If you've been scouring the shops (and by shops I mean internet because who's willing to brave the cold of the English spring?) for the miracle cure for acne... HALT! The simple truth is, there's no product on the shelves of Boots, L'occitane or even Creme de la Mer that'll rid your skin of pesky pimples for good. 

What you put into your body is what you'll get out of it.

When it comes to beauty detoxing and dieting the current custom is to fixate on putting natural products into our bodies for a relatively short period of time. We steer clear of unrecognisable ingredients, we eliminate E numbers from our diet and say no processed 'foods' like cakes and chips. While this is a good place to start, it isn't going to eradicate our problems.

So what is?

Well, if your issue is acne related, there is one product you're probably purchasing that is doing your skin a world of terror. Dairy.

• Cow's milk comes from pregnant cows who produce high levels of hormones which is then passed on through their milk. Our sebaceous (skin) glands convert them into DHT (dihydrotestosterone) which boosts sebum. Sebum is what makes the skin oily, which in moderation is healthy but an overload of it clogs the pores and creating pimples.
  
  
• It is incredibly fatty. Fat causes blood sugar levels to rapidly rise and fall, leading to cascading hormonal reactions and increased sebum. It also slows down the transport of oxygen which aggravates the skin further.