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confidently say this - the number one
most requested video on my channel of
all time seriously you guys want to shut
up about it
I'm gonna talk about all the little
bumps all over your face that look like
mini pimples but they aren't and no
matter what you try to do they won't go
away or what they are commonly referred
to as fungal acne now you're someone who
likes take care of your skin at least I
hope so if you're watching my videos
otherwise what the hell are you doing on
my channel go over and wash your face
[ __ ] you have a skincare routine you
use products and you notice that no
matter what skincare products you use
you always have these little bumps all
over your face they won't go away
they're super annoying and you're
frustrated because you're like I'm doing
everything right I'm doing what I should
for a skincare routine why are these
things happening and if your skin has
looked like this then you are the person
that needs to listen up and take notes
for this video yes you know I assume
most of you guys watching this are like
oh my god finally harnes making a video
about this which I'm sorry I've wanted
to make a video about this for months
but honestly I felt so anxious about it
and kept putting it off because I've
seen other people's videos where they're
trying to educate people about fungal
acne and people in the comment sections
are so mean so rude acting like
self-absorbed know-it-alls when it's
just like hey we're just trying to help
calm down and I pushed it off as long as
possible but you know I I'm just gonna
do it the haters you know what I mean
but if I'm stumbling around you guys
know why as this is something usually
dermatologists talk more about and I'll
talk more about that later in the video
but yeah I feel like this is a really
important topic because those little
bumps and fungal acne is something that
a lot of people struggle with but don't
realize that they're struggling with and
I'm gonna get into why that is if you
have fungal acne what ingredients to
look for and avoid and the best products
to use to get rid of it so let's get
into it as I started this video I want
to say I have linked multiple videos in
the description box below from different
dermatologists and other content
creators or they focus a lot on the
information and research behind fungal
acne and different treatments for it and
I'm not gonna get super super techie in
this because that's just really not the
style of my channel I'm not like mister
chemist over here I just like to do fun
skincare things but this is valuable
information to know and if you want to
learn more about it you have those
resources but this video is just gonna
explain overall what you can do to help
yourself
so first let me establish just those
little bumps on your face are commonly
or
- as a fungal Acme but here's the
reality fungal acne is not acne it does
not operate in the same way and a lot of
acne treatment products will not affect
or get rid of fungal acne in the skin
which is why I typically don't like
calling it fungal acne because when
people hear fungal acne they're like oh
it's just like pimples I use a spot
treatment use a mask and it'll go away
and no [ __ ] that's not the reality this
is a whole different ball park wet in
the fungal acne territory now I can't
tell if that was Scottish or
incompetence so fungal acne is a type of
yeast in the skin and it's called bare
with me
Malassezia malassezia folk malassezia
Volvo Felicia Felicia lightest
malassezia Felicia lightest off
malassezia for Lissa lightest whoo you
guys know this you don't come to my
channel for accurate pronunciations but
you know what I don't like to pronounce
it I just like to refer to it as MF just
like [ __ ] okay maybe that was a
little overboard I'm just gonna call it
MF from now on and I actually referred
to using this term over fungal acne
because when people hear the term acne
like I said before they typically go in
with the wrong solutions so malassezia
is common on the skin because it resides
basically wherever skin oils are but MF
or fungal acne occurs when there's an
overproduction of oil and moisture on
the face and the yeast loves that it's
like a hot bathtub for them which is
where the yeast will start to grow
across the skin and you see all of those
little bumps I know kind of nasty right
but it's okay we're here to get rid of
it now this typically occurs in people
who have oily or skin or if you live in
a really humid environment or if you're
an athlete who sweats a lot on your face
and body that's typically who struggles
with MF the most now the tricky thing
with MF is eye is a clinical diagnosis
you get that diagnosis from a
dermatologist but it's really really
difficult to diagnose because a lot of
the times it looks like regular acne and
I'll pause right here and say if you are
struggling with this and you are someone
who has access to a dermatologist please
go to your dermatologist and use them as
a resource to figure out whether you're
struggling with this or not
dermatologists are the best resources
for information and I know so many
people in my comment section are like
you can't give out skincare advice
you're not a dermatologist
not everyone can afford a dermatologist
[ __ ] and here in the US a dermatologist
appointments are crazy expensive and
only for the most privileged people in
society most people cannot afford it and
that's why I make these videos to help
you guys out in case you don't have
access to one but if you do have access
to one please go utilize that resource
because they'll be a bit
give you the most accurate diagnosis and
while I'm not saying that you should
diagnose yourself there are some science
as to whether or not you are struggling
with MF or not like I said before you'll
notice small little bumps but they won't
necessarily look like whiteheads like
you can't pop any of them not that you
should ever pop any type of acne they're
all the same size they don't look like
pimples or some are burst some are
enclosed some are bigger some are
smaller they're pretty uniform in size
and you may notice some itchiness as
well and they typically on the face at
least form all right here and sometimes
around the mouth these are signs that
you could be struggling with MF or
fungal acne so if you're like oh my god
harm this perfectly describes what I've
been struggling with for so long then I
want to tell you what ingredients to
look for and what ingredients to avoid
in the skincare products that you're
currently using make sure that none of
your existing products are causing the
problem before you go out and buy some
new products so as far as ingredients to
avoid if you don't want to struggle with
MF it's complicated I wish it was easy
like saying just avoid this ingredient
this ingredient and this ingredient and
you're good to go [ __ ] but no in
reality there's potentially hundreds of
ingredients that you have to look out
for that could trigger that
overproduction of yeast in the skin
there's fatty acids linoleic acid lauric
acid esters fatty alcohols etc etc etc
etc just so many and honestly it would
not be productive of my time or of your
time for me to just go through every
single one of the ingredients and tell
you because they're just so freaking
many so what I recommend doing is going
to the website cz and what you can do is
you can copy and paste your entire
ingredient list of your product into a
search engine and they'll be able to
tell you whether any of the ingredients
do cause fungal acne or not they have a
database of over 250,000 ingredients and
honestly it's just way better to use
that resource than rely on what little
knowledge that I'll be able to give to
you and that you'll be able to retain so
use that website it's super easy you'll
be able to tell instantly whether your
product is right for your skin or not
ask for ingredients to look for this
will come as no surprise if you've
watched any of my videos it's the term
that I'm practically married to I won't
shut up about it and I can already feel
your eyes rolling all the way back in
your head niacin amide
you knew I was gonna come up nice and I
might is an incredible ingredient for so
many different reasons but specifically
in terms of fungal acne it's great
because niacin of my controls sebum
production within the skin so it'll help
to make sure that your skin is less oily
produces less of that oil that that
yeast clings to to be able to grow and
this is gonna be really important
because this is taking care of the root
problem rather than trying to get rid of
the surface level issues it's way better
for your skin to reduce how much oil it
produces rather than you having to go in
with products afterwards that will strip
your skin as much as possible it's good
for any skin type honestly if you're not
on the niacinamide train already where
have you been it's time girl wake the
hell up if you are looking for a
recommendation one of my recent
favorites is the notorious Anna my 12%
serum this one's great because it feels
very lightweight as opposed to some
other niacinamide so it shouldn't feel a
little bit heavier a little bit tacky
err and that's really important because
you want to make sure you reduce as many
oils on your face as much as possible
and having a good lightweight layer will
be great for that this is one of the
only niacinamide products on the market
and honestly my experiences with them
have been so good I've talked about this
one before and it has found a place on
my shelf because that's how much I'm
enjoying it another one you can use if
you do have more combination to normal
skin is the ink ulis niacinamide serum
this one's good too but honestly all my
other favorite niacinamide serums are
sold out right now and i don't know when
they'll be back in stock but I'm
definitely comfortable recommending that
one another ingredient I recommend
looking for is salicylic acid which
again comes as no surprise I'm
constantly talking about salicylic acid
on my channel salicylic acid is an
exfoliating ingredient so it goes deep
into the pores and pushes out all the
dead skin cells in dirt but it also
helps to clear the oil on your face
which makes it really good for anyone
who's struggling with this issue or has
oily skin it's great for getting rid of
pimples and acne but it's also
antifungal which is really gonna help to
prevent that yeast from growing on your
skin now this is one of the main
ingredients used to treat acne but the
problem with a lot of other anti acne
ingredients like benzoyl peroxide is
that they don't really have any impact
on MF and can sometimes make the problem
worse
but salicylic acid is different and will
actually be beneficial for it which is
why I'm just always recommending
salicylic acid is the best acne
ingredient in general again I won't shut
up about it because it solve so many
different issues it's just a great one
to go with in general though it's good
to go away from products that have a lot
of oil content so stay away from a lot
of facial oils make sure you're checking
your moisturizers ingredient list to
make sure there's not a high
concentration of really heavy oils that
can
tribute to this issue but again use a
website as a resource that's the easiest
way to go about it look for these
ingredients in your skincare products
and if any of your products you do have
add ingredients for fungal acne give
them away and start using some of your
products that have a high concentration
of niacinamide or salicylic acid now
let's get into products because this is
really where you're gonna start seeing a
difference if everything you've working
hasn't been working so far now you guys
are gonna think I'm crazy for the
products that I'm recommending next in
order to help get rid of MF I recommend
using a shampoo no I haven't gone insane
this is still higher no one's taken over
my body yet so funny because I'm always
the person that's like don't use
products that aren't formulated for your
skin on your face and then Here I am
like boom
oh god that sounded like the people from
my home town so there's a specific
ingredient in anti dandruff shampoos
called ketoconazole ketoconazole
ketoconazole see this is the problem I
watched so many videos about this
ingredient I learn about it and then I
can't remember how to pronounce it what
is wrong with my brain so this is an
amazing ingredient that helps to get rid
of all the excess oil that typically
forms around the base of our hair shaft
which when dried is dandruff and studies
have shown that it's actually a really
really effective ingredient for getting
rid of MF on yo face and the specific
one that I've used and recommend is the
news oral anti dandruff 1% shampoo all
you have to do is this one is make sure
your skin is damp then take a good
amount smother on your face and leave it
on there for a good 5 to 10 minutes and
then rinse off afterwards you can do
this every day and it will really helps
get rid of the problem I know this
sounds insane but trust so many
dermatologists recommend this and all of
my sources recommended it as well so
it's a good one to go with oh by the way
all the products I'm talking about in
today's video are listed in the
description box below if you do want to
support me in my channel I make a small
Commission off of them and I would
really appreciate it if you do feel like
shopping them but no pressure whatsoever
they're just there as a resource for you
out of all the products in this video
that's probably the main one I recommend
to go with and the one that definitely
yields the best results if you look for
progress all silic acid I recommend
going in with the salicylic face
cleanser as this is the most gentle form
of getting salicylic acid into your skin
and I personally love the Cera be
renewing salicylic acid cleanser this
one's gentle but effective does what
it's supposed to do or if you want
something a little bit stronger the ink
ulis salicylic acid cleanser as well
well these are gonna be good ways of
getting salicylic acid into your skin
without the possible sensitivity about
leaving salicylic acid on your skin can
bring I just spent five minutes looking
for this like worse but if you are open
to leave on products I
love love love love the Paul's choice 2%
BHA liquid this one is a miracle worker
literally makes my pores look smaller I
don't know how I don't know why it's
definitely one of my ride-or-die
products and lasts forever any of these
salicylic acid products will help to get
rid of the problem but also help to make
sure you prevent getting the problem in
the future
excess oil and dirt from your pores for
sulfur I really only have one product
recommendation is because most of the
sulfur products I'm familiar with are
paired alongside benzoyl peroxide but
benzoyl peroxide is not effective at
treating MF but the Delacruz 10% sulfur
mask is a great option to use a few
times a week up to every day to really
clear away the excess oil and dirt and a
good ingredients look for is honey honey
is antifungal as well as
anti-inflammatory so it's not only gonna
fight against that yeast it's also gonna
make sure that your skin isn't red
irritated or sensitized I'm from honey
mask is one of my favorite masks and I
love this one specifically because of
how high of a concentration of honey it
has but it's also formated with a lot of
other amazing ingredients that are
really gonna be good for your the skin
using honey by itself can be good but my
stand point is is if you're gonna use
honey you may as well use a product with
a lot of other really beneficial
ingredients as well to treat a bunch of
different issues and this one does a
great job of that you just leave it on
for 10 to 15 minutes washed off
afterwards and even though I wouldn't
say it's necessary to getting rid of
fungal acne it's definitely gonna be an
extra boost to help after I use this my
skin always feels so soft super hydrated
and the ingredients definitely should
know the quality of this product and
then finally I have a few last tips and
tricks to make sure that you're avoiding
m-f as much as possible first I'd say
don't use a lot of moisturizer I see
this tendency when people start getting
really into skincare that they use a lot
of moisturizer every single day and in
reality you really don't need to use
very much appiied to a dime-sized amount
to at most typically brands will push
you to use a lot every day because you
run through the product faster which
means you're gonna have to repurchase
sooner and make them more money but I'd
say at this point your skin is
definitely being over moisturized so
it'll really help to just make sure
you're not applying as much moisturizer
also stay away from skincare routines
that have a lot of hydrating products in
them like you don't need a hydrating
toner you don't need an essence you
don't need a prep water or a prep lotion
a hydrating serum like these aren't
necessary when your skin is going
through this and it's actually gonna be
a lot better if you scale back your
routine to a civil one because your skin
has too many oils on it and each of
those products likely have a bunch of
different oils that when combined all
together are contributing to this issue
so just make sure you minimize
your routine or at the very least make
sure your products are fungal acne safe
if you are someone who works out or
you're an athlete make sure you remove
your sweaty clothes as soon as possible
after the workout because the sweat and
the clothing rubbing up against your
skin is only gonna make that humidity
and oil problem worse and make sure you
don't let the sweat stay on your skin so
if you have a sanitary cloth that you
can use to wipe your face or rinsing
your face while working out anything to
make sure the sweat isn't sitting on
your skin is really gonna help to
prevent this wow that was an information
heavy video whoo you know what I'm
feeling good about it though I stand by
all of my recommendations like I said if
you do want to see more resources and
more tips and tricks I highly recommend
checking out each of my resources below
there's actual dermatologists there who
go in to really really tense detail as
well as other Creators that I love so
I'm worse I just wanted to give you guys
the basics
have you guys struggled with fungal acne
before isn't a current problem that
you're facing what do you recommend let
me know in the comment section down
below
I would love to see your comments I mean
I always love to see your comments I
hope at least this video can help people
realize the condition that their skin is
in or be the final push to go to the
dermatologist or hopefully helping you
find products that will correct this
issue if anything I just want my videos
help you guys I've also linked videos
below from creators I love like Leah you
Susan Yara Cassandra Bankson that made
great videos about this as well and if
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