Hormonal Acne: 2. Problematic Cycles

December 6th, 2007 No Comments   Posted in Fighting Acne

So, although it all started with puberty, for most of the young women acne remained somewhere in the past. They won’t be able to tell you when they stopped suffering from acne.
Thus, many women pass into adulthood without outgrowing their acne. Other may not develop this skin disease until their 20s and 30s, experiencing [...]

Hormonal Acne. Women Only; Guys Allowed

December 4th, 2007 No Comments   Posted in Fighting Acne

Hormonal acne is represented by the acne breakouts that appear only before and during the women’s period.
This kind of acne is caused by the hormonal imbalance produced in the women’s bodies during this time. Once this period is over, acne slowly disappears as if it were never there. Until next month, women will be [...]

Hormones, Age Periods and Acne

August 15th, 2007 No Comments   Posted in What Is Acne

Now you will be able to briefly read a little bit about how hormones get imbalanced at the specific periods of time.
• Puberty
Although the children seem to be still so young, pure and innocent, their inner adrenal glands begin to secrete dihydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), which is an androgen. Then testosterone and dehydrotestosterone (DHT) join in [...]