We reached out to you, our community, to delve deeper into the relationship between acne and mental health. After seeing that 99% of our community via a recent survey felt seeing more real, unfiltered skin online would positively affect their confidence. Our community inspired our newest campaign: Mirror Talk.
Mirror Talk promotes the power of positive affirmations during skincare routines, reshaping moments of self-critique into acts of self-love, particularly after removing makeup. Taking care of your skin is essential, but nurturing your inner dialogue is equally crucial. Let's celebrate our skin!
How does dealing with skin issues affect our daily lives?
✨ 82% said it negatively affected our mental health
✨ 45% said it limited social interactions
✨ 44% said it reduced their participation in events and activities
How we often feel when we have acne:
🩵 "When I had a bad breakout, I didn't want to see anyone"
🩵 "Thought I wasn't pretty anymore"
🩵 "I feel less "free" somehow - always worried about what other people may be
seeing"
✨ 67% of us find ourselves comparing our real skin to our filtered skin
✨ 84% of respondents do not feel comfortable without makeup when they have an
acne breakout
✨ 72% of us have experienced depression, anxiety, low self esteem, or felt alone
because of acne
✨ 74% of you feel comfortable talking about your struggles with acne openly
✨ 70% feel well informed on how to take care of their skin
Our community shared these as the most common acne triggers:
💓 Stress
💓 Period
💓 Diet
💓 Water Intake
💓Hormones
Advice from the Blume community, for anyone struggling with acne:
🩵 "Be gentle with yourself"
🩵 "Drink water, use Meltdown, heal your gut, and remember it happens to
everyone"
🩵 "I promise everyone around you sees how beautiful you are. Acne doesn't
change that. Your beauty is permanent, acne is temporary"
