68. Surprising Acne Triggers, Pore-Clogging Ingredients, and How to Get off Birth Control Without Effing up Your Skin

In this episode, Sam sits down with Danielle Gronich and Kayleigh Christina, both of whom suffered from severe cystic acne for years, healed completely, and later became the co-founders of CLEARSTEM. They walk Sam through the process of working together to heal Kayleigh's acne in just EIGHT WEEKS using a combination of dietary and lifestyle changes, supplements, and topical treatments, which begs the question: HOW? Don't worry—we tell you.

Listen to this episode if you want to actually achieve perfect skin by healing from the inside out—not by effing up your hormones or suppressing surface-level manifestations of internal stress.

Key moments:

03:25 Why they didn't seek investors

06:32 Both founders’ severe acne journeys

15:17 Most common acne triggers

17:44 What we’re getting wrong about hormonal acne

18:58 How our supplements cause hormonal acne

20:37 The sugar-free sweetener messing with your hormones

22:55 Things you would never expect to give you acne…but do

26:52 The most important thing to do before you buy food or products

27:36 Why Biotin is the scam of the century