Sometimes, you might find yourself dealing with acne as a teenage girl in puberty. This problem affects many adult women and it has to do with hormonal imbalance and polycystic ovaries (PCOS).
Facing such a problem, women try different products found on the market from antibiotics such as benzoyl peroxide to Retin-A but without success. Such products just made the situation worse.
This hormonal acne is a skin condition that should be seriously taken into consideration.
In What Way Do Hormones Affect Your Skin?
Hormonal acne is a result of the imbalance of the endocrine glands and such symptoms are usually felt during the mid-cycle, ovulation, or before the menstrual period. This is the period when the estrogen and testosterone levels are the highest. For women with a balanced endocrine system, such hormonal peaks won’t do any damage.
But for women who experience a hormonal imbalance, such a level of estrogen and testosterone could not be eliminated easily.
If you have such problems very often, it might be a result of improper detoxification or poor lifestyle habits. Further on, these habits can cause estrogen dominance to inflame your skin and testosterone dominance to stimulate the sebaceous glands to produce more oil.
This process can be more dominant before your period because, during this time, the blood comes closer to the skin’s surface. Also, you might experience more unwanted hair growth or loss during this period because the testosterone interferes with your follicles.
The Path to Better Skin
Whatever happens in your organism, it is reflected on your skin. The skin is the greatest organ for elimination and it is also connected with other organs such as the lymphatic system, liver, and large intestines.
There is a close connection between every organ and your skin, so what you put into your body, will be reflected on your skin. So, it is important to take care of the food you consume, the products you use, and the cleaning substances.
In this case, the expensive creams nor the prescription pills will heal your acne. The solution lies in your food and personal care.
Here are some tips on what you should avoid and what you should embrace when dealing with hormonal acne:
Avoid:
- Dairy: Most dairy products are loaded with synthetic hormones that can increase the level of the body’s hormones and just worsen the situation.
- Soy: The phytoestrogens in soy can affect the hormones and can contribute to more acne. Make sure you keep an eye on the products’ labels because soy can be found in many products.
- Gluten: Gluten as dairy can cause inflammation of the gut.
- Peanuts: Even those people who are not allergic to peanuts can have adverse reactions to them, resulting in breakouts and skin inflammation.
- Sunflower, canola, vegetable, and safflower oil: All of these cooking oils abound in omega-6 fatty oils which can cause skin inflammation and increase the estrogen level.
- Caffeine: Not only coffee but green and black tea can remove the essential B vitamins, zinc, and magnesium from your body thus affecting the skin.
Embrace:
- Include the right nutrients: Try the Clear Skin Juice which includes half a green apple, half a cup of cilantro, half a cucumber, 2 stalks of celery, 4 leaves of romaine lettuce, half a lemon juice, and 4 frozen or fresh strawberries. If needed, add half a cup of coconut water.
- Replenish good bacteria: Probiotics are necessary for gut health, proper digestion, and balanced hormones. The gut bacteria, the so-called astrobleme, produce an enzyme that metabolizes estrogen.
- Go organic with beauty products: Along with the regular consumption of organic vegetables and fruits, you should use organic products for face and body care. Avoid using anything that contains:
- Endocrine-disrupting phthalates (DEHP and DBP).
- Sodium lauryl sulfates or just sulfates (SLES and SLS).
- Parabens such as propyl, methyl and ethyl.
- Anolamines (TEA, DEA, and MEA).
- Petroleum jelly and petrolatum.
The market abounds in many organic alternatives that are safe and more effective for the overall health of your skin.
Via Opera News
