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During pregnancy, some women experience changes in their
skin.  On one hand, you may find that
acne develops or worsens with pregnancy, and on the other, you may find that
your acne improves during your pregnancy.

If you are experiencing acne breakouts during your
pregnancy, rest assured that this is completely normal.  Now, although it may be normal, it doesn’t
make it any easier to confront your acne.

Acne develops as a result of changing hormones, similar to
when you were younger in your teen years. 
Rises in hormones can give way to increased oil production, which causes
bacteria to linger within the pores, thus producing acne.

Many prescription acne medications are no longer available
to you now that you are pregnant, but many doctors agree that a small amount of
over-the-counter benzoyl peroxide is ok to use. 
You should speak to your doctor first before beginning any
treatment.

There are a few tricks you can try to improving your acne
without the use of topical medication:

1) Cleanse your skin morning and night with a gentle
anti-bacterial soap.  I happen to really
like Cetaphyl’s anti-bacterial cleansing bar. It is extremely gentle and won’t
dry out your skin, yet it will help eliminate lingering bacteria that can
infect your pores.

2)  Eliminate or
greatly reduce foods or beverages categorized as inflammatory.  These would include coffee, tea, juices,
tomatoes, citrus fruits, marinara sauce, alcohol.

3) Adopt an anti-inflammatory diet which should incorporate
salmon (be sure to speak to your doctor about the amount of fish you can eat
each week), dark leafy veggies, olives, berries, cantaloupe, olive oil,
etc.  You can also supplement the
fatty-acid found in salmon with ground flax seed.  This can be purchased at most vitamin stores and
super markets and can easily be added to oatmeal, cereal, salads, etc.  You and your doctor should discuss the right
approach for your body and health.

Also drink plenty of water and be sure that you are going to
the bathroom daily to eliminate waste. That is very important to help keep your
skin clear.  If you would like to email
me with your specific problems we can get into more detail and talk about your
current skin care routine, diet and more.

Your skin will improve, so don’t worry too much. I know it’s
hard to look in the mirror and see acne, but there are ways to help improve
acne during pregnancy.  It’s just a
matter of figuring out which methods will work best with your skin.

Keep the great questions coming!  Email me at info@dayspaexpert.com or join me on
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About Valentina Chistova 

Valentina Chistova is a world-renowned aesthetician and
beauty expert whose experience encompasses all facets of skin care and body
treatments. Internationally trained, educated and certified, Valentina has
devoted more than twenty years to her profession.

Valentina is a member of the National Cosmetology
Association and a CIDESCO candidate (Comite International Desthetique et de
Cosmetologie Desthetique), which is the highest degree of beauty therapy
certification available in the United
States and worldwide. Most recently,
Valentina completed a rigorous training program with the Spanish organization
Wontersaf, one of the world’s leading centers for trichology, capillary
diagnostics and scalp and hair treatment to combat hair loss and other hair
dysfunctions. Valentina also holds a Registered Nursing Degree from Kharkov State
University and Cosmetology degrees
from the Kharkov Medical Institute in the Ukraine
and the Capri Institute of Cosmetology in New Jersey.

Valentina is the owner and director of skin care for Aquamedica Salon and Day Spa in Long
Branch NJ.