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Adult acne and unrealistic beauty standards with content creator Madeleine Edwards
Category: Health
Duration: 00:50:37
Publish Date: 2021-08-17 14:00:00
Description:

In this week's episode, I am joined by content creator Madeleine Edwards to talk about a common concern among young adults - adult acne. Grounded in professionalism and raw demeanour, Maddie is a certified and practiced beauty therapist who has sought to convert her years of work in the beauty and skin space into a practical, raw, and informative journey into skin and self-love. Maddie experiences hormonal acne and eczema, with her main goal being to help others facing a similar reality find some sort of peace and solace in their skin via her Instagram and YouTube channels.

We discuss:

  • Maddie’s skin journey and how she has grown to accept her skin (2:19)
  • Why Maddie made the decision to stop airbrushing her skin in her online content (7:24)
  • How Maddie has navigated working in the beauty industry with hormonal acne (13:50)
  • Responding to people who make assumptions about your health status based on the way your skin looks (15:15)
  • Factors that influence your skin health (17:15)
  • Different approaches to managing acne and what to do if it is impacting your mental wellbeing (18:24)
  • Is it ok to use (and in Maddie’s case promote) anti-acne products whilst trying to foster self-love and skin acceptance? (27:02)
  • The shift towards more inclusive beauty standards (30:55)
  • Dealing with the pain associated with acne (35:56)
  • Personal considerations regarding acne treatment and the use of roaccutaine (38:02)
  • Maddie’s top tips for covering acne breakouts and scarring with makeup (43:54)

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