How to cope better with hormonal acne?
Acne sometimes lasts or appears well beyond adolescence, especially in women. Hormonal factors are one of its specific characteristics, and pre-menstrual flare-ups are observed in around half of adult acne patients. Pimples often appear on the lower face or neck before or during menstruation. Hormonal acne in adult women is different from that seen in adolescence, and is characterized by a predominance of inflammatory (red) pimples, associated with mixed to oily skin (mainly on the T-zone of the face). The skin is thinner and more sensitive to daily external aggressions, which favors the appearance or persistence of imperfections. Acne is rarely severe, but the risk of scarring is high and the psychological impact significant.Solutions dedicated to hormonal acne in adult women are available to help you cope better.
5 simple everyday gestures
Talk to your doctor
your doctor (dermatologist or gynecologist)
Why?
Avoiding hormonalacne
Whether severe or not, hormonal acne can have a negative effect on self-confidence.How?
If hormonal acne is difficult to cope with on a day-to-day basis, don't hesitate to consult a healthcare professional. An assessment of the severity of hormonal acne and a personalized treatment program will be prescribed and regularly re-evaluated.
Do not handle
buttons
Why?
To reduce the risk of irreversible scarring
Handling lesions can aggravate them and delay the effectiveness of treatmentsHow?
- Keep hands and mind busy when the urge to touch pimples arises
- Apply an ice cube for a few moments on painful red pimples to soothe them rather than touch them
Use
appropriate hygiene care
Why?
Every treatment begins with good skin hygiene. Over-irritating or inappropriate skin care can stimulate sebum production and maintain hormonalacne.
How?
- Use gentle cleansers adapted to acne-prone skin
- For oily skin, use a micellar water; for drier skin, use a creamy cleanser.
Don't expose yourself
in the sun without protection
Why?
To avoid aggravating hormonal acne and scarring
The sun is an acne's false friend: even if pimples seem to disappear in the sun, a rebound effect with an increase in pimples will occur later on. It also favors marks and scarsHow?
- Before each exposure, apply a sunscreen with a protection factor (SPF) of at least 30, as indicated on the label.
- Choose a product suitable for acne-prone skin
Make-up
with suitable, non-comedogenic products
Why?
Applying unsuitable make-up can aggravate hormonalacne , especially if it is not removed at the end of the day.
How?
- Choose "medical" make-up specifically formulated and tested for sensitive and reactive skin.
- Check the label for the words "non-comedogenic".
Excessive sebum production
Progesterone, dominant in the second half of the cycle, and testosterone, more pronounced at the end of the cycle, when female hormones (estrogen and progesterone) are at their lowest, stimulate sebum production on the skin's surface. In some areas of the face, the skin becomes oily and pores dilate.
The imbalance of a bacterium called Cutibacterium acnes (or C. acnes)
Under the influence of various factors, the skin's microbiome changes, the quality of sebum is altered and bacteria accelerate the multiplication of skin cells. Pores become clogged and the first pimples appear.
Inflammation
If the C.acnesimbalance is amplified, it causes inflammation and the appearance of red, painful pimples, responsible for scarring and residual marks.
What factors aggravate hormonal acne?
- A diet rich in fats and sugars
- Stress
- After sun exposure
- Comedogenic make-up
- Handling pimples
- High-protein supplements (Whey proteins)
- Exfoliating too often
- Unsuitable contraceptive pills
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