I think my genetics are pretty average. When my hair is long, my face breaks out more because my hair sits on my forehead. The oils from your hair can cause you to break out. I also break out when I spend time with a girl who wears makeup. Those chemicals aren’t supposed to be absorbed by your skin. A few years ago I would constantly touch my arms, trying to feel the muscles on my shoulders and then it would break out. My guess is that the oils from my fingers triggered that. If I touch my face a lot, I’ll break out too. I also breakout in some other parts of my body which I think might be caused by sweat. But my face is the cleanest because I wash it regularly and remove that oily layer with warm water. I’m starting to think that we breakout because our skin is trying to remove some shit that it absorbed which it wasn’t supposed to absorb 😂 

 Good skincare involves hair care too. A lot of hair ingredients (especially in conditioners) are comedogenic (will break you out) and they kind of drip all over your face in the shower and what not. You’re right about removing oils. It’s called transepidermal water loss and if you just wash your face without replacing nutrients (a good moisturizer), it strips the skin barrier and causes inflammation/excess oil 

 It’s pretty complicated because we are exposed to toxins and air pollutants that our ancestors never had. So removing more than usual might not be that bad. I’ve gone maybe two days without washing my face and my skin was still fine though. A good diet helps a lot. I drink bone broth and eat meat organs full of good vitamins. My hair is a mystery though. It looks great if I don’t wash it for a while but i have some dry skin flakes that fall out. It’s not dandruff though.