I know that's a bold statement but in my case, it's true. I am one of three children in my family and the only one to have had 'bad skin'. My parents never suffered from more than the occasional spot and it hasn't ever been a problem in their entire lives, so why me?
When I was 16 and going through my IGCSE's my dad (and little shy me) had had enough and we booked an appointment with the dermatologist. 6 months later and I was at my wits end, nothing was working. No creams, ointments, low-fat diet changes...nothing. That's when I did my own research and found a blog post about how a girl in her twenties gave up dairy and her skin improved. Being a skeptic I didn't believe removing dairy from my diet could help my skin, how is dairy related to spots?! So ignoring the research I continued to eat dairy until I'd finished my A-Levels, by this point I didn't ever go out without make up on...ever.
When I moved across the world to university (and a much colder climate) I noticed that eating dairy made me bloated and ill. As such I removed dairy from my diet, under the assumption I had a lactose intolerance, and low and behold my skin slowly, but surely improved. The science behind it is a little bit complicated and honestly, chemistry/biology are not my favourite subjects so after some research this is what I've found in plain, simple English.
Milk contains hormones that turn-on oil glands.
Oil glands release oil and often become 'plugged' with dead skin/dirt etc.
This creates a spot.
The more hormones you have in your body the higher the chance of clogged pores
What does this equal? More spots.
Obviously, milk isn't the only factor that creates spots. Bad hygiene, allergic reactions to face products, a fatty diet and stress can all break people out, but milk products are the main factor for me. It's something that my dermatologist never mentioned to me and I only stumbled across it by fluke and the development of lactose intolerance for me to actually try it out.
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