Eczema in babies can be tough to get rid of. It’s frustrating when you think you’re doing everything right – even avoiding allergens – and there are still lingering patches and occasional flare-ups.
As it turns out, foods that seem healthy- like berries, avocado, or sauerkraut – or even probiotics can make eczema worse.
What the what?
Blame histamine.
What is histamine?
Has this ever happened to you? Your little one eats strawberries or avocado and suddenly you see a rash develop. Little red bumps. Later, you might notice scaly patches on your baby’s arm or cheeks.
Uh-oh. Is this an allergic reaction? Eczema? Candida? Or…is it histamine intolerance?
While it’s impossible to rule out allergies without testing, there’s a chance that what you’re seeing is a food intolerance, rather than an allergic response.
In both cases – a food intolerance or allergies – histamine is responsible for those red flags: the redness, the bumps, the itchiness. Before we go any further:
- Histamine is a biogenic amine that dilates blood vessels and makes vasculature more leaky so that immune cells can move in and out. It plays a central role in immune system response.DAO (otherwise knowns as diamine oxidase) is an enzyme that breaks down histamine and it’s mostly found in the gut, acting as a sort of barrier and protecting the body from excess histamine. Genetic variations in the DAO gene can limit enzyme activity. Also, allergies along with an inflamed gut or “leaky” will reduce DAO activity.
- DAO (otherwise knowns as diamine oxidase) is an enzyme that breaks down histamine and it’s mostly found in the gut, acting as a sort of barrier and protecting the body from excess histamine. Genetic variations in the DAO gene can limit enzyme activity. Also, allergies along with an inflamed gut or “leaky” will reduce DAO activity.
There are two places where excess histamine comes from: Inside the body and outside the body.
Inside the body, mast cells that are part of the immune system release histamine in response to things like stress or allergies.
Outside the body, your little one consumes histamine through fermented foods, leftovers, and foods that are naturally high in histamine such as avocado or spinach.
Some foods – like berries and citrus – are also known to “liberate” histamine.
What is histamine intolerance?
Histamine is one of those compounds that requires balance.
Your body relies on histamine for:
- Digestion
- Wound healing
- Immune modulation
- Smooth muscle contractions (hello, uterus)
- Wakefulness in the sleep-wake cycle
But too much histamine, and you begin to see signs of histamine intolerance.
Histamine intolerance shows up when your little one is sensitive to any extra histamine in diet.
This means high-histamine foods, high-histamine probiotics, or foods that “liberate” histamine.
What’s more, chronically elevated levels of histamine can keep baby’s eczema active.
This means that histamine intolerance is one piece of the puzzle that’s often overlooked when working with eczema. Sometimes by simply managing histamine load, you can get rid of stubborn eczema and recurring rashes.
What does histamine intolerance look like?
Histamine intolerance falls into the category of a food intolerance. This means that allergy tests come back negative but your baby still shows signs of an allergic response when eating certain foods.
These signs include:
- Swelling or redness around the eyes
- A runny nose
- Vomiting
- Hives
- Itching
- Flushed skin
- Trouble sleeping
After histamine exposure (and when there’s an intolerance), you might also see more rashes, itching, and eczema.
Histamine intolerance isn’t an allergy. But because an allergic response always involves the release of histamine, the two look very similar.
One important difference to keep in mind is that with a food allergy, even tiny amounts of the trigger food will lead to symptoms.
Whereas histamine intolerance is cumulative, often compared to a cup that can eventually overflow with histamine, leading to signs of histamine overload.
Some of the things that help to maintain histamine levels (not too little, not too much) are enough DAO – the enzyme the breaks down histamine – and plenty of gut microbes that help to metabolize histamine.
Histamine intolerance and eczema in babies
Most little ones will also have a legit allergic response to a wide range of foods as their immune system matures.
It’s important to remember that allergies – even temporary ones – can contribute to histamine intolerance.
In other words, your baby can have both food allergies and histamine intolerance, with food allergies contributing to overall histamine load and making symptoms worse.
Many first foods resources will tell you to avoid citrus, tomatoes, strawberries, and other berries because these foods are “acidic.” But the reality is that they liberate histamine, triggering its release. And if your little one is sensitive to excess histamine, there may be signs of irritation.
This helps to explain why some babies can eat “acidic” foods with abandon, while others have a reaction.
When it comes to eczema, there’s more than histamine at play. But histamine overload will add fuel to the fire.
Why avoiding food isn’t the answer
When you see the classic signs of a histamine intolerance, you may want to dramatically limit your little one’s exposure to high-histamine foods while avoiding high-histamine probiotics.
At first glance, this might make sense.
After all, reducing histamine load with low histamine foods can create a little buffer so that cells lining the gut wall can make the histamine enzyme, DAO.
This is true for babies with histamine intolerance and food allergies.
More DAO = less histamine.
However, completely avoiding high-histamine foods or common allergens sets your baby up for food allergies later on.
Read that again. Because I see too many who stop at food restrictions.
If your little one has eczema or signs of food allergies, I’ve found that the best thing to do is navigate that fine line between low histamine load and allergen exposure.
Ultimately, you want an inclusive approach, rather than a restrictive one.
How I would manage baby’s excess histamine
In my own work with babies who have eczema, I rely heavily on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) botanicals to help clear eczema and manage histamine.
My approach is unique for each baby and I get excellent results because there’s more to the story than just histamine.
Here are some basic steps you can take that may help immediately:
- Enhance histamine degradation with a DAO boosting diet – pasture raised meat, wild salmon, and olive oil.
- Use probiotics that break down histamine. Like Smidge Sensitive Probiotic.
- Include a vitamin C supplement, like camu camu.
- Include superfoods that support immune tolerance, like spirulina.
For a short time, you may need to limit high histamine foods. But keep in mind that baby need to build immune tolerance and so I’m not a big advocate of food restriction for baby unless necessary.
Which probiotics can make eczema worse (and which make it better)
Aged and fermented foods are high in histamine.
This is because many bacteria have a knack for creating histamine. And while this isn’t true for all bacteria, you’ll find that many probiotic strains will contribute to histamine overload.
This includes:
- Lactobacillus reuteri
- Lactobacillus casei
- Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus
- Lactobacillus brevis
The above strains are found in some popular infant probiotics. Like:
- Klaire Labs Infant Powder
- BioGaia Protectis
- Gerber Soothe Colic Drops
If your baby has eczema or other signs of histamine intolerance, I recommend switching to a probiotic that encourages the break down of histamine. Fortunately, many strains of baby-friendly Bifidobacteria do just this.
Here are two probiotics that I recommend when managing high histamine:
I hope this helps!
Here’s to a diverse diet in our littles, even when dealing with eczema.
Has reducing histamine helped manage your baby’s eczema? Let me know in the comments!
Your advice has really helped us manage my little one’s rashes she was getting around her mouth. I stopped giving her a probiotic and limited foods with high histamine (or that release histamine). We also found for her that cutting out eggs and tomatoes (from my diet too, the breastmilk) made it go away.
Lately she has been eating a lot of fresh berries now that they are in season and this cheek splotch she gets has come back now and then. It’s all about finding the threshold. We are looking forward to retesting egg yolks soon!
Hey Shawna,
So happy to hear this! You’re so right, is all about that threshold. And every little one is different. Hoping eggs work!!
Hi! What if his eczema was worse before we introduced solids? I just recently got the seeking health probiotic for myself and some dha for him (I found I wasn’t getting him as much omega 3s from Whole Foods as I wanted) though he’s been getting PLENTY of vitamin C from Whole Foods. Anyhow, based on your recommendations and my own reading I’ve been giving him a low histamine diet, but it’s a little hard because he LOVES avocado (doesn’t seem to bother him) and I LOVE eggs so I don’t think I could attempt to cut them out. Bananas seem to trigger his eczema, which interestingly enough, was the only thing prior to starting solids that appeared to bother him in my breast milk. If you have any mkee suggestions I’m all ears! Thanks so much for all of this great info. 🙂
How can I give GLA to my 4 month old breastfed baby?
Hey Rivkah,
You can take it yourself and it will enrich your breast milk. I like Seeking Health’s Evening Primrose Oil, you can grab it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2nxfoGa or the Seeking Health website, xxo!!
I wanted to ask if I try the same for exclusively breastfed baby
Hey Desi,
A lot of breastfed babies have immune-mediated disorders like allergies, eczema, as well as high histamine. The information in this post applies to breastfed littles too.
xxo!
Hi Megan,
I have been following you for awhile and we have chatted over email, thanks to Laura Bruner. 🙂 My baby boy is now 6 months old and we just started introducing solids. I have the vit c and cod liver oil you recommended – what dose I give to him and how many times a week? Also, he has a few little patches of eczema that come and go and this was before we started solids. How can I figure out what is causing them? Do I need to do an elimination diet? Thanks, Rachelle.
This is a wealth of information! We just started our daughter on solids 3 days ago – avocado. I noticed some red bumps around her mouth, but they went away within 24 hours. She was already prone to eczema, so I’m wondering if this could apply. My question – we use the probiotic HMF Baby B, which was recommended by our holistic nutritionist. What are your thoughts on this product? I would really appreciate your opinion. Thank you!
Hello,
My daughter takes GutPro Infant, and we haven’t seen any improvement in her eczema. About how long would it take to see results? After reading this post, I also noticed that “Bifidobacterium breve” is a listen ingredient. Is this the same as “Lactobacillus brevis” you posted to avoid?
With the vitamin C and primrose recommendations you give, how would you give this to a baby? Is that safe?
Thanks,
Stephanie
Sorry – another question! Yay for finding your awesome site!
I see that for formula fed eczema babies, you recommend Probiota Infant Powder with Klaire Labs prebiotics. My daughter is allergic to cow’s milk, which is listed on the Klaire Labs prebiotic powder. Do you have a recommendation for a dairy/soy/nut free alternative?
Hi Megan! Would you say this advice applies to older children as well? My four year old has struggled with eczema since she was a baby, and I can’t seem to cure it. I remember you saying on one of our exchanges on Instagram that leftovers (or was it just leftover meat?) are high in histamine? Is there more about that somewhere on your blog? Do you think salami would be the culprit? She looooves salami. Lol. And salty foods in general. She stays away from gluten and dairy for the most part, except some goat dairy sometimes, but she still gets eczema patches on her arms, chest and hips. I would be grateful for any direction or advice! Thank you for the important work you do.
Hey Josie!
Definitely. The connection between eczema and high histamine applies to all ages. Salami and other preserved meats are pretty high in histamine. There are herbs that can reduce histamine – like nettle – so that you may be able to find a balance and still include occasional high histamine foods xxo!!
So enlightening, thank you. I have a 4 month old who’s suffering from eczema. I’ve checked his probiotic and it contains one of the high histamine bacteria so I’ll be changing that. I also checked the probiotic that I take and it also contains one of the high histamine bacteria, do I need to change my probiotic too since I’m breastfeeding?
Hi! Came across this article from a mom on my eczema Facebook group, who shared of her son’s results. My daughter is diagnosed with being allergic to dairy, gluten, eggs (egg yolk, mostly), peanuts, and feather. I have been avoiding those and stopped giving her foods that cause her to itch like avocado, broccoli, and tomatoes. I also give her vitamin D and Jarro-Dophilus infant probiotics in a liquid form. She is formula fed(Elecare brand amino acid based powder formula) Am I doing something wrong? Using the wrong products? I stopped steroid creams bc I got tired of them temporarily helping. I know is a gut issue. Can you direct me on what to start off with? My daughter started with this at 1.5 months and now she’ll be turning 1.
My baby had very mild eczema and after switching from the Klaire infant probiotics to the Gut pro infant, it seems to have cleared. Thanks for the heads up! I never would have thought that was the problem. I went to Klaire first because I’ve had great success myself with their probiotics.
Right? I’m so happy to hear this helped, xxo!!
If I’m not sure if histamine is causing my child’s eczema and sleep problems, should I cut all high histamine (and histamine liberating) foods for a period of time? My son is 4 and we’ve been battling his eczema on and off since 2 months old, however his sleep has been horrible for the last few months. He eats paleo and gets Gutpro Infant periodically when I remember.
Hey Carrie,
Histamine may not be the cause, but histamine overload will make it worse so removing high histamine foods can help.
Just remember that the overall goal isn’t a bajillion food restrictions. Instead, it’s making sure his body has what it needs to maintain balance. I would start there before supplementing with DAO.
xxo!!
And do you recommend supplementing with DAO?
My EBF 4 month old has recently started with eczema. As she is only breastfed so far and not on any probiotics. Where do I start? With the right probiotics? With my own diet..? I eat a fairly varied diet and haven’t noticed anything in particular causing or exacerbating the problem.
Schedule a coaching session with me! That’s the best way that I can get to know what’s going on and give targeted recs. If you decide to start probiotics (which CAN help) I would only do GutPro Infant.
xxo!!
Very helpful! Going to start on these suggestions. My son is 4 months EBF and just finished his first bottle of Gerber Soothe. He appears to have a few patches of eczema popping up and his potty frequency has changed from daily to every couple of days. How do I give him GutPro Infant? Is there a liquid version?
I noticed that the two probiotics you recommended require refrigeration. I have heard that if a probiotic needs refrigeration to survive then there is no way it will make it through the warm temperatures of the body let alone make it to our gut without dying first. Thoughts?
So which ones are low histamine foods? Is there a list somewhere? We have been fighting ezcema since January and it’s tolerable but she still itches like crazy.
Hi my son is fomula fed baby could i guve him the infant gut probiotic to help with his eczema ?
Hey Tracy,
It may help. There are a few different things to look at when eczema is an issue. Since it’s not a histamine producing probiotic, it won’t contribute to the eczema.
xxo!!
Megan
Hi there
How should I give my 6 month old the Seeking Health Probiota HistamineX? He is just starting solids and has had outbreaks of eczema since. I am noticing and researching high histamine foods and removing them but I also want to support with probiotics..
Hi Mandy,
Thank you for this very informative article. My almost 4 year old has seen an immunologist who says her immunity is pristine, two dermatologists who have prescribed hard steroids both topical and oral, and two allergists who only tested her five major foods and said her reaction to the foods don’t qualify to be an allergy rather H1 category. Could this H1 mean food intolerance like your suggesting? The allergist said to keep those foods in her diet, and her body will conform and adjust accordingly as opposed to encouraging it to develop into an an allergy. Can you provide a detailed and extended list of histamine expelling foods?
Hi Megan,
Do you think this advice would help an older child who has had eczema since she was a baby? Would you do a different probiotic for an older child? She’s 11.
Hey Kassia,
YES! You’d want to use a low histamine probiotic.
My sons eczema has been a mystery to me. I’ve gone from trying out the Salicylate sensitivity diet, to trying to find out what he’s actually allergic or intolerant to. After reading your article, I am beginning to wonder if it is the histamine intolerance. I gave him one dose of the Klaire labs probiotic and his eczema flared up like never before. I don’t know if it’s a delayed response to other foods, but I couldn’t help but feel that the probiotic and flare up were connected.
Do you have any resources that say what one should avoid and what one can eat? My son is a picky eater and I’m running out of options. Thank you so much for any help!
Hey Alizee,
I work with parents individually on this because that’s how I get the best results. Ideally, I like to get littles as many different foods as possible, especially when they’re still babies. There’s more info on working with me here: https://megangarcia.com/baby-wellness-coaching/
xxo!!
My little 4 month old was introduced to egg yolks and mashed bananas… the rash showed up a week after I introduced egg yolks and 2 days after the banana then he got progressively worse even though I stopped both items…. now we are just back to formula and breast milk. I’m wondering if the food caused it??? Or is it just a bad case of ezcema 😩. We were given a steroid topical to mix with aveeno to apply. I tried tallow balm and it only got worse. He also has cradle cap which I’ll be getting the oil you recommend today!!!! 😍😍😍
Hey Elia,
Eggs are a common trigger, so it’s possible. At 4 months, I might pause on solids and make sure you’ve got baby’s “bases” covered first.
xxo!!
Thanks so much! Yes I have paused solids and just sticking to his baby’s only formula. Do you you have a list of other probiotics? Possibly some that aren’t as expensive?
HI Megan,
Does this histamine overload apply to infants are still breastfeeding? Or more for babies who consume the foods directly.?
Oops. I just read a previous comment who had the same question. Answer is that this applies to BF babies too. I’ve been eating avocados more lately so I’m wondering if that’s why my LO cheeks are flaring up. Thank you!!
Hey Carol!
So histamine in breast milk is really only an issue when levels are extremely high in local tissue, such as mastitis. With mama’s while breastfeeding, the first place I would look would be major allergens.
At the same time, I prefer to use TCM herbs for baby rather than fully eliminate major allergens because we do want to build baby’s immune tolerance to those foods.
xxo!!
Megan how do i get a session with you to get advice. I am struggling hard with my baby’s severe eczema flare ups and have been on steroids long enough. Thank you!
Hi Shailly,
You can sign up here: https://megangarcia.com/baby-wellness-coaching/
Reach out if you have any Qs xxo!!
This article is very helpful! We’re doing a combo approach with baby led weaning and the past 2 days I gave our 6 month old a cooked egg yolk, BLW-style. He didn’t have an immediate reaction after eating it (although he was doing something weird with his tongue the first time, maybe it was itchy or something?), so I fed it to him the next day. While he was eating, he spit up, which never happens while he’s eating solids. And a few hours later I noticed an eczema-like rash on both cheeks kinda near his mouth. I just read your guidance on how to introduce the top allergenic foods and didn’t realize about feeding just a tiny bit at first. Totally shouldn’t have given him an entire egg yolk omelette to munch on! #momfail I have been giving him the Seeking Health infant probiotic since he was an unexpected c-section baby, but I’m going to switch to the HistamineX for him. I have a history of severe eczema, allergies, immune issues, histamine intolerance, and food intolerances (I have issues with wheat, dairy, soy, peanuts, and shellfish). I don’t want him to have the same issues especially not at such a young age! The world of feeding baby solids feels a little overwhelming now b/c I don’t want him to have further issues. But your work is very helpful and enlightening, so thank you for that! 🙂
Thank Malori for sharing this! Right, a tiny bit is all you need and you can start with 1/4 teaspoon. If you’re breastfeeding and able to eat eggs, do that too! It helps to build tolerance.
xxo!!
Do you recommend supplementing with DAO enzymes
Hi. Does histamine intolerance always result in eczema ? My 4 month old is BF and I’m starting to notice discomfort and lack of sleep associated with me eating histamine foods.
Hi Mougeh,
Allergies, like some types of eczema, can be triggered by either baby’s diet or environment. Not all allergies show up as eczema. And elevated histamine doesn’t always mean that you’re dealing with allergies. BUT when you have allergy, you’re going to see elevated histamine.
It’s likely that histamine isn’t the probelm. It’s pointing you towards the problem.
Regarding diet, typically elevated levels of histamine only transfer into breast milk during a local infection, like mastitis.
xxo
Hi Megan,
My son is 6 1/2months now and I started giving me carrots cooked with beef bone broth and after few hours he started to red bumps on his checks and around his eyes. Is bone broth high in histamine?
Thank you in advance!
Hey Cristina,
It can be! The best way to make low histamine bone broth is to use an instant pot or pressure cooker to make it, then freeze portions as quickly as possible.
I’m not 100% sure about store-bought bone broth. My hunch is that there’s a greater chance of histamine build up compared to homemade, depending on how it’s cooked. Hope this helps xxo!!
Hi Megan,
My son had eczema as a baby, but it cleared up around 18 months and hasn’t returned. He is now 5, and just had to take two antibiotics within 3 weeks of each other. I am now seeing eczema patches and his skin in general has been super super sensitive. He is allergic to dairy, eggs, and a plethora of environmental allergens. After reading your article I am stopping the probiotics I had him on to counter the antibiotic because they contained those strains, and I have ordered the one you recommend. Along with the change in probiotic, I am going to do a 4 week whole foods diet without gluten to try to begin healing his gut. Should I also try to avoid foods high in histamine/that are histamine triggers? Or would that be too restrictive of a diet considering his allergies already. Thank you!!
Hey Leah,
For now it may be a good idea to go low histamine. I wouldn’t get too detailed about it – stick with avoiding big triggers like aged or fermented food, meat leftovers, hard cheese, canned salmon/tuna, avocados, bananas, etc.
Removing gluten won’t necessarily help unless you know he’s sensitive to it.
xxo!!
Hi Megan,
How long the histamine will clear up in the system?
Hey Kathy,
It depends on your approach. When I work with little ones, it may take about a week. However, if working with diet alone, possibly a month.
There are a lot of variables! Hope this helps xxo
Hello Megan, can you please help me?! My daughter was exclusively breastfed until around 3 months. We started feeding her formula once a night (some nights) or when I am too low on my milk supply. That’s when she started breaking out in eczema on her face. We stopped the formula and let the eczema heal. Then she didn’t break out until we gave it to her again. I tested this out numerous times to make sure it’s coming from the formula and not my diet. We tried multiple formulas (organic green similac, enfamil prosobee [soy milk], elecare, Nutramigen, alimentum, organic earth’s best sensitivity, and lastly Kabrita [goat milk]). All of them make her break out, and she’s 6 months old now. Are there ingredients in these formulas that are high in histamine? Is there a formula I can give here that won’t make her break out? I think she has a dairy intolerance but not sure if she’s allergic instead??
I was also thinking maybe it could be my diet. I have had relatively the same diet since she was born, including foods with histamine. Is it possible that before we gave her formula, she had a lot of build-up of histamine in her system from my diet? Then once we started giving her formula, it activated the eczema? If that is that case, could reducing the histamine in my diet possibly stop her eczema when she’s given formula? TIA!
Hey Alyssa,
These are all really good questions. For starters, histamine really only travels into breast milk when there’s a local infection – like mastitis. So you don’t necessarily need to limit your own histamine intake.
It’s hard for me to pin down what may be causing the eczema but it may help to keep in mind that baby’s immune system is developing and maturing. So this is why a pediatrician might say that baby will grow out of it. They often do! And sometimes, no amount of changes in diet or formula help with the spectrum of allergy symptoms in babies.
It’s complicated! And each baby has their thing going on. Hope this helps xxo
Hi Megan,
I have another question. I am currently pregnant and have been taking a broad-spectrum probiotic from Hyperbiotics. I have struggled with eczema outbreaks the past, especially during pregnancy, but this time I really haven’t much. Anyway, my babies all struggled with bad diaper rashes while breastfeeding which I’m convinced was tied to my gut health. My question is, would it be helpful to switch to the low-histamine probiotic for the rest of pregnancy to hopefully prevent problems for both of us, or is it better to continue on the broad-spectrum one if I don’t seem to be having any issues with it? Baby would be getting more diversity that way but I really want to avoid eczema and bad diaper rash. Thanks!
Hey Kassia,
I would stick with the broad spectrum because this will do more to support vaginal health, which is important too!
xxo
This is so helpful! Thank you. I just ordered the vitamin c powder you recommend for my 22momth old. What is the proper dose for a child that age?
Hey!
1/4 tsp is perfect.
I would start with one – three times daily, depending on how your little does with it! xxo
Hi Megan! Thanks for your help. My baby who is solely breastfed started getting eczema at 4 months old and it’s slowly worsening (he’s almost 6 months). He and I are on probiotics (his probiotics do not have the strains you said to avoid); I slather him in organic, eczema reducing balm; give him sulphur tablets and Omega 3 and vitamin D supplement; and he only wears organic cotton washed in homemade detergent. Yet it keeps getting worse. I saw that you said only mastitis tends to affect the baby’s histamine levels so I can maintain my diet as normal, which does consist of typical allergens (dairy/gluten). Is there something else I’m missing or should be doing?
Hey Whitley,
A couple of things: I would consider introducing allergens as soon as possible. There’s quite of bit a research over the last several years on this topic, and how it relates to babies with eczema. Not sure if you’re familiar with LEAP study from 2015? It was high quality (large and randomized) and showed that early introduction is protective against food allergy.
When it comes to eczema (severe to moderate) what we *don’t want* is baby being sensitized to an allergen through the skin, which can definitely happen since the skin barrier is compromised. Ideally, exposure happens through the gut first. This is the best way to build tolerance.
So, top allergens = top of mind. And it can be good idea to keep allergens in your diet when beginning allergens.
The point above is for IgE food allergy and protecting against its development.
In my own practice, I see really mixed results with strict food avoidance.
Secondly, for eczema I also rely heavily on TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) for herbal baths and herbal formulas to manage histamine levels, clear rash, and reduce itching.
Hope this helps xxo!!
Thank you for the wealth of information!
I have purchased: Smidge Sensitive Probiotic, camu camu vitiman C, spirulina and Smidge Sensitive Probiotic for my 8 month old. Can you help me with DOSAGE and how to feed it to her?
Thank you very much
Hey Jeann,
I noticed you purchased my first foods class, please email me hello@megangarcia.com so I can get more info, xxo!!