If you've been buying products labeled "acne safe" and still breaking out, the label might be the problem, not your skin.
Katie and Cris sit down with Marlee Eyre, a former Clear Skin Solution client and the founder of Klenzera, an app that scans your skincare and makeup for pore-clogging ingredients. They get into why "non-comedogenic" and "acne safe" are unregulated marketing claims, where comedogenic ratings actually come from, and why foundations, moisturizers, and SPF are the sneakiest hiding spots for pore-cloggers. Marlee also shares her own journey through the program, from a bad breakout caused by detoxing before her pathways were ready, to the HTMA that showed her high mercury and lead. The big theme: ingredient awareness is about empowerment, not fear.
In This Episode We Cover
- Why "non-comedogenic" and "acne safe" labels are unregulated marketing claims you can't fully trust.
- How comedogenic ratings are made, why they're sometimes based on decades-old studies, and why they vary across sources.
- Why your skin is not a catch-all, and how product ingredients can burden your liver and mimic your hormones.
- How foundations, moisturizers, and SPF become the biggest hiding spots for pore-clogging ingredients.
- Why concentration and placement on the ingredient list matter more than a single flagged ingredient.
- What Marlee's HTMA revealed about heavy metals and cortisol, and how it reshaped her acne journey.
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What is Keep It Clear?
Struggling with acne, hormones, or gut issues that no one seems to explain in plain English? Keep It Clear is the podcast that cuts through the noise. ✨
Hosted by Registered Holistic Nutritionists and acne experts Katie Stewart and Cris Brown, who've helped 3,000+ clients across 15+ countries clear their skin from the inside out.
Every episode breaks down what your skin and body actually need, across the 5 things that drive breakouts: gut health, detoxification, hormonal balance, nervous system regulation, and nourishing skincare. You'll get practical tips, real client stories, and clinical answers to the questions you've been Googling at 1am. 💜
Because clear isn't just about your skin. It's about feeling confident, balanced, and aligned in every part of your health.
In a world that makes women's health way too complicated, this show keeps it simple: clear skin, clear body, clear mind, clear life. Tune in and let's Keep It Clear.
(Formerly The Clear Skin Chronicles.)
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