Eat Chocolate … Get Zits???

Oh boy have I been indulging in some decadent chocolate lately.  I just love the stuff.  I fully admit it.  However, I was upset to see a big 'ol zit appear on my chin after a chocolate binge.  I'm not exaggerating either…it's BIG and it hurts.  I'm using every concealer tip & trick known to woman-kind to hide this bad boy.  This leads me to ask the question, "Does chocolate cause zits?"  In one of my previous posts, Understanding Your Acne, I told you that it most certainly does not.  But can this be right?  Could I have been wrong?  Well…

The answer is still: NO– chocolate does not cause acne.  Remember that it takes approximately 90 days for a pimple to develop.  So, this nasty bugger on my chin began to form sometime in May.  What caused it to rear its ugly head now you ask?  Well, it could be a number of things for me (or you) such as fluctuating blood sugar levels due to increased amounts of ingested sugar (chocolate binge), hormonal changes (the 'monthly curse') and/or an increased stressload (oh yeah, my hubby crashed his new motorcycle). 

All of these things were simply catalysts for this explosion to take place on my chin.  Nothing less, nothing more.  The belief that chocolate is to blame for acne is simply a myth.  On the other hand, if you're sensitive to chocolate and you do notice breakouts even if you eat just one teeny tiny bite, well then please avoid it.

I'm putting away the bag of Dove. =-(

Cheers!

-The Mineral Makeup Coach