An Interview With Blume Founders Taran and Bunny Ghatrora
Blume Founders Taran and Bunny Ghatrora on Normalizing Acne and Redefining Self-Care
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Taran: "My misconception for acne is that if you have acne, your skin is unhealthy. I think you can have very healthy skin and still have a bit of acne. Also, just the fact that you're not supposed to use oils on acne, I think is a myth."
Bunny: "Going off of that, I feel like for so long, I was made to believe that having acne isn't normal, and it's something that should be like locked into a certain period of time, often puberty, and then if you do the right things, and you take care of your skin, it'll go away. I think growing up, I was always like, 'Oh, once I hit 19, I'm not gonna have acne anymore, because it's only for teenagers.' I think that is such a huge misconception, because two things, acne is totally normal and there are so many things that can cause you to have acne that are out of your control, whether it be hormonal, your environment, things that are stress related, something your body's trying to tell you, wearing masks, etc. All these things are something that I wish I knew when I was younger and growing up, because it is totally normal to have acne, and you can do all the 'right things' for your skin and drink all the water and get all the sleep and you still might break out, and that is totally OK."