What can I do for my hormonal acne? This is a common message I get in my DMs on Instagram. So, let’s talk about the causes and solution for it!
Hormonal acne, or any acne for that matter, is NO FUN. I’ve never been one with “perfect skin”, and have probably tried everything under the sun – from every 3-part system, to even getting put on hormonal birth control way back in highschool for it! Back then, I had NO idea that wasn’t fixing it. Thankfully I got off pretty quickly because of causing some depression and also wanting to know I could get a period myself. And then of course got back on it in 2018 before I got married, which is where my story with hormonal birth control and my hormone healing journey REALLY began.
Post birth control, my skin got REAL BAD for a couple months. I had read it may, but MAN, I didn’t realize HOW tempting it would be to run back onto the pill. But, I stuck through it, followed my self-made protocol for it after all the research I had done, and I can proudly say that even though my skin was never and will never be perfect… it is MUCH better these days. So let’s chat alllll things hormonal acne!
Did you miss my past episode?!
- Miss the episode on Seed Cycling? Listen to that here.
- Miss part ONE of this 4-part cycle syncing series? Listen here.
- Miss part TWO of this 4-part cycle syncing series? Listen here.
- Miss part THREE of this cycle syncing series? Listen here.
- Miss part FOUR of this cycle syncing series? Listen here.
- And don’t forget to grab your free hormone supporting meal plan right here!
In This Episode of Real SOULutions:
02:16 – Sarah Grace’s acne experience
03:00 – Post birth control experience
04:26 – What happens if you had acne before birth control?
05:47 – Why does your skin gets bad after coming off birth control?
06:45 – Causes of hormonal acne
11:20 – Some acne treatments overnight
13:51 – Heal your gut
18:11 – Focus on whole foods
20:08 – Go along with a diet
23:19 – Decrease inflammation
26:28 – Specific nutrients
28:14 – Decrease stressors
30:33 – Remove chemicals in your diet and ditch + switch your skincare products
35:23 – Don’t do this ONE THING