Rash Talk With Cara Delevingne’s Skin Savior

In May, Cara Delevingne’s esthetician helped us get our skin together. This month, she fixes our rashes.

Rashes are like your childhood neighbor if yours, like mine, was not the dreamy boy/girl next door but rather, a weird kid who showed up out of nowhere at the worst times and then ruined something like a date or your summer.

If you’re nodding while simultaneously scratching at that strange red patch on your elbow, a cure may be here: Dayle Breault, the esthetician known for healing both Cara Delevingne and Zoë Kravitz’s skin, plays the role of mom who finally tells that weirdo neighbor — AKA your rash — to scram.

Rash talk: eczema, psoriasis and other mysterious red, itchy, where-did-these-come-from-bumps (especially around the nose and mouth) — what causes them?

After 28 years of working with skin and successfully treating patients who’ve previously sought medical attention for their symptoms, I’ve found that the cause is more internal than external: what we consume can literally make (cause) or break (stop) our rashes.

I thought this was up for debate.

It is! The idea that we really are what we eat is a gray area in the medical world. However, I have seen first-hand, over and over again, that with a clean diet, lots of fruits and vegetables, keeping your stress levels low and avoiding sugar, wine and spicy foods will support the intestine, thus clearing symptoms and keeping new flare-ups at bay.

Chronic health problems are so often due to lifestyle — we don’t have pills for those. If you know your body and keep a diary of what you eat, when you eat it and how your body is working at the time of flare-ups, you’ll begin to see patterns and identify triggers. This is the same advice I give all my clients.

Ok. Got my diet on lock. But what do I do when I get a rash?

Take Benadryl or an over the counter antihistamine for immediate relief. Applying a 10% Hydrocortisone cream will help alleviate itching as well.

Stop everything that you are currently using on your skin, especially if the rash is on your face.

No exercise; nothing that would heat the body — no saunas, steam rooms, massages; nothing stimulating.

Eat foods that combat inflammation: turmeric, fresh juices, whole grains, dark, leafy greens.

Use gentle, milk-based cleansers and lotion (Aveeno is great) with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients such as Niacinamide, licorice root, aloe vera, chamomile and turmeric. My Heartfelt Emulsion Day and Truthful Serum are also fantastic, the latter of which will also help heal any post-rash scarring.

For body rashes, take colloidal oatmeal baths — they do wonders.

See a doctor if: the rash is spreading, causing uncontrollable itching or begins bleeding.

What about that weird bumpy rash around the nose/mouth?

If you’re seeing an irritation around the corners of your nose and or mouth (it can bubble up and actually really hurt) — it’s called Perioral dermatitis. Balancing your diet per the above will do wonders, but I have a secret mask that helps:

Combine 2-3 tbsps of raw, organic yogurt, 3-4 capsule of probiotic powder and a dropper of silver colloidal and black cumin oil. You can also use grapefruit seed extract, which is said to possess antibacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal properties. Leave on for 30 minutes minimum or a full night’s sleep maximum. It will continue to combat the bacteria growing that creates the rash, so you can’t really leave it on for “too long.”

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Illustration by Zoë Flood-Tardino.  Follow Dayle on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Visit her website Goddess of Skin, too! 

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