house and do other stuff while wearing it!

Stress management isn’t just about ADDING deep b

Stress management isn’t just about ADDING deep breathing and meditation to your daily routine, you also need to CUT out crap too!
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Out of the four above, what are YOU most guilty of? My biggest issue is definitely being too much of a people pleaser and saying yes, even when all I want to do is scream NO!

Do your spots take forever to go away? This is a B

Do your spots take forever to go away? This is a BIG sign of chronic stress and not only does it dramatically slow healing, it will also increase oil production and makes breakouts bigger, redder and much more painful!
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Is belly breathing part of your daily routine for clear skin, or are you still in denial that stress is a key trigger for your acne?

Are you making any of these cleansing mistakes? 👇 Pop me a cleansing question in the comments below and let me help you maximise your cleansing routine! 🧖🏼‍♀️

💍🥂🎈🎂 Here’s to turning 30 and being

💍🥂🎈🎂 Here’s to turning 30 and being more sassy, more wild and MORE ENGAGED!! Little did I know that 5 minutes after my birthday skinny dip, my soulmate and best friend of 12 years would ask me to marry him!! (Luckily I was able to put my clothes back on first as getting down on one knee while naked = big 70s bush in the face..!) 😂

As my NEW HUSBAND-TO-BE said, friendship comes in many different forms and there are a lot of you here who I may never have met but consider you as a friend and wanted to share our happy news!

Love and hugs,
The FUTURE “Amy Arch”! 😍🥂🎉

Imagine if someone spoke to you in the same way yo

Imagine if someone spoke to you in the same way you speak to yourself every time you look in the mirror?
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That would be classed as bullying, right? Bullying is repetitive behaviour that is intended to hurt someone, either physically or emotionally. Are you not bullying yourself when you say nasty things about your skin? Regardless of whether you say those things out loud or in your head.
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Anyone who has been bullied by others knows the pain and stress it causes - your body DOESN’T CARE if it's someone else bullying you or if you are the one bullying yourself with your harsh words - your brain will still respond in the same way and send out signals that it's being abused and under threat...therefore increasing cortisol, lowering immunity, increasing oil production, increasing redness, damaging skin barrier and so much more!
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No one wants to be labeled as a bully, so make a pact to be kinder to yourself today, tomorrow and everyday from now!

Using the @breetheapp free trial to take 20 minute

Using the @breetheapp free trial to take 20 minutes at the beginning and end of each day to improve my mindset, combat stress, reduce anxiety, improve sleep and build self-esteem.
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Switching off, having a healthy work/life balance and being happy in my skin has never come easy to me. The whole time I struggled with acne I was constantly looking for a supplement or a skin care product that would “fix me”. It took 13 years of experimenting and DUTCH test results that revealed crazy high cortisol levels that I finally stopped searching for that miracle cure in a bottle and started focussing on the final fundamental step of acne healing: emotional health.
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Don’t make the same mistake I did and waste years searching for acne cures in all the wrong places... Start working on your emotional health TODAY.

You might not want to accept it right now, but you

You might not want to accept it right now, but your low self-esteem is the biggest stress on your body and therefore your skin. FACT.

How many awesome memories are you collecting in is

How many awesome memories are you collecting in isolation?
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Yes, we’re all in a crummy situation right now but that shouldn’t stop us from living our life to the full and laughing till our bellies ache, right?!
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Moments after this picture was taken, John decided to strip off his clothes and walk through the rest of the field in just his boxers and Dr. Martens, holding his jeans above his head so they didn’t get covered in Rapeseed pollen! I WISH I got a picture but I didn’t have my phone on me and OBVIOUSLY John didn’t trust me with his...😂 I’m so lucky that my lockdown buddy is possibly the funniest person on this planet, but the image of him going above and beyond to protect his beloved denim is one that will make me giggle forever!
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What’s made you laugh during lockdown? Share your stories in the comments below!

⏩ Swipe right to see what acne healing ACTUALLY

⏩ Swipe right to see what acne healing ACTUALLY looks like!
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One of the biggest misconceptions I see about healing acne naturally is that if you change one thing, like eating more healthy, your acne will go away...Ha! If ONLY it was that easy!?
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20 years ago this may have been possible but due to modern living there are so many factors that contribute to acne. This is also why treatments such as Accutane can no longer guarantee clear skin for life - these days there are just SO MANY more factors disrupting our bodies and allowing acne to take over.
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There is no single cure for acne, it's a multifactorial disease with many different layers. The only way to truly clear your acne is to attack it from every possible angle and at every different stage of acne formation. Yes, eating more healthy foods and cutting out the junk will likely improve your skin, but if you don't consider and act upon every possible option then there's a big chance that you'll never get fully in control of your acne.

POWDER FOUNDATION - it’s all about the prep and

POWDER FOUNDATION - it’s all about the prep and technique!
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Loose powder mineral foundations get a bad rep but when applied correctly they can create amazing long lasting coverage. Plus, many are completely acne safe unlike liquid foundations which can contain waxes, oils and other pore-clogging ingredients which can exacerbate acne.
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Today I’m sharing 4 tricks to help make mineral foundations your new best friend!
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1) Prime your skin well. I’m not a big fan of conventional primers as the less layers I put on my skin the better, but a sunscreen containing silicone will do the exact same job as any primer by blurring out fine lines and scars and creating a nice smooth base to apply your mineral foundation. I’m currently using @mdsolarsciences Mineral Creme SPF30 and it works great as sun protection and primer in one.
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2) Use a large kabuki brush to buff the foundation in to your skin using circular motions. You can build up this base layer as much as you want but I recommend less is more at this stage.
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3) Use a mini/precision kabuki brush to go in the areas that need extra coverage. This step can take some time depending on the amount you are trying to conceal but this is the step to take your time! Work the foundation by buffing it into the skin using small circular motions again. Once you’re happy with the coverage, use the big kabuki to dust a buff a final layer over the top to blend everything together!
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4) This is my best kept secret for mineral power - spritz a fine mist over your skin and allow to dry. Any facial mist will do, it doesn’t have to be fancy! The mist will knock back that powdery look that a lot of people want to avoid with mineral foundations and gives your skin a nice dewy finish!

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