It smells like feet. Don't be your skin, be banished. Hey my loves and welcome back to the Acme channel with your girl Liz aka PrettyProgress23. So today's video is all about the famous apple cider vinegar known as ACV, which is the type of vinegar made out of fermented apples. So there are so many different uses from medicine for infections, for beauty treatments such as clay mass drinking or early and it could also be for your foods they think about like the dressing for your salad. But today's video is primarily focusing on how apple cider vinegar can be used to treat your acne in many different ways. So that could be drinking or early or that could be using it topically. I'm going to break down these methods and also give you my thoughts on whether it's actually effective, whether it's safe to do it, and how long you need to do it for, etc. But before I start, I need to tell you that I'm not talking about your average apple cider vinegar that you see in your local markets where it's like very washed out yellow. So in particular, I'm talking about the one with the mother in it. As you can see, there's bits and pieces floating within the bottle and it looks pretty gross, but that's what you need. So when I'm talking about the mother, it's a substance with proteins, enzymes and friendly bacteria. Okay, so let's get right into it. You can mix your apple cider vinegar with your clay to get a apple cider vinegar clay mass. And I actually love this combination. Apple cider vinegar has these antibacterial properties which really help fight your blemishes. I've been using this for the longest time. This is probably also my fourth tub and I don't know how many bottles I've gone through with apple cider vinegar. It's my holy grail, but you have to use it correctly. Okay, currently in the bathroom with my two favorite products, I've got the Indian Aztec clay and the apple cider vinegar. You want to put a 50-50 ratio, so just a bit of clay and mix the apple cider vinegar. You can use a tapospan if you like, but I just go by what I see and it's up to Fizz and this is a chemical reaction, which produces just the right pH. So it's very skin-ly friendly and doesn't ruin the outer mantle of your skin. Whereas if you mix with water, the pH is going to be around 8 and the clay mass itself will be a bit clumpy. Anyways, I'm going to apply this on my skin. I've got a bit congestion on my nose or on my cheeks and I like to apply this to get rid of the excess oil kind of uncle of my pores and it's very therapeutic because it prevents me from picking up my skin and it calms down the inflammation. So I highly recommend this. Okay, so my layer of mask is starting to dry now as you guys can see. It's only been about six, seven minutes. I'm going to leave it on for another five to ten minutes. I don't want to put the mask on for any longer because it's going to be tugging and pulling your skin. So just be very, very careful. You don't want the mask to be completely dry. This is a pretty good amount. Okay, so I just washed the mask off and my face is slightly red, but this goes away in like 20 minutes. So see that line there? It's just increasing that blood circulation and I absolutely love it. So it's not meant to burn or anything. It's just slightly red and it will go away very, very soon. And that's our skin. So the reason why this is the perfect mix is because this is way too acidic and this is way too alkaline. So when you mix it to, it kind of like cancels each other out and gives you the perfect pH for your skin. You can patch this just to make sure and see how your skin reacts to it and then you can start thinking about what your best ratio is. Number two, the next method is making an apple cider vinegar toner. Now, I don't know if you ever smell apple cider vinegar, but I personally did not like apple cider vinegar sitting on my face. I smell really horrible and I remember that my boyfriend at the time was like, oh my god, I didn't know what it gives you. Okay, so it's pretty easy. You mix two percent of apple cider vinegar with water and you just use a cotton pad to wipe your skin. And now I'm not going to show you a video of me doing that because I think that mixing with water isn't the perfect balance for me. I prefer with the clay because it's more alkaline. Water and apple cider vinegar is a little bit too strong for me and it's still acidic. So I personally feel like it burned my skin and it's not very convenient and pleasant way to use my skincare. Whereas with the clay, it's only sitting on my face with 20 minutes. I washed it off and the smell is absolutely gone. The reason why people like apple cider vinegar as a toner, not only because it's antibacterial, which kind of kills the acne causing bacteria, but also because it pretty much acts as an exfoliant. So apple cider vinegar has levels of acidity in it. And so it's getting rid of all that dead skin cells, allowing the renewal of new skin. And that prevents the clogging of pores. And as I said, this is a method, but just patch test first because personally it burnt my skin and I smell like feet, which I didn't really like. Number three is drinking apple cider vinegar early. This is actually part of my morning routine and it has been for the longest time. You can drink one to two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and a glass of water, so about 250 ml. The test can be quite strong, but it's over time you can get used to it and add a little of lemon and a minute of honey if you'd like, just to make it a little bit sweet and bearable if you haven't ever had apple cider vinegar before. So by drinking diluted apple cider vinegar, it actually helps your acne in two main ways. Firstly, ACV actually maintains your blood sugar by blocking the digestion of some particular starches. So when you're thinking of carbohydrate foods such as, you know, rice, wheat, bread, fruit with high sugar content, all of those causes your body to release a hormone could insulin. When your body is pumping out that actual insulin in your blood, your oil glands will start to produce excess even, which puts your wrist at getting acne. So when I have an imbalance of blood sugar levels, I'm always craving for sugars and more carbs. And the one way to kind of balance it is by drinking apple cider vinegar in the morning to really maintain that balance in that way. It not only stops the digestion of these starches, but also prevents you from craving for these carbs and sugars. So your hands are not going to go into the kitchen and grab whatever you find because that needs to be me. I did not understand why I had such a strong craving for sugars. It's because of my blood sugar levels they were in balance. So secondly, apple cider vinegar also has probiotic compounds, which help reduce the good bacteria in your gut. So again, if you have an imbalance of gut bacteria in your microbiome, it's going to offset a number of side effects. That includes acne, poor digestion, flatulence, poor breath, yeast infections, all sorts of things. Because if your gut is not functioning at its best, then your body isn't going to function at its full potential either. When I started out drinking apple cider vinegar, I put ice in it, I put lemon, I put my nuka honey. And while that's still good at the same time, it's best to take out all those additional things that I just thought of with warm water with apple cider vinegar. What I learned is that cold foods and cold drinks in the morning impede your digestion. So you don't want to add anything cold. You want to drink a warm cup of water, a warm cup of water with apple cider vinegar. So your body is already warm inside. And if you're putting something cold, it's forcing your body to put extra work and kind of breaking those foods down. If your digestive system is running smoothly, then you're able to get rid of that waste your body doesn't need. If your digestion is kind of hindered by a number of issues such as stress, not even properly by controlled pills and antibodies, then what happens is the waste and toxicity is trapped in your body and it's going to show out on your face. And that's exactly what happened to me. Your body is a whole system. You need to make sure that you heal holistically. I know I say this in most of my videos, but I just want to emphasize the importance of not just drinking apple cider vinegar in the morning, but also eating nourishing foods that feel your body just sleeping adequately, drinking enough water. Apple cider vinegar is like a boost in your healing journey. It's not a miracle, but it definitely does help. Anyways, thank you so much for watching. I hope this video was helpful. If you can find me on my other social media, this is your pre-deprived abyss 23. Again, thank you very much for having me on the acne channel. Let me know what your thoughts are for apple cider vinegar. Big kisses. Mwah. Bye, guys.