Acne is certainly a bane of anyone's existence, but women have an additional cause for concern -- HORMONES.
Women can get acne flareups during various times of the month because of hormonal surges...or if you become pregnant, for example. Hormones also play a part in other acne flareups, such as those caused by androgen hormone overproduction.
However, there are a variety of hormonal acne treatments available that can help, including some all-natural treatments that may prevent it from ever becoming a problem in the first place.
How Does Hormonal Acne Start?
Hormonal acne starts for most people at the onset of puberty. We've all been there, or at least most of us have. Suddenly, a big, ugly pimple pops up just before a big event...like a first date or prom.
It will probably come as no surprise to you that stress also plays a part in situational acne breakouts. Therefore, managing your stress level through massage or meditation can be one of the most effective (and enjoyable!) hormonal acne treatments as well.
Dietary and Lifestyle Hormonal Acne Treatments:
Before you do anything else, take a look at your own lifestyle and dietary habits as a means to get your acne under control...For example, if you find yourself on Facebook at 2:19 a.m. with an empty container of Chunky Monkey sitting next to your mousepad, you may want to rein it in a little bit.
If your acne problem is particularly severe, your diet and lifestyle choices alone may not be causing it, but it certainly adds fuel to the fire. So, first things first. Take a look at your diet and your lifestyle, and clean it up where cleanup is due.
PMS, Anyone?
If acne comes along with those uncomfortable hormonal swings that occur during a certain time of every month, taking care of your PMS-triggers can also go a long way toward alleviating your monthly acne flareups. So, as with PMS, take care to do the following and see if your acne breakouts become much less severe, if not disappear altogether:
Change Your Diet:
You might crave them, but salt, sugar, chocolate, and fatty foods are the worst things you can do if you're having an attack of PMS. They make your acne worse, too, which is no fun. So clean up your diet and take the junk food and excess caffeine out of it.
Do include fresh fruits and vegetables, plenty of water, lean proteins, "good" fats such as those that come from nuts and seeds, and fish. Also make sure you include a fair amount of complex carbohydrates for energy, which can help alleviate PMS symptoms and acne flareups, too.
Change Your Lifestyle:
Do you stress out a lot, constantly shortchange yourself on sleep, and load up on the caffeine? All of these things can exacerbate acne and PMS hormonal changes, too. Make sure you get at least eight hours a night of sleep, moderate the caffeine (stop drinking coffee it past noon if possible), and practice de-stressing techniques like massage and meditation when things get particularly overwhelming.
Make sure you exercise, too. Exercising helps alleviate hormonal swings because they boost endorphins and other "feel-good" hormones that keep you on an even keel...Get a month-to-month membership at a health club and find a workout buddy.
All of these hormonal acne treatments can be part of your ongoing and preventative acne-control regimen...There is no single "silver bullet" that will keep your face clear with hormones coursing through your body every month, but a combination of these hormonal acne treatments may prevent you a bad breakout.
Finally, before you turn to a prescription drug like Accutane for relief...DON'T! Instead, I invite you to to visit my blog listed below for more information on how to control your acne naturally when your hormones are working overtime...Best of all, you won't experience the very dangerous and unpleasant side effects associated with a drug like Accutane.
So take care and stay clear!
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A message from Susie: My hope is to empower you with the information you will need to live acne-free without dangerous drugs. I have crammed as many secrets as I could into this short space about these hormonal acne treatments, but I still have lots more to show you!...Follow my natural skincare blog at: http://skinhealingsecrets.blogspot.com/
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