May 22, 2024 • 7 mins
Dermal Therapist and Nutritionist Yads Cauchi returns to chat about the products and habits making your acne worse.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I need ten or fifteen skirts from Calvin Klein. Sometimes
I would buy big instead of dinner.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I just felt it said.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
Any more, this is Taylor Talk. Who's your host, Sammy Rose.
I've suffered from acne all the stray people most of
my life. So when I saw an Instagram reel from
today's podcast guest about the products that are actually making
your acne worse, I had to have a chat with her.
Today we are speaking to dermal therapist and nutritionist The
(00:27):
Lovely Yads Couchy, Hello, Yeads. Hi, alrighty, So you're very
experienced as a dermal therapist and nutritionist. Do you have
a lot of clients that come to you with acne concerns?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Yes. It is one of the main skin concerns that
I treat in clinic, because not only can you get
acne when you're a teen, which is where you know
predominantly acney concerns tend to start, but I also see
the other ends of the spectrum where people come to
me and they've got acne concerns and they're in their
thirties or forties and they're like, why am I breaking out?
I've never broken out before life.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Yes, frustrating people.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah, breakout with acne. It's very common, and there isn't
a specific age that you kind of stop breaking out,
so anyone can break out at anytime. I'm really sorry
to break out everyone, So.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
It doesn't it's not just like I remember I us
and I still get frustrated because I was always told
that I would grow out of it, and it's like
I'm still waiting.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Yeah, yeah, and then you've got pregnancy, and then you've
got menopause for all of these different hormonal shifts during
your life where you have the potential to continue breaking out.
So yeah, it's a bit of a myth that you can,
but you stop breaking out as you get older.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
The joys of womanhood, I reckon. Now, what are the
products that you most commonly see that people think, you know,
you grab, I know I've done it and I think,
oh this will help my acne, but that actually make
it worse. What are your most I guess, the common
threats that you see.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
I think actives can Care is a very easy tool
that most people go to when they're breaking out because
they're like, obviously i'm breaking out. I want to be
using sales ofic acid and retinoids and bensi peroxides and
things from their skin, which obviously are known to definitely
benefit acne, but people overuse them. And one of the
biggest issues that I see in clinic, if not the
(02:15):
bigcause issue, is overexfoliation. So people tend to overexfoliate the
skin or stoop at their skin when they're breaking out
because they want to get rid of it, like everyone
wants to get rid of it, So they attack their
skin with all of these acids, and then they don't
give back to the skin, which is also really important
for your skin. Skin needs actions, yes, but it also
needs hydration and it needs moisture, and a lot of
the time when I'm treating acne clinic, I treat the
(02:38):
barrier first. So we need to kind of repair the
barrier in a lot of instances, which means hydration. We
need to make sure that your barriers looked after, because
your barrier is like the roof of your house, yep.
It needs to be strong. And if that isn't strong,
then you're obviously going to get leaks and it's your
skin's not going to be happy. So instead of attacking it,
(02:59):
a lot of the time, I feel like people need
to pull back when they're breaking out and just have
one or two actives that they know are the actors
in their routine to treat their acne and focus more
on barrier repairment.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
Gosh, okay, So say if I get a massive ZiT
tonight or I can feel one, you know, it's like
a big white head or a big blind, lovely pimple,
what would you recommend is the best thing to do? Like,
so obviously not, as you've just mentioned, not kind of
oversaturated with the active use is like a little pimple cream.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Okay, a little active if you're getting one random breakout,
and it's totally fine to put a salaclic on it
or use a retinoid or anything like that, as long
as it's not in every single step of your routine.
If that makes sense, Because a lot of the time,
if you've got like one or two pimples, that's very normal.
Like it's very normal to break out. Our skin is
always turning over. There's lots of different reasons we can
(03:52):
be breaking out. We could be touching our face as
you could have eaten something that doesn't agree with us.
We could be on medications, we could just be an
acne own skin, So it's not about like doing something specifically,
it's more about just just pulling back a little bit
and not over attacking the skin, if that makes sense, Yeah, totally.
(04:14):
And there's different types of acne skins as well, and
there's different types of acne. So this is where it
gets confusing, because obviously you've got the papules which don't
have the white heads. You've got the pustules which do
have the white heads. You've got nodular and cystic acne,
which obviously is a little bit more hormonal, and the
way that we treat each of them is actually quite
different depending on the skin. And then we've got oily
acne skins, we've got dryer acne skins. And one of
(04:37):
the issues I guess with acne products is that a
lot of them are catered more towards a skin that
has exoss sebams the excess oil, and so that can
be really like going like it won't actually benefit the
skin if you're more of a sensitive dry acne skin.
So sometimes it's really important to get that professional advice,
especially because acne is a medical condition too, so people
(05:00):
just kind of palm it off because oh, it's a pimple,
Like it's just you know whatever, it's normal people tend
to get them, but it is quite debilitating for a
lot of people, depending on the type of acne that
they're getting. So there is a big psychological component, especially
to a younger person, and sometimes people leave it too long.
And when you leave it too long, that's when you
(05:20):
get additional concerns like scarring, which are obviously going to
be harder to treat. So instead of waiting and trying
to figure it out yourself, and you're trying to buy
all these products from the supermarket and you're like watching
all the tiktoks and trying to follow everyone's advice, book
in with a termal therapist. If you need to see
a dermatologist, then you can book in it with a dermatologist.
Sometimes I say to the clients, you know, especially with
(05:43):
the wait times in Canberra, yeah, just book it in,
like even though it's six months, you've got to wait
six months, just do it because at the end of
the day you're going to need to see them anyway.
So sometimes the time is a huge thing for people
because everyone wants their athnic on now and it's not realistic.
So I usually give a time frame of about twelve
weeks when we're doing treatments and on the right home care.
(06:06):
That is enough time to see a difference with the
right skincare and treatments. But yeah, it's just sometimes you
need that professional advice.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Yeah, of course. Now I can speak from experience that
the professional advice is always the best way to go.
So that our listeners can come and book in with
you because you are a dermal therapist. Oh, yads, where
can they find you online? Whether it's socials or your
website as well.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Oh, you can find me at Yadscotchy Skin on Instagram
and TikTok, And then in my bio you can have
all the links to book in for a consultation, which
is always the best place to start. And then obviously
I've got treatments specifically designed for athne skins and everyone
is quite different. But yeah, all my socials, that is
the best place to start. Go into my bio and
(06:51):
it's yascatchy skin on Instagram and TikTok.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Beautiful. Always a pleasure chatting with you, yads. Thank you
so
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Much, thank you for having me
I need ten or fifteen skirts from Calvin Klein. Sometimes
I would buy big instead of dinner.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I just felt it said.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
Any more, this is Taylor Talk. Who's your host, Sammy Rose.
I've suffered from acne all the stray people most of
my life. So when I saw an Instagram reel from
today's podcast guest about the products that are actually making
your acne worse, I had to have a chat with her.
Today we are speaking to dermal therapist and nutritionist The
(00:27):
Lovely Yads Couchy, Hello, Yeads. Hi, alrighty, So you're very
experienced as a dermal therapist and nutritionist. Do you have
a lot of clients that come to you with acne concerns?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Yes. It is one of the main skin concerns that
I treat in clinic, because not only can you get
acne when you're a teen, which is where you know
predominantly acney concerns tend to start, but I also see
the other ends of the spectrum where people come to
me and they've got acne concerns and they're in their
thirties or forties and they're like, why am I breaking out?
I've never broken out before life.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Yes, frustrating people.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah, breakout with acne. It's very common, and there isn't
a specific age that you kind of stop breaking out,
so anyone can break out at anytime. I'm really sorry
to break out everyone, So.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
It doesn't it's not just like I remember I us
and I still get frustrated because I was always told
that I would grow out of it, and it's like
I'm still waiting.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Yeah, yeah, and then you've got pregnancy, and then you've
got menopause for all of these different hormonal shifts during
your life where you have the potential to continue breaking out.
So yeah, it's a bit of a myth that you can,
but you stop breaking out as you get older.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
The joys of womanhood, I reckon. Now, what are the
products that you most commonly see that people think, you know,
you grab, I know I've done it and I think,
oh this will help my acne, but that actually make
it worse. What are your most I guess, the common
threats that you see.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
I think actives can Care is a very easy tool
that most people go to when they're breaking out because
they're like, obviously i'm breaking out. I want to be
using sales ofic acid and retinoids and bensi peroxides and
things from their skin, which obviously are known to definitely
benefit acne, but people overuse them. And one of the
biggest issues that I see in clinic, if not the
(02:15):
bigcause issue, is overexfoliation. So people tend to overexfoliate the
skin or stoop at their skin when they're breaking out
because they want to get rid of it, like everyone
wants to get rid of it, So they attack their
skin with all of these acids, and then they don't
give back to the skin, which is also really important
for your skin. Skin needs actions, yes, but it also
needs hydration and it needs moisture, and a lot of
the time when I'm treating acne clinic, I treat the
(02:38):
barrier first. So we need to kind of repair the
barrier in a lot of instances, which means hydration. We
need to make sure that your barriers looked after, because
your barrier is like the roof of your house, yep.
It needs to be strong. And if that isn't strong,
then you're obviously going to get leaks and it's your
skin's not going to be happy. So instead of attacking it,
(02:59):
a lot of the time, I feel like people need
to pull back when they're breaking out and just have
one or two actives that they know are the actors
in their routine to treat their acne and focus more
on barrier repairment.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
Gosh, okay, So say if I get a massive ZiT
tonight or I can feel one, you know, it's like
a big white head or a big blind, lovely pimple,
what would you recommend is the best thing to do? Like,
so obviously not, as you've just mentioned, not kind of
oversaturated with the active use is like a little pimple cream.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Okay, a little active if you're getting one random breakout,
and it's totally fine to put a salaclic on it
or use a retinoid or anything like that, as long
as it's not in every single step of your routine.
If that makes sense, Because a lot of the time,
if you've got like one or two pimples, that's very normal.
Like it's very normal to break out. Our skin is
always turning over. There's lots of different reasons we can
(03:52):
be breaking out. We could be touching our face as
you could have eaten something that doesn't agree with us.
We could be on medications, we could just be an
acne own skin, So it's not about like doing something specifically,
it's more about just just pulling back a little bit
and not over attacking the skin, if that makes sense, Yeah, totally.
(04:14):
And there's different types of acne skins as well, and
there's different types of acne. So this is where it
gets confusing, because obviously you've got the papules which don't
have the white heads. You've got the pustules which do
have the white heads. You've got nodular and cystic acne,
which obviously is a little bit more hormonal, and the
way that we treat each of them is actually quite
different depending on the skin. And then we've got oily
acne skins, we've got dryer acne skins. And one of
(04:37):
the issues I guess with acne products is that a
lot of them are catered more towards a skin that
has exoss sebams the excess oil, and so that can
be really like going like it won't actually benefit the
skin if you're more of a sensitive dry acne skin.
So sometimes it's really important to get that professional advice,
especially because acne is a medical condition too, so people
(05:00):
just kind of palm it off because oh, it's a pimple,
Like it's just you know whatever, it's normal people tend
to get them, but it is quite debilitating for a
lot of people, depending on the type of acne that
they're getting. So there is a big psychological component, especially
to a younger person, and sometimes people leave it too long.
And when you leave it too long, that's when you
(05:20):
get additional concerns like scarring, which are obviously going to
be harder to treat. So instead of waiting and trying
to figure it out yourself, and you're trying to buy
all these products from the supermarket and you're like watching
all the tiktoks and trying to follow everyone's advice, book
in with a termal therapist. If you need to see
a dermatologist, then you can book in it with a dermatologist.
Sometimes I say to the clients, you know, especially with
(05:43):
the wait times in Canberra, yeah, just book it in,
like even though it's six months, you've got to wait
six months, just do it because at the end of
the day you're going to need to see them anyway.
So sometimes the time is a huge thing for people
because everyone wants their athnic on now and it's not realistic.
So I usually give a time frame of about twelve
weeks when we're doing treatments and on the right home care.
(06:06):
That is enough time to see a difference with the
right skincare and treatments. But yeah, it's just sometimes you
need that professional advice.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Yeah, of course. Now I can speak from experience that
the professional advice is always the best way to go.
So that our listeners can come and book in with
you because you are a dermal therapist. Oh, yads, where
can they find you online? Whether it's socials or your
website as well.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Oh, you can find me at Yadscotchy Skin on Instagram
and TikTok, And then in my bio you can have
all the links to book in for a consultation, which
is always the best place to start. And then obviously
I've got treatments specifically designed for athne skins and everyone
is quite different. But yeah, all my socials, that is
the best place to start. Go into my bio and
(06:51):
it's yascatchy skin on Instagram and TikTok.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Beautiful. Always a pleasure chatting with you, yads. Thank you
so
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Much, thank you for having me
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