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Welcome to Grounded Wellness, 
your go to podcast for 

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simplified and trusted 
information on how to live a 

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more non-toxic and holistic 
life. 

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We're your hosts. 
I'm Bethany McDaniel, founder of

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Primarily Pure biohacking 
enthusiast and mom of three. 

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And I'm Courtney O'Connor, 
holistic esthetician with over 

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15 years experience in the 
healing power of touch and 

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holistic skin care rituals. 
Let's dig in. 

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Good morning. 
Welcome back to the Grounded 

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Wellness podcast with Primarily 
Pure. 

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I'm Courtney, Primarily Pure's 
in house holistic esthetician, 

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and I am passionate about 
transforming the skin through 

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non-toxic products, holistic 
practices and healing touch. 

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I've been a licensed esthetician
for over 15 years, a part of the

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Primary PURE team for almost 8, 
and I've had the privilege of 

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training extensively with 
professional experts in this 

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industry across the country. 
And I am so grateful to play a 

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part in people's skin healing 
stories and supporting you on 

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your journey to healing your 
skin holistically. 

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Today is a solo episode and I am
going to be answering some of 

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your top skin questions. 
Everything from how to heal 

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hormonal acne, some of the best 
foods to eat for clear skin, do 

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you really need to use a retinol
to see results, the best 

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products to minimize wrinkles, 
and so much more. 

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So diving into the first 
question, how do you heal 

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hormonal acne? 
So hormonal acne is such a 

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common experience and it's also 
quite a complex answer. 

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So if you are struggling with 
hormonal acne, there are 

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definitely a few foundational 
and effective tips that I love 

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to suggest. 
Typically, hormonal acne is 

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experienced along the lower half
of the face, along the jaw, the 

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chin, the lower cheeks, the 
neck, and typically hormonal 

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fluctuations are to blame when 
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these areas. 
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look a little bit deeper to what
is the underlying cause of these

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hormonal imbalances and what is 
disrupting this delicate 

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hormonal harmony within our 
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Most often the top contributor 
to an endocrine system that's 

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out of balance is the burden of 
our toxic diets and 

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environments. 
So skin is actually a detox 

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pathway and in almost every 
case, especially this one, acne 

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is a detox response and 
inflammation is a result. 

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So my 5 foundational 
recommendations to healing 

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hormonal acne begin with taking 
steps to remove toxins in your 

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body and in your environment. 
This way we're able to support 

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the skin as a detox pathway and 
the drainage pathways within our

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body. 
So the first tip for healing 

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hormonal acne is to swap the 
products that you're applying on

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your skin. 
Because typical topical acne 

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fighting ingredients like 
salicylic acid and benzoyl 

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peroxide are actually known 
endocrine disruptors. 

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And not only do they disrupt 
this delicate hormonal harmony, 

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but they also disrupt your 
delicate microbiome, which all 

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contribute to that cascade of 
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So instead look for ingredients 
like white Willow bark, which we

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include in again, specific 
serums and this really helps to 

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strengthen your skin barrier, 
calm inflammation and support 

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that whole body balance. 
The next tip is to detox your 

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diet and focus on adding in more
organic seasonal produce, 

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regeneratively raised meats, raw
dairy and this will help to 

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bring balance back to your 
hormones. 

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Support your gut and liver 
health which are completely 

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connected to skin health and 
this helps to fight inflammation

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internally as well. 
Personally, I actually gave up 

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gluten, refined sugar and 
alcohol almost eight years ago 

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and it radically improved my 
acne and since then I have never

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looked back. 
The third tip is shifting the 

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products and swapping products 
that you're using in your 

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environment. 
So our home and our workspace 

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can significantly contribute to 
the toxic build up within our 

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bodies. 
So take inventory of the 

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products that you have around 
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air fresheners, cleaning 
products, candles, and start 

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replacing your home products one
at a time to support a healing 

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sanctuary while you're in your 
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Another toxin that doesn't 
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emotional stress. 
So stress increases cortisol 

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levels within the body, 
disrupting this hormonal balance

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and creating a cascade of 
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So focusing on detoxing stress 
from your body, from your mind, 

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doing deep breathing exercises 
with really focusing on your 

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exhale. 
Try free riding in the morning 

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with no pressure, no 
expectation, just to allow 

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feelings to surface. 
Spending time with people that 

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you love and doing things that 
bring you joy all helps you 

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really support stress levels 
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Lastly, lymphatic drainage is 
definitely a priority when it 

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comes to clearing out and 
supporting your drainage 

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pathways and supporting hormonal
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So incorporating some kind of 
movement every day to support 

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healthy lymph flow, whether it's
rebounding, dry brushing, and of

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course my favorites facial tools
like facial gauchaw and cupping.

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The next question we're going to
dive even deeper into diet and 

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really optimizing your skin from
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So the question is, what are 
some of the best foods to eat 

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for clear skin? 
The first food that I recommend 

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is a little bit unique, but it's
very beneficial for skin health.

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Oysters are packed with zinc, 
which is a mineral and essential

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nutrient that's vital for 
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It also supports gut health, 
deeper sleep, all of the things 

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that contribute to clear skin. 
Green tea is a beverage that I 

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highly recommend, especially if 
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Green tea contains a compound 
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gallate, which is also referred 
to as EG CG, which we also have 

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this ingredient in our 
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So you can get that ingredient 
topically, but by sipping green 

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tea, it helps to lower androgen 
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So lower androgen equals less 
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It also contains polyphenols and
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So it really helps to bolster 
your immune system and support 

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more beautiful skin from the 
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The third food is melons. 
So melons are some of my 

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favorite for restoring hydration
within the body and within the 

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skin. 
So melons are actually the most 

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hydrating food you can eat. 
Their water content is very 

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similar to the makeup of the 
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It contains electrolytes, silica
minerals and blood boosting 

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nutrients. 
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getting in your cantaloupe, your
watermelon to really nourish and

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hydrate the skin from the inside
out for that naturally plump, 

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balanced look within the skin #4
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It's bone broth. 
So this skin superfood helps to 

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really support and restore your 
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It also helps to boost the 
immune system and it restores 

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collagen and hyaluronic acid 
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So this is a skin superfood that
we talk about all the time at 

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primarily pure. 
Make a mug before you go to bed,

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adding in some turmeric and a 
little black pepper for even 

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more anti-inflammatory benefits.
And lastly, my favorite food for

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skin health, which been around 
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You first sure heard us talk 
about and you've probably seen 

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our founders smoothie smoothie 
recipe on Instagram. 

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But liver is one of the best 
skin superfoods that you can 

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consume. 
It is so nutrient dense and 

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bioavailable and one of the 
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So this is crucial for clear 
skin, supports our liver health 

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and it also contains the mineral
copper, which helps with zinc 

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absorption. 
So if you're eating your oysters

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and your liver, you've got this 
complete comprehensive clear 

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skin diet. 
So these are the five foods that

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I highly recommend incorporating
throughout your weekly nutrition

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plan to clear up your skin from 
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Now I am turning to a hot topic 
question that we get asked quite

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a bit. 
Do you need actives like retinol

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to see results? 
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The longer answer is so Retinol 
is a vitamin A derivative, and 

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it's a powerful active 
ingredient that has made its 

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name known in the skin Care 
World for smoothing out 

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wrinkles, supporting cell 
turnover for everything from 

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acne to aging. 
While retinol is less intense 

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than other retinoids like 
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the potential for side effects 
like redness, dryness, 

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irritation, inflammation, and 
from my perspective, anything 

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that compromises the skin 
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For the sake of benefits, I try 
to look for an alternative. 

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Even the EU thinks that retinol 
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they've put regulatory limits on
retinol in skin care products 

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and its derivatives like retinol
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And they have put this 
regulatory limit of .3% of 

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retinol in skin care products. 
So because of this, we have 

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actually discovered a high 
performing plant based and even 

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pregnancy safe retinol 
alternative. 

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So you don't need retinol to see
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Bicucciol is a plant based 
alternative that's actually been

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studied and it's been proven to 
be just as effective and even in

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some cases more effective than a
retinol for regenerating the 

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skin and all without any harsh 
side effects or sensitizing side

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effects that a lot of people 
have noticed with regular 

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retinol use. 
The Bicuccio contains a natural 

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version of vitamin A along with 
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So it's gentle enough for 
sensitive skin, yet it's going 

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to give you that lasting change 
by repairing premature aging, 

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protecting from glycation and 
inflammation in the skin. 

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It also helps to promote and 
produce collagen and elastin 

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production in the skin. 
And you can find these retinol 

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like results in our plumping 
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So plumping serum, cream and 
mask and to help support that 

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cell turnover and that glow, I 
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collection with our facial dry 
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So that's a really gentle way to
nudge along that cell turnover, 

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refined skin texture for a 
brighter tone and smoother skin,

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all without any actives like 
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The next question, since we're 
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gracefully, the question came 
through what are some of the 

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best products for wrinkles? 
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of the protocols that are 
recommended for promoting more 

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youthful skin contain 10 steps. 
They are recommended to use 

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actives like retinol or harsh 
exfoliants or invasive 

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injectables. 
And in reality, these anti aging

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approaches can cause the skin to
age more rapidly by stripping 

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the microbiome, pulling from 
those deeper reserves at the 

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dermal layer, and inhibiting the
flow of vital fluids like lymph 

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and blood that are needed for a 
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So I like to take the approach 
of skinmalism when it comes to 

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caring for the skin and 
promoting a more youthful 

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appearance. 
So this really just pairs down 

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the products that you're that 
you're using with more potent, 

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powerful ingredients to truly 
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So these are my four simple 
steps to target wrinkles and 

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fine lines that are forming on 
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So first of all, hydrated 
youthful skin starts with the 

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cleanser that you use. 
So I recommend swapping any 

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stripping surfactants or 
detergents and using a cleansing

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oil instead. 
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cleansing with an oil actually 
helps to purify your pores, 

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deeply detox, but really keep 
your skin microbiome and 

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moisture barrier intact, which 
is vital for supporting more 

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resilient and radiant skin as we
get older #2 hydration is huge 

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for that naturally plump skin 
and minimizing the appearance of

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wrinkles. 
So spritzing a facial mist is 

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vital for replenishing that 
water content. 

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And in our plumping mist, it 
contains plant hydrosols like 

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rose and geranium, which are 
full of minerals and nutrients 

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to support that balance skin 
barrier. 

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It also contains the vitamins 
A&C, which we know are very 

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important for supporting 
stronger, brighter skin. 3rd is 

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the plumping serum. 
So this contains some of the 

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most potent antioxidants. 
It also contains the Pikuchel, 

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which we just talked about. 
But the star antioxidant in this

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serum is astaxanthin. 
And this is a red algae that's 

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actually been studied and proven
to be 6000 times more effective 

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than vitamin C and 800 times 
stronger than Co Q10. 

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So you definitely want this 
ingredient on your skin. 

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If fewer fine lines and wrinkles
is your goal, then to finish for

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a deeper, more nutrient dense 
moisture and either your morning

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or your evening skin care 
routine. 

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I love recommending our 
antioxidant Bone, so this 

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contains a ton of super fruits 
and super foods that are very 

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rich in concentrations of 
vitamins, AC and E, which are 

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all essential vitamins to help 
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radiant and firm skin. 
So while these are my top 

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product recommendations for 
wrinkles, there is one more step

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that I highly recommend to boost
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routine. 
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facial tool. 
So facial gua sha, which many of

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you are probably familiar with 
at this point, but it's an 

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ancient healing technique and a 
facial tool that's rooted in 

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traditional Chinese medicine and
it's become known as the new 

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natural facelift, a natural 
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So it actually helps to re 
pattern the lines that have 

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formed on your face and helps to
de puff and detoxify, helps to 

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define and sculpt the facial 
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softening with the wrinkles and 
the fine lines. 

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whatever works best for your 
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And we have a ton of tutorials 
on YouTube, whether you have two

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minutes or 10 minutes. 
So as you're creating your own 

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skin care routine to minimize 
wrinkles, just keep these three 

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goals in mind. 
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keeping the microbiome intact 
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skin and gracefully aging. 
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that I love to always speak to 
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that the lines that are forming 
on our faces are truly just 

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sharing the stories of our life.
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they're meant to be celebrated 
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So just as an encouragement as 
we're nourishing and nurturing 

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our skin to such a healthy 
balanced state that we start to 

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look on the lines that are 
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gratitude for where they've 
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So the next question, if you're 
really wanting to take your skin

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results to the next level, 
you're going to love the answer 

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to this next question. 
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through is how do I find a 
holistic aesthetician to go to 

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and what should I look for? 
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tools, techniques, training, and
expertise that you just can't 

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get from Google. 
So it's really beautiful to 

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actually have a relationship 
with your aesthetician. 

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They can see your skin in real 
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customized product 
recommendations and techniques 

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that you can recreate at home in
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So when you invest in regular 
facials, you're investing in so 

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much more than just your skin 
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You really are supporting your 
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supporting your stress levels 
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well-being is positively 
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So looking for services where 
there is a high factor of touch 

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in the treatment and of course, 
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So don't be afraid to even make 
a few phone calls, Ask what type

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of products they're using, do a 
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research what ingredients this 
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their skin care. 
And then some keywords to look 

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for if you're doing a quick 
Google search are just natural 

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spa, washed off facial. 
You can even type in buckle 

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facial massage, which is such a 
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But if they're doing a buckle 
massage, they're most likely 

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doing other holistic modalities 
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You can look for organic 
facials, holistic aesthetician, 

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tons of keywords that you can 
just search in and hopefully 

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find an aesthetician near you 
that you can enjoy treatments 

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from. 
And of course, if you're ever in

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Murrieta, please come visit us 
at the spot at primary Pure in 

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Southern California. 
So I have time for just one more

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question. 
And I thought this would be a 

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really sweet one to end with. 
So this this question is, what 

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would you tell your 30 year old 
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So 30 was a wildly profound year
for me regarding my skin 

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journey. 
I had just joined the Primarily 

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Pure team, which means that I 
had also just overhauled my 

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entire skin care routine to be 
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And that's when I had made the 
decision to remove gluten, sugar

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and alcohol from my diet. 
So while clear skin was my 

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motivation for these topical and
internal changes, it actually 

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impacted every single part of 
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I feel like my mind got sharper,
my body got stronger, and I just

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felt so much more connected to 
myself, to others, and to the 

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world around me. 
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So looking back to my 30 year 
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just want to encourage her and 
remind her, and for each of you 

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listening as well, that the 
decision to prioritize skin 

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health and really pursue this 
holistic approach, it creates 

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this ripple effect of beauty and
well-being in every single part 

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of who you are. 
Our skin is connected to every 

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part of us. 
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intention and compassion can 
actually create this catalyst to

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a more abundant, connected and 
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And that is something that I 
want to invite each of you to 

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consider and to. 
Implement into your life and I'm

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just so excited for you guys to 
feel those shifts in skin and 

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soul and spirit. 
OK, you guys, that is it for 

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today's episode. 
I'm so grateful I got to answer 

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some of your questions. 
I hope it's helpful and 

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inspiring and really looking 
forward to answering even more 

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questions in future episodes. 
So thanks for joining me on the 

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farm and we'll see you guys 
soon.