You’ve cut out dairy, gluten, and sugar, you rarely drink alcohol, you’ve spent a fortune on Zinc and Vitex and your diet is a healthy balance of protein, carbs and veggies, but you’re still breaking out!!??
This is a common thing to see in our clinic, people who have been trying desperately to self-treat their acne based on what they see online but aren’t getting the results they want.
Here are 6 reasons why your hormonal acne won’t go away
- You are treating the symptoms not the cause
Many topical treatments or medical drugs are treating the symptoms of a hormonal imbalance, not the underlying cause. For example, a hormonal imbalance such as high testosterone causes excess oil production that leads to trapped oil in pores where a bacteria is allowed to overgrow. Topical creams and antibiotics may address and kill the bacteria overgrowth, but the high testosterone will continue to increase the production of oil that leads to the overgrowth.
- You are treating a hormonal imbalance based on symptoms not on testing
Some symptoms can be caused by more than one thing and it’s not always a simple and straightforward answer. A good example of this is ‘androgen dominance’ where androgens (male hormones) cause hormonal acne. Androgen dominance can be caused by the overproduction of male hormones but it can also be caused by low female hormone production. the only way to know is to test your hormones.
- You aren’t treating the right hormonal imbalance
Some of the symptoms of hormonal imbalance can be caused by more than one hormone.
While it’s possible for high testosterone to be the cause of hormonal breakouts, what people don’t realise is that low progesterone can also cause your cells to be more sensitive to testosterone. If you are using herbs and supplements that are designed to target high testosterone you won’t have much success if your breakouts are because of low progesterone!
- You aren’t sticking to treatment long enough
Some herbs and supplements will take longer than others to work. Herbs such as Vitex have shown to have a greater effect after 12 weeks of treatment, and even magnesium takes time to build upon our system particularly if it’s been depleted over time by things like the oral contraceptive pill. It’s important to have a realistic goal when it comes to treating hormonal imbalances because it’s easy to become discouraged if you haven’t seen results within a certain time frame.
- You are only focusing on one aspect of treatment
While it’s well understood that hormonal imbalances are typically the cause of acne, there are other factors that may be contributing to making the situation worse. Cows milk dairy is thought to have some effect on the way hormones are expressed so this is something that may be helpful in conjunction with other treatments but rarely clears acne completely on its own.
- You haven’t tested all the relevant hormones
While it is extremely important to check your sex hormones for any hormonal imbalances, what many people don’t realise is that our stress hormones can play a huge part in how much or how little of our sex hormones are made.
In addition to this, it can be important in some cases to check things like blood glucose, insulin, liver function, and other hormones involved in ovulation to really get a good holistic view of what things are affecting your hormones.
If any of this sounds familiar then you would benefit from getting your hormones tested! Once you have all the relevant information, it is important that you have a qualified health professional interpret the results to make sure you are on the right track!
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I want to the actual causes of my break out
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Hi Tohura, the way to pinpoint the actual cause of your breakouts you need to test your hormones. We can help you with that. You can get our help either via our online program or a one-on-one consultation. Click this link to discover what ways works best for you https://www.healthyremedies.com.au/picture-perfect-options/
Hi Hayden,
You can also go to Quest diagnostics to order your own hormone panel. There’s also a company called request a test that you can order your own testing and they also have a female hormone panel. You’re just order the test through them and then go to a Quest diagnostics lab that way you know you’re going to a reputable lab. I tested my 27-year-old daughter’s hormones and it turned out that she was very low and progesterone and going into menopause already at the age of 27. Since she does not want to have children it is not as much of a concern but it is a concern for people who are still considering having children. Not something you would want to wait on. My daughter was having symptoms of extreme irritability, joint pains, hair loss, acne fatigue and many others. I feel that mental health providers do not look closely enough into medical reasons for young women to have anxiety and depression. There are common reasons like zinc deficiencies and magnesium deficiencies and pituitary problems that can also cause mental health issues. I highly recommend getting all of your hormones and vitamins checked! just wanted to give you the opinion of someone who has no interest in the purchase money tests or anything you can go to many different home places where you just order the test that you want, and then go to reputable lab. Accessa labs is another one…. They have a doctor who submits the orders so it’s just like going to your doctor except for you get to decide which test you want. The one problem is that you have to pay for them yourself but if you just do a little bit here and there is not all that expensive.
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Yes, it’s a shame that hormones are not properly looked into by most doctors and mental health providers. Hormones have a profound effect on the body and mind. It been good to see tests becoming more easily accessible. Blood tests are great but are only one window to look at hormones through. This is why I usualyy get patients to do saliva or urine hormone testing also to get a more thorough assessment. Hayden Keys – naturopath & holistic specialist
Same is the case with me. . I faced pimple and a little bit acne specially on my forehead and chin area. .. and I feel so much oilliness on my face when I wake up .. I want to get rid of this. So suggest me something which really works
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Hi Rabia, balancing your hormones will help reduce the oiliness and clear your pimples. To balance your hormones you first need to check your hormone levels and then take supplements that will fix the imbalance. We can help you with both of these. You can get our help via either our online program or a one-on-one consultation. Click this link to discover what way works best for you https://www.healthyremedies.com.au/picture-perfect-options/
I have acne issues on forehead and chin area and around the nose bcz I am suffering pcos plz suggest what should I do ? For my acne prones skin
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If you have PCOS it means you have a hormone imbalance so you’ll need to check estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol and DHEA. Then once the unbalanced hormones are identified the you’ll need herbs and supplements to rebalance them and clear your acne. We can help you with both of these. You can get our help via either our online program or a one-on-one consultation. Click this link to discover what way works best for you https://www.healthyremedies.com.au/picture-perfect-options/
I have dark circles under my eyes can u suggest any permanent solution besides getting enough sleep plus I face acne on my face and forehead sometimes.
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Hi, many things can cause dark circles like sluggish detox function and allergies. To get a permanent solution you would need to do some testing. Testing would also help pinpoint what’s causing your acne. To know what tests to recommend you will need to have a consultation with one of our naturopaths so they can get a thorough understanding of your health history. To organise a consultation click this link https://happy-healthy-wellbeing-centre.simplecliniconline.com/diary
Healthy regards, Hayden Keys
Hi nothing is working and doctors won’t help me, everytime I go on my period I get one pimple it will go and then another will come and then sometimes I get painful one that is under the skin and I get bumps around upper lip area and cheeks and forehead and blackheads near mouth but near the cheek also what do I need to take no cream will work and it is annoying me I even got 2 pimples on the same spot one time it’s disgusting plz help
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Hi Anisa, your situation sounds very similar to other women we have helped. The best place to start for you is to book in for an initial consultation with one of our acne specialist naturopaths so you can let them know what is going on with your skin in detail and they can get work out what test you need to do to get your hormones rebalanced and your acne cleared. Here’s the link to organise a consultation https://happy-healthy-wellbeing-centre.simplecliniconline.com/diary
I have breaking out a lot lately. There are a lot of tiny bumps and pimples around my cheeks and jaw line areas also my face is super duper oily.
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Hi Ansiya, it sounds like you have male hormone dominance. This could be because your body is overproducing male hormones like testosterone or DHEAS or it could be because your body isn’t producing enough female hormones like estrogen and progetserone. When your body is in a male hormone dominant state the skin pores in the ‘beard’ area of your face are overstimulated. This is why your skin is very oil and you have acne along your jaw and on your cheeks.
To fix this you need to rebalance your hormones. The best way is naturally with herbs and supplements rather than the birth control pill. To know what herbs and supplements to take you need to get your hormones tested. We can help you get your hormnes tested and create a personalised supplement plan for you to fix your acne.
You can get our help via either our online program or a one-on-one consultation. Click this link to discover what way works best for you https://www.healthyremedies.com.au/picture-perfect-options/
Healthy regards, Hayden Keys
I have been getting blind peoples on forehead , around the nose and on chin area. I am taking protein supplement as i m having deficient of vitamin d and b12 which contain whey protein so is it because my periods are coming or is there something else.
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Hi Ravleen, besides vitamin D and vitamin B12 deficiencies it sounds like you have a hormonal imbalance. It could either be because your body is making too much male hormones or too little female hormones. To discover what your hormone imbalance is you’ll need to do hormone testing. We can help you get your hormnes tested and create a personalised supplement plan for you to fix your acne.
You can get our help via either our online program or a one-on-one consultation. Click this link to discover what way works best for you https://www.healthyremedies.com.au/picture-perfect-options/
Healthy regards, Hayden Keys
I have cystic acne around my jawline and around my mouth area.
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Hi Monica, it definitely sounds like your acne is hormonal as it is areas where the skin is sensitive to hormones. It could be because your male hormone levels are too high or you could be in a male hormone dominant state because your female hormones are too low. The only way to find out is to do hormone testing. We can help you with this and then help put a supplement plan together.
You can get our help via either our online program or a one-on-one consultation. Click this link to discover what way works best for you https://www.healthyremedies.com.au/picture-perfect-options/
Healthy regards, Hayden Keys