Blogger, 28, who suffered painful cystic acne reveals the five-step process that cleared her skin in SIX weeks
Nicola Inger Scruby, from Australia, first developed acne after changing her contraceptive pill
A BLOGGER from Australia who wouldn’t leave the house due to her cystic acne is now helping women with their skin problems - after finding a solution which cleared her skin in six weeks.
Nicola Inger Scruby, 28, first developed the condition in her early 20s when she changed her contraceptive pill.
Raw and painful cystic acne suddenly appeared around her chin, jaw and cheeks, progressively getting worse as she got older.
The health and lifestyle blogger revealed some days her skin was so bad she would stay indoors, and her confidence plummeted.
She said: “Some days I wouldn't even leave the house or socialise. I'd sit in front of the mirror and pick at my skin until it was even more red and inflamed.
“I was obsessed with Googling how to "cure" my acne and would spend hundreds of dollars on skincare, supplements, health professionals and medication.
It’s similar to the spots and pimples in mild or moderate acne which happen when your pores become clogged with dead skin cells.
In Cystic acne, bacteria causing swelling and infection in your pores.
Cystic acne is the most severe type of acne, causing large pus-filled lumps that look similar to boils.
This type of acne is harder to treat and is also more likely to lead to permanent acne scars.
“Now have my hormones and gut health under control, I find eating certain foods don’t trigger a breakout in me anymore.”
Her online program looks into nutrition, hormones, stress, conventional medicine and skincare treatments.
The £60 ($112 AUD) F.ACNE program is open to anyone who wants to improve their overall skin and health, and not just tackle acne.
Another sufferer of cystic acne claims she used salt and vinegar on her skin – and her acne cleared up within days.
And these three brave women share their stories of living with painful cystic acne.
Plus a woman nicknamed ‘pizza face’ claims CANNABIS has ‘cured her severe acne’.