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[aflowerpot]

Hi im April ann.


so. my story is i started getting acne while i was pregnant. It was quite the shocker because i always had perfect skin.

my son is 4 (almost 5) now and the acne has been progressing year after year.

In the beginning i was just buying a new cleanser almost every week, rinsing my face with scolding water, putting astringent on every few hours. all things that inevitably began to scar and inflame my acne.

about a month and 1/2 ago i found out i could see a dermatologist with a referral. so i went to the doctor (i was pretty effing excited i must say) she gave me benzoclyn and an antibiotic that i can't remember the name of.


the benzeclyn made me very uncomfortable. My skin ached and burned , especially if i happened to sweat.

i kept using it for abotu a month, in the last week or so my face was ridiculously scarred. red. but clear.

i through out the benzeclyn. and then flushed the antibiotics while listening to a really old homemade cure cassette.
this ritual was pretty invigorating i must say.

i realized i was going against a lot of my beliefs, and my foundation.

i was raised vegan, and ended up in complete rebellion at around 14. taco bell was the most exciting place on earth for me. birthday cake was like a drug, ice cream... like sex.

this experience was a very enjoyable one for me because i finally experienced lunchables and squeeze its, pizzas and parties. where as a child i was very excluded from these events unless my parents were mimicking them.

i also came to the conclusion that it was okay to eat meat and dairy. and i also came to the conclusion that processed foods like american cheese were wonderful. I figured out that these things were made out of love, not to hurt anyone.
people that immigrated to america were leaving famine, death of children, and disease.... america was the first country to come up with foods that "wouldnt go bad"

i dont believe these foods should be eaten all of the time but i believe when they are consumed these triumphs should be taken into consideration.


after gaining about 25 pounds and apparently getting acne, i went back to my roots.
i only eat these foods socially, and i try to at least eat something processed or of animal content once a month... just so my body can handle it.
my memories of sneaking birthday cake at 7 and vomiting are far to vivid.
i also make sure my son takes time to consume these foods, so that if we were ever in a situation where thats all there was... our bodies wouldnt be in complete shock.

i mean what other country can people just decline foods and ingredients, because they are anti that? its quite the gift.
i love america.
even our attempts at pharmaceutical synthetics.


but my point is.... this stuff didnt work, my body didnt feel good.
the only thing that had any type of feeling was the hope they gave me.

i decided to start juicing again.... carrot and cucumber mostly, sometimes radish and beets.
and drinking a bottle of water mixed with a table spoon of acv everyday along with kombucha.


my skin is finally soft again, my scars are diminishing.... my face feels good.
my decision feels good.
i can smile without cracking.

im not completely clear yet, but i can see it happening.

i dont want an immediate result anymore, i want to take care of my body.
i want to balance myself with nature

and its really working.


i wash with organic Q10 cell revitalizer.
and i dab acv on after, (i dont rub it on)

every other night i steam ACV over my face after washing then dab it on to close my pores back up.

i know there is a different balance for everyone, a different conclusion, a different realization
but i just hope that something i have done get someone going where they are to be.



-april ann.

[Cubed]

did you do something differently to your face that may have caused the acne?

all i can stress is that you do not over cleanse and that you do not over irritate your skin.

i would even say use nothing at all but some people can't handle that.