A 2,000-Year-Old Secret to Clear Skin: Face Mapping Explained (Proven Tips!)
LET’S FACE IT
What Is Face Mapping? The Ancient Chinese Secret to Clear Skin
Face mapping is an ancient Chinese beauty practice that links breakouts and skin concerns to internal health. The belief is that the location of your acne reflects what’s happening inside your body. This method has been used for thousands of years, making it worth exploring if you're struggling with stubborn skin issues!
By understanding which face zones correspond to different organs, you can identify the root cause of your breakouts—whether it's diet, stress, or lifestyle habits. Many of these issues are food-related, reinforcing the idea that your skin is a reflection of what you eat and how you live (hence the #FaceFood philosophy!).
This holistic approach to skincare helps you achieve your clearest, most radiant skin ever by addressing imbalances from within. Want to learn more? Watch this informative YouTube video from Asian Beauty Secrets to see what each face zone reveals about your health!
GET IN THE ZONE
This is one map we are definitely willing to follow. But how does it work? Here’s an example: Pimples on your forehead are directly related to your digestive system, large intestine, liver and bladder. When you’re eating lots of junk food or you’re not digesting properly, there can be a buildup of toxins that shows up as breakouts in this area. Eating foods that aid digestion and detoxify, such as green tea and antioxidant-rich foods (berries), would be one way to tackle blemishes in this region (so the map says)! Each region of the face will have a different reasoning and solution for imperfections that is related to what’s happening under your skin. Why not give it a try!? If you notice you get blemishes in a certain area, make some of these suggested changes and watch for differences.
This article by Byrdie will break it down by zone very clearly with solutions.
We have plenty of recipes that fulfill a prescription for detoxifying antioxidant-rich foods, but here’s 5 of our favorites. smoothies!
THE WHOLE PICTURE
The reason we focus on a holistic approach to skincare is because everything you put into your body and experience in your life can have an effect on your skin, whether it’s stress or food. However, we focus particularly on food because a lot of these issues can be tackled by eating the right ones. How is a vegetable supposed to help me with stress or hormones, you might ask? We are complex systems, and it’s not as simple as cause and effect. Rather, everything is related. For example, a lack of sleep might be adding to your stress levels. There are also foods that can help you regulate acne-causing hormone levels, including quinoa, almonds, avocados, and more. This amazing article on prevention explains how these foods and others can help you target this type of breakout.
We’d love to hear about how it goes and any past experiences you’ve had with this interesting approach to skincare. Comment below!
