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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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Hello friends and welcome to 
Grounded Wellness. 

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I'm Courtney, primarily peers 
holistic aesthetician. 

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As a holistic aesthetician, I 
get countless questions on my 

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top tips for specific skin 
conditions and concerns. 

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Yet, before we can talk about 
the top products and protocols, 

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we have to go back to the 
basics, and the beginning of 

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skin health starts with the skin
microbiome. 

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Today's episode is all about 
this foundational component that

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often gets overlooked in the 
skin care industry. 

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Unfortunately, compromised skin 
sensitivities, acne, and 

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premature aging are all 
drastically increasing and I 

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believe that this uptick in skin
issues can be linked back to a 

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disrupted or a depleted skin 
microbiome. 

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But the good news is that there 
are so many simple changes that 

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you can make to your routine 
that might also benefit your 

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budget that you can implement to
begin to restore your microbiome

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and reach your glowing skin 
goals. 

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Although I love a good facial 
tool or superfood skin care 

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product, if we don't have this 
foundational understanding of 

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how the skin has been created to
function, we are missing out on 

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a massive piece of the skin 
health puzzle. 

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This is why I am so excited to 
break down what the microbiome 

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actually is and to offer you 
simple swaps that you can make 

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to your daily skin care habits 
and upgrading the routines and 

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rituals that you're 
incorporating so that you can 

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maintain this delicate balance 
for clear, glowing skin that 

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actually lasts and stick around 
till the end. 

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Because there are other 
microbiomes in the body that 

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also impact skin health that 
I'll share a couple of tips to 

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help you optimize those 
microbiomes as well. 

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Let's dig in. 
So what is the skin microbiome? 

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It's like this epidermal 
ecosystem, and it is this 

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complex community of trillions 
of living organisms that thrive 

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on the surface of your skin like
bacteria and fungi, viruses, 

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microbes, and even microscopic 
mites. 

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Now, before you get grossed out,
hear me out. 

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This ecosystem in the skin 
intuitively knows how to work in

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harmony to block harmful 
bacteria and to protect the skin

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from environmental factors that 
can contribute to damage and 

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inflammation in the skin. 
Specific bacteria strains are 

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normal and even necessary for 
optimal skin function. 

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So here are a few ways that a 
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benefits your skin. 
The first is that it reduces bad

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bacteria so it helps to protect 
from acne causing bacteria and 

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pathogens that can contribute to
inflammation and even illness as

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your skin is the first line of 
immune defense for your body. 

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2nd is it maintains hydration, 
so a healthy microbiome protects

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from trans epidermal water loss 
and it is directly linked to 

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your skin's hydration levels. 
So it helps to prevent flakiness

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and dryness and signs of aging 
because as we know, aging is 

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simply drying out. 
Next, it regulates pH levels so 

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it maintains the slightly acidic
pH that is necessary for your 

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skin to thrive. 
And lastly, it balances sebum 

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production. 
Healthy oil levels are vital for

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maintaining moisturization and 
protecting your microbiome, even

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in oil rich skin states. 
Sebum is also the food that 

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helps the microbiome thrive, 
which unfortunately, many 

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conventional skin care products 
create this disruption and 

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depletion of the sebum levels in
the skin. 

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But more on that later. 
So this is the beauty of a 

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balanced microbiome. 
Skin is clear, calm, hydrated, 

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and glowing. 
Everything is working in harmony

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to optimize the health of your 
skin and your Wellness within. 

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So the concept of soil and skin 
feels like a really fitting 

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analogy for this topic. 
After all, this podcast is 

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called Grounded Wellness and I'm
recording barefoot on the soil 

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of our regenerative farm. 
O soil is the skin of the earth.

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It's a living, breathing 
ecosystem and it's microbiome 

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matters and it impacts the 
quality of the crops that it 

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produces. 
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microbiome like the soil of your
skin, and when this foundation 

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is diverse and its innate design
is undisturbed and flourishing, 

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your skin flourishes too. 
But on the flip side, if your 

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microbiome becomes disrupted or 
depleted, similar to the soil, 

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it can create this cascade of 
inflammation, which is the root 

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cause of acne and aging and 
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So our goal is to restore and 
regenerate the skin from the 

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ground up or should I say from 
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The parallels between taking 
care of our skin and taking care

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of our soil are so many, and the
more we strip the soil or our 

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skin with harmful agricultural 
methods or harsh skin care 

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protocols and products, it leads
to this domino effect of even 

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more inflammation and damage. 
Our top priority in taking care 

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of the skin is to preserve this 
harmonious balance of bacteria, 

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microbes, and organisms to work 
together synergistically so that

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your skin can thrive. 
And from there, the results that

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you're hoping to see. 
It will be a ripple effect from 

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that place. 
I know the skin care scene can 

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feel very overwhelming or 
complicated sometimes, but I 

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have some really good news for 
you guys. 

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Microbiome support and repair is
actually super simple. 

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Now, that doesn't mean that this
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Restoring this foundation can 
take time, especially depending 

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on the damage already done. 
But lasting healing and renewal 

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of the skin is possible with the
right products, practices, and 

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protocols. 
But first, let's address what 

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conventional skin care 
recommends, which often can do 

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more harm than good. 
For this beneficial ecosystem of

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your skin, unfortunately so many
skin tips and routines are 

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detrimental to this balance and 
popular trends and products, 

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even those marketed as gentle or
natural or dermatologist tested 

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can reduce this valuable 
diversity of your skin 

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microbiome. 
We have been seeing the term 

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sensitive skin dramatically 
increase over the years as over 

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60% of women resonate with this 
and claim to have sensitive 

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skin. 
So why has sensitive skin and 

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chronic acne and premature signs
of aging become so much more 

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prevalent? 
I wonder if it could have 

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something to do with the fact 
that mainstream skin care and 

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professional skin treatments 
have been pushing excessive 

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chemical peels and harsh 
exfoliants, prescription 

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strength topicals, harsh home 
care products with chemicals, 

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detergent, sulfate, salicylic 
acid, just to name a few. 

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And even clinical treatments 
like Botox or microneedling, 

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which also just wrapped to the 
semen production in the skin, 

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which we know is food for these 
microbes and necessary for a 

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balanced microbiome. 
So all of these factors can 

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contribute to a compromised 
microbiome, leaving us with a 

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stripped moisture barrier, 
severe sensitivities, and 

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ongoing problematic breakouts. 
Over the years, we've also been 

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led to believe that all oil is 
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We could also call this the 
squeaky clean epidemic, but that

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could not be further from the 
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We know that if we eliminate all
bacteria from the surface of the

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skin, it throws the microbiome 
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the skin much more susceptible 
to inflammatory skin conditions.

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Often your typical skin care 
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a sudsy foaming cleanser, drying
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abrasive or acid based 
exfoliants, and oil free lotions

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or moisturizers. 
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of conventional skin care is 
also made with harsh chemicals 

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and endocrine disrupting 
ingredients that can aggravate 

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skin conditions and hinder skin 
healing even further like dyes 

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and fragrance, phthalates and 
PEG compounds, parabens and 

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heavy metals and the list goes 
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So if harmful products played a 
part in disrupting your 

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microbiome, then nourishing 
products can play a part in 

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restoring it before moving into 
simple swaps to repair your 

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microbiome. 
I just want to briefly touch on 

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probiotic skin care. 
Is it just a fad or could it 

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actually rebuild your microbiome
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Research is still in its early 
stages, but topical probiotic 

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skin care is becoming much more 
prevalent as a means of 

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promoting this diversity and 
positive bacteria on the skin. 

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While these types of products 
are marketed to balance this 

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ecosystem of bacteria, there are
various factors to consider in 

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their efficacy and how they're 
actually impacting the 

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microbiome. 
Not all probiotic skin care 

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products are using living viable
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Many of these products only 
contain fragmented or non living

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probiotic extracts or 
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Without active, viable 
probiotics, there's not 

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convincing evidence that it's 
actually impacting your 

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microbiome in a positive way. 
So from my perspective, even if 

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these probiotic friendly 
products are supporting your 

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microbiome, it's not just a 
matter of applying these 

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products to see true repair and 
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Just like restoring gut health, 
taking living probiotics can be 

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very beneficial for supporting 
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But there's so much more to a 
robust, balanced gut microbiome 

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than simply popping us up every 
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It requires time and intention 
to upgrade your diet, your 

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Wellness practices, and your 
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And in the same way, it takes a 
truly holistic approach to heal 

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your skin from the ground up. 
So while I think these bacteria 

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friendly products can definitely
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I just wonder if it could be a 
little bit more hype than it's 

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really holistic approach to 
healing your skin. 

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Your skin is a brilliant self 
healing organ that really just 

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needs a few gentle nudges in the
right direction to restore and 

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to support its regeneration 
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Instead of adding another step 
to a long list of products, 

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we're actually going to strip it
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So now we're going to dig into 
four easy swaps that you can 

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make in your routine to reset 
your skin, repair your skin 

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issues, and to reach your 
glowing skin goals #1 swap your 

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face wash for a cleansing oil. 
Rebuilding your skin microbiome 

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starts with this first step in 
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Your cleanser is the number one 
swap that you should make to 

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begin to restore your 
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Conventional cleansers contain a
stripping ingredients like 

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detergents and dyes, fragrance, 
and even salicylic acid that can

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compromise your microbiome, 
causing it to become more 

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inflamed, sensitive, or lead to 
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Cleansing oils, on the other 
hand, contain this beautiful 

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blend of beneficial oils that 
actually attract excess oil and 

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purify the pores, melting away 
makeup and deeply cleansing 

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without stripping or over drying
or even leaving it feeling extra

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oily or greasy. 
You're just left with soft, 

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supple skin and a balanced 
microbiome #2 Swap your scrubs 

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for facial dry brushing. 
Exfoliation in the skin Care 

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World is often an aspect of your
routine that can cause more harm

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than good if it's not done with 
intention and care. 

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Excess exfoliation, forceful 
scrubbing and abrasive 

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ingredients can set the skin on 
high alert as it believe it's 

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being injured and that it hyper 
reacts to overcompensate for 

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this lack of lipids on the skin,
leading to further inflammation,

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excess oil production and acne. 
Intense exfoliating products can

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feel tempting to smooth texture 
and to help support that 

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cellular turnover, but trust me,
in the long run, you'll be so 

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glad you avoided them. 
So rather than scrubbing the 

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skin into a state of panic and 
overproduction of oil, gentle 

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forms of exfoliation can 
naturally nudge along the cell 

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renewal process while still 
keeping your skin's delicate 

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ecosystem intact. 
This is why facial dry brushing 

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is the best method of 
exfoliation, at least in my 

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holistic aesthetician opinion. 
Facial dry brushing lightly 

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stimulates the cell turnover in 
a graceful, gentle way, and it's

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super soft. 
Bristles buff away buildup 

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without disrupting your skin 
microbiome, and it also 

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detoxifies through lymphatic 
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So you're getting this gorgeous 
glow from the inside out and the

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outside in. 
It's gentle enough to do daily, 

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either as the first step in your
morning skin care routine or in 

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your evening routine after oil 
cleansing #3 swap astringent 

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toners for facial Miss. 
Toning is often one of the most 

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overlooked or understated steps 
in a skin care routine, but this

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is definitely a step you do not 
want to skip. 

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It's essential to rebuild water 
content in your skin and we know

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that healthy hydration levels 
equals a healthy microbiome, but

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many toners today are working 
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skin and how it was created to 
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Toners can actually deplete 
health and hydration with really

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drying ingredients like harsh 
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Stripping astringents and 
synthetic chemicals are very 

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disruptive for this delicate 
ecosystem of the skin and this 

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can cause dehydrated, damaged 
skin and increasing inflammation

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and acne causing bacteria. 
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nourishment with aggressive 
astringents or harsh acids, we 

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want to replenish and rebuild 
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So look for a toner with natural
plant hydrosols that actually 

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balance oil production, boost 
hydration and soothe 

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sensitivities. 
Some of my absolute favorites 

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for skin health include neroli 
which is very regenerating and 

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very anti-inflammatory for the 
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Rose Hydrosol is a beautifying 
plant with vitamins to even skin

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tone and firm the skin. 
Lavender Hydrosol is so 

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antibacterial and soothing and 
calming to support skin healing 

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and Aloe para juice helps to 
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healing #4 swap your oil free 
lotion for a facial oil. 

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Oils are making a comeback in 
the beauty industry and the oil 

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free myth is finally being 
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Thankfully. 
The truth is, our skin needs oil

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for health and homeostasis and 
it naturally produces sebum to 

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create this natural moisture and
protective barrier to keep 

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harmful substances out and 
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Oil is a positive thing, I 
promise. 

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By withholding oil from your 
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you're most likely stripping its
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and creating a complexion that's
actually more prone to oil 

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production that spirals out of 
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So facial oils offer a deeply 
supportive, skin loving blend of

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superfood ingredients that 
promote this lovely lipid 

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barrier on the skin. 
By incorporating whole cold 

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pressed plant oils, your skin is
fed this full range of benefits 

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found within the plant. 
Instead of isolating a specific 

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ingredient or vitamin that is 
very common in the skin Care 

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World. 
The entire plant profile, 

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including vitamins and minerals,
essential fatty acids and 

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antioxidants creates a more 
potent and transformative 

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product for every skin state, 
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A few of my favorite oils for 
skin health include prickly pear

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seed oil, which contains one of 
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vitamin E along with vitamin K 
and acne fighting minerals like 

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zinc. 
My other favorite oil is Jojoba 

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oil. 
So Jojoba oil actually has a 

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similar makeup to the sebum in 
our skin, so it's easily 

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recognized and received to bring
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And organic essential oils are a
beautiful way to support the 

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skin. 
They're extracted from plants 

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and they are so potent and 
powerful and their ability to 

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aid in healing and regeneration 
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Let's quickly recap your four 
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First is you're going to ditch 
your sudsy traditional cleansers

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for a skin loving cleansing oil.
Second, you're going to swap out

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your acid based scrubs or 
abrasive ingredients for your 

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facial dry brushing routine. 
Third, we're going to get rid of

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the astringent and alcohol based
toners for a more replenishing 

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facial mist including plant 
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And lastly, we are done with the
oil free moisturizers and we are

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incorporating facial oils to 
deeply nourish and bring bounce 

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comes back to your microbiome. 
While our skin has been the main

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microbiome focus for today, our 
body does also contain other 

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microbiomes that impact your 
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So here are a couple of ways to 
support your skin health by 

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supporting the oral microbiome 
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Your oral microbiome can 
actually impact skin disorders 

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and inflammation. 
So a couple of key ways to 

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support your oral microbiome is 
oil pulling, which is one of my 

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favorites. 
Just simply swishing around 

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coconut oil or a premade blend 
of carrier oils and essential 

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oils to deeply detoxify and 
balance this microbiome. 

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Love doing it first thing in the
morning and then following up 

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with tongue scraping and 
brushing your teeth and 

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regularly flossing. 
And you want to ensure that your

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oral care products are not 
containing stripping chemicals, 

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but are more naturally made to 
benefit that flora and bacteria 

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of the mouth. 
Remember, bacteria is not a bad 

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thing. 
We want it to thrive and we want

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to support its function in the 
oral microbiome as well. 

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And of course, the gut 
microbiome is such a key player 

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in the health of your skin, and 
often gut imbalances can show 

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itself on the skin in rashes and
eczema, inflammation and other 

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inflammatory skin conditions. 
So to promote flora in the gut, 

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you really want to prioritize a 
diverse diet with a lot of 

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variety and seasonal foods. 
High animal based protein diets 

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are also very beneficial, 
especially bone broth, one of my

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favorite beverages for 
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And of course, you can also add 
in some really high quality 

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supplements for your pro and 
prebiotics. 

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I hope this episode gives you a 
compelling reason to prioritize 

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your skin microbiome from a new 
perspective. 

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The most beautiful thing about 
our skin is that it truly is 

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self healing. 
Sometimes all it needs is just a

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little nudge in the right 
direction and we get to come 

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alongside to work with it and 
not against it. 

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Thanks for joining me today on 
the farm to dig deeper into this

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foundational piece of skin 
health, and we'll see you next 

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time on Grounded Wellness.