Hi Lindsey,
To be on the safe side, I wouldn’t drink it while pregnant.

I’m not sure what “stooling” means? Do you mean you were running to the toilet all day? If so, make sure you wash the mint really well before soaking it in your water, there could have maybe been something on it that caused you to be sick?

Hi Cheta,
Sometimes a change in diet can cause pimples to come to the surface, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s terribly uncomfortable when you are going through it, but a purge would only last a week or two, and then your skin will heal and get better. Many times we have clogged pores and pimples brewing under the skin, and a change of diet or skincare can trigger everything to come to the surface all at once. You should start to see your skin improve after a week or two. If your skin continues to break out, or your skin is getting red, irritated, itchy or hurts – than that might not be a purge, but a bad reaction to something your are eating or putting on your skin, and best to discontinue the food or product.

To be on the safe side, I wouldn’t be drinking large amounts of it when your baby is exclusively breastfeeding. Once your baby is eating solids it should be ok to drink the mint water while breastfeeding. But really, that’s your choice. I drank mint water while I was breastfeeding both my daughters and had no issue with it affecting them or my supply (and it really helped clear up my postpartum breakouts!).

Hi Freya,
Nice to meet you, I’m so happy you’re enjoying the blog!
I definitely recommend trying the vitamin c for hyperpigmentation. Retinol can also help, but as you said it can sometimes be a little harsh on your skin. So far have you seen any improvements with the retinol? For me personally, I’ve had the best results with Vitamin C. I also find I have to be careful with other natural brightening products that lighten/brighten the skin because they tend to brighten the normal parts of my face but not the patches of hyperpigmentation, and therefore the pigmentation starts appearing darker (because the skin around it is getting lighter!). Vitamin C has been the only thing that targets everything (the regular and irregular cells), and the more I use it the brighter and more even my skin tone is. I also find it great for getting rid of redness and marks from breakouts (similar to how retinol can lift marks left behind from blemishes). I’m definitely happy using vitamin c 🙂