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I have noticed that over the past few months, whenever I have an arthritis flare in my spine or, more recently, a wrenched and swollen toe, I always have horrible breakouts. Normally my skin is pretty much perfect. I am obsessed with taking care of my skin. I have a strict skincare regimen and I enjoy my nightly ritual of removing makeup, washing, toning, and moisturing with an oil-free, salicylic acid moisturizer. I occasionally wear an oxygenating mask. So when I break out, it makes me try to figure out why. And there is a definite pattern. It’s not related to my girly cycle. It’s when something is inflamed.

Last weekend I broke out so bad I had pimples on BOTH of my EYELIDS. They are gone, and the monster on my face has started to go away at last. But I really think there is a connection. As soon as my arthritis starts to flare, my skin goes to hell. I haven’t been able to find anything online that explains it. I haven’t looked into it that much, because there’s probably not much I could do about it. But it’s an interesting (and damn annoying) phenomenon.