Acne and menstruation, homonal acne in adulthood

If at theadolescence,acne can be severe and get wild because of the floods ofhormones due to the puberty, what about thehormonal acne in adulthood ?

What are the links between periods and acne ? In between contraception and acne ? What are the gestures and habits to follow and apply in order to avoid these small and large buttons who can poison everyday life?

hormonal acne

 

What is acne?

Acne is a skin illness which affects many people, more or less intensely, on the face but also on the back, shoulders and neckline.

This chronic disease, which is very difficult to control and resolve, is caused by a hormonal variation. The glands which secrete the famous sebum then malfunction. L'excess sebum originated the formation of open comedones and closed comedones (blackheads and whiteheads).

The red buttons (papules, pustules or nodules) are an inflammatory reaction to the overgrowth of bacteria.

Why do we get pimples as adults?

Everyone is not equal. It's a story of genetic, of skin, offood,environment, stress. In short, you will have understood, not everyone starts on an equal footing when it comes to acne.

Other factors increase the chances of having more or less severe acne in adulthood:

  • La genetic. If one of your parents has a oily skin, you will be more likely to have one yourself oily skin which will be an ideal breeding ground for blackheads and other beautiful red buttons ou white buttons.
    Excess sebum production saturates the skin pores, the skin no longer breathes, it is as if blocked and impurities will come to settle there. Inflation can then begin.
  • Ton food can partly influence the condition of your skin (too oily, too sugary).
  • Ton make-up (poor quality or applied excessively) and your bad make-up removal but also make-up brushes contain many bacteria.
  • La your pillowcase must be renewed regularly in order to limit contact with tissue saturated with impurities and other dead skin on the face and hair.
  • But also the stressstyles, Pollution or tobacco are to be taken into account.

And hormonal acne in all this?

Many external factors can amplify the acne phenomenon, but today we want to talk more specifically about thehormonal acne.

Hormonal acne is, as the name suggests, directly linked to hormones. And if you have followed the latest articles that we have released, in particular on the period , the woman's body is shaken up every month by many different hormones. These directly influence the female cycle, period and ovulation.

So, we understood that at the puberty, at the time of first periods, the hormones are going crazy, it is not surprising, although painful, to see some acne in the teens or Girls.

But why the adult women also and still experience hormonal acne? Quite simply because these women will have skin that is specifically sensitive to hormonal variations experienced by their bodies during each cycle.

The menstrual cycle is punctuated by the production, increase and decrease of certain hormones. This variation, which takes place according to the different stages of the cycle has an impact on the skin.

Let's remember:

  • The female hormones like estrogen and progesterone,
  • themale hormone, testosterone;
  • or againstress hormone, cortisol.

The fluctuation of these hormones affects the sebaceous glands. These produce the sebum. When sebum production is disrupted, pimples form.

How to recognize hormonal acne?

Hormonal acne is not so different from acne experienced in adolescence. We find there:

  • the famous black dots,
  • The white dots rarer,
  • The red buttons with a white tip on the surface of the skin,
  • red pimples under the skin.

THEhormonal acne in other words, of the adult woman of childbearing age, manifests itself more in the lower part of the face. It is localized to the chin, around the mouth, at the bottom of the cheeks and on the lines of the jaw.

Hormonal acne therefore returns cyclically and is also influenced by several events in a woman's life, such as a delivery, a IVG or the menopause.

When for his postpartum, a period when hormones are completely disrupted, it is not surprising to observe moreacne than usual.

Acne and periods, premenstrual acne

The figures and studies are there. Very many women note a worsening of their acne before their period. We remind you that the period preceding your period is called the luteal phase.

It is during this phase that the woman can feel the PMS or Premenstrual SyndromeVery varied and different from one woman to another, from one cycle to another, the symptoms are as much psychological (anxiety, irritability) as physical (headaches, fatigue).

During the luteal phase, the female hormones are at their lowest while the Testosterone, male hormone goes up. In short, more variations that lead, a big week before your next period, to the appearance of new pimples.

Is the pill a solution to hormonal acne?

In our article, Periods and Contraception: the consequences on your menstrual flow, we discussed the different contraception possible and in particular the case of pill. We remind you that there are two types of hormonal pills:

  • la combined pill ou mini dosed based on two hormones estrogen and progesterone,
  • la progestin-only pill ou micro-dosed based on a synthetic progestogen.

If you wish reduce your acne, the combined pill may be a solution. Be careful, however, a pill cannot be prescribed solely to reduce your acne.

This must be a considered decision and discussed with your doctor and gynecologist. Third and fourth generation pills represent a certain risk leading to thrombotic diseases. It is therefore really necessary to find out before choosing such a solution.

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