My recommendations: kitchen essentials for acne
On this page, I’ve compiled a huge resource of all my favourite kitchen essentials for acne healing in the US and UK. For those in other parts of the world, many of these products (or similar alternatives) will be available worldwide, so I recommend giving the items a Google and seeing if you can find them closer to home. Most of the recommendations below are products that I used myself on a daily basis and highly recommend.
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u.s.a – kitchen essentials for acne prone skin
Pressure Cooker – my favourite appliance for tender, slow cooked foods in under an hour. You can also make fantastic bone broth in just 2 hours: Instant Pot DUO
Glass Blender – for smoothies, fatty teas, soups and sauces: Cuisinart CBB-550SS or Waring WPB05
Smoothie Blender – for smoothies and sauces: Nutri Bullet or Nutri Ninja (while these are great, I personally prefer a high powered glass blender so it can be used for hot liquids too!)
Travel Blender – for smoothies and shakes on the go: PROMiXX: Vortex Mixer (battery powered, will mix liquid, oils and powders) or Hamilton Beach Travel Blender or Keyton K-1 Travel Blender (mains connected but will also blend nut/seed butters and berries)
Protein Powder – Vivo Life PERFORM Salted Maca or Sunwarrior Protein Raw Vegan Superfood
Yacon Syrup – a low-carb sweetener for acne, PCOS and blood sugar management: Nature Botanicals Yacon Syrup or MaritzMayor 100% Pure Yacon Syrup
MCT Oil – a liquid oil derived from coconut for weight loss and hormone balance: Bulletproof Brain Octane
Cacao Butter – a solid oil/butter thats delicious melted into smoothies: Bulletproof Cacao Butter
Extra Virgin Coconut Oil – a semi solid oil that’s great for smoothies and baking: Garden of Life Raw Coconut Oil
Avocado Oil – great for making mayonnaise or drizzling over salad: Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil
Palm Kernel Oil – a vegan friendly oil (please buy ONLY sustainable, organic Palm products): Dr Adorable Palm Kernel
Ghee – clarified butter, excellent source of fat soluble vitamins A and D: 4th & Heart Grass Fed Ghee
Matcha Green Tea – for hormone balance: Vivo Life Matcha
Alcohol Free Liquid Stevia – a low-carb sweetener for acne, PCOS and blood sugar management: NuNatural Liquid Stevia Plain / NuNatural Liquid Stevia Vanilla / Sweet Leaf Liquid Stevia Vanilla / Sweet Leaf Liquid Stevia Plain / Sweet Leaf Liquid Stevia Toffee
Erythritol – a low-carb sweetener for acne, PCOS and blood sugar management: JoJo’s Erythritol or Now Foods Erythritol
Spiralizer – for making zucchini/courgette/sweet potato/carrot noodles: Brieftons 5-Blade Spiralizer
Electric Grater – for super fast, super easy salads and coleslaw: Good Cooking Salad Maker
Collagen – for acne and gut health: Great Lakes Collagen Hydrolysate or Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides
Gelatin – for acne and gut health: Vital Proteins Beef Gelatin or Great Lakes Gelatin
Cookbooks – for acne, hormones and gut health: Eat Beautiful – Wendy Rowe / The Art Of Living Well – Hemsley & Hemsley / Crazy Sexy Juice – Kris Carr / Comptoir Libanis – Tony Kitous / My Paleo Patisserie – Jenny Hulet and My New Roots – Sarah Britton
Essential reading – for acne, hormones and gut health: The Period Repair Manual – Lara Briden / Woman Code – Alissa Vitti / Eat Fat, Get Thin – Dr Mark Hyman
u.k – kitchen essentials for acne prone skin
Pressure Cooker – my favourite appliance for tender, slow cooked foods in under an hour. You can also make fantastic bone broth in just 2 hours: Instant Pot DUO or Pressure King Pro
Glass Blender – for smoothies, fatty teas, soups and sauces (this is the actual one I have): MagiMix Le Blender
Smoothie Blender – for smoothies and sauces: Nutri Bullet or Nutri Ninja (while these are great, I personally prefer a high powered glass blender so it can be used for hot liquids too!)
Travel Blender – for smoothies and shakes on the go: PROMiXX: Vortex Mixer (battery powered, will mix liquid, oils and powders) or ZesGood Rechargeable Blender (USB) or Breville Travel Blender (mains connected but will also blend nut/seed butters and berries)
Protein Powder – Vivo Life PERFORM Salted Maca, Sunwarrior Classic Protein Raw Vegan Superfood or Revolution Chocolate Vanilla Protein Powder
Yacon Syrup – a low-carb sweetener for acne, PCOS and blood sugar management: Of The Earth Yacon Syrup or Yacon Viva! Peruvian Yacon Syrup
MCT Oil – a liquid oil derived from coconut for weight loss and hormone balance: Keto Performance MCT Oil or Bulletproof Brain Octane
Cacao Butter – a solid oil/butter thats delicious melted into smoothies: Choc Chick Cacao Butter or The Raw Chocolate Company Cacao Butter
Extra Virgin Coconut Oil – a semi solid oil that’s great for smoothies and baking: Coconut Merchant Coconut Oil, Just Ingredients Coconut Oil or Lucy Bee Coconut Oil
Avocado Oil – great for making mayonnaise or drizzling over salad: Clearspring Avocado Oil
Palm Kernel Oil – a vegan friendly oil (please buy ONLY sustainable, organic Palm products): RealFoodSource Certified Organic Mild Red Palm Oil or Nutiva Organic Red Palm Shortening
Ghee – clarified butter, excellent source of fat soluble vitamins A and D: Fushi Welling Organic Ghee
Alcohol Free Liquid Stevia – a low-carb sweetener for acne, PCOS and blood sugar management: NuNatural Liquid Stevia Plain, NuNatural Liquid Stevia Vanilla,
Erythritol – a low-carb sweetener for acne, PCOS and blood sugar management: NKD Erythritol or Wholesome Erythritol
Almond Butter – Pip & Nut Almond Butter (by far the best Almond butter!)
Nutritional Yeast – Marigold Nutritional Yeast
Apple Cider Vinegar (with the mother) – Raw Health, Biona or Braggs
Matcha Green Tea – for hormone balance: Vivo Life Matcha
Chia Seeds – rich source of omega-3 fatty acids: Sevenhills Chia Seeds
Cacao Powder – rich in delicious, chocolatey antioxidants: Sevenhills Cacao Powder
Spiralizer – for making zucchini/courgette/sweet potato/carrot noodles: Salter Spiralizer
Electric Grater – for super fast, super easy salads and coleslaw: Moulinex DJ756G Fresh Express or Severin KM 3916 5-in-1
Collagen for acne and gut health: Great Lakes Gelatin Collagen Hydrolysate
Gelatin for acne and gut health: Great Lakes Gelatin
Cookbooks – for acne, hormones and gut health: Eat Beautiful – Wendy Rowe / The Art Of Living Well – Hemsley & Hemsley / Crazy Sexy Juice – Kris Carr / Comptoir Libanis – Tony Kitous / My Paleo Patisserie – Jenny Hulet and My New Roots – Sarah Britton
Essential reading – for acne, hormones and gut health: The Period Repair Manual – Lara Briden / Woman Code – Alissa Vitti / Eat Fat, Get Thin – Dr Mark Hyman
If you have any questions about any of the kitchen essentials I’ve listed here, please get in touch via the comments below or take a look at my acne packages for more info on tailored meal plans and bespoke supplement advice. Also, don’t forget to check out my recommendation pages for supplements for acne, natural skin care for acne and natural make up for acne.
Peace, Love & Clear Skin