Hormones And Acne

No matter how many times you’ve washed your face clean with anti-bacterial facial wash or soap, pimples still come and go. The same happens even for other topical creams or gels which fight and kill germs and open up clogged pores.

These anti-acne products definitely give relief, though temporarily, but the fact remains that pimples will always show up when you least expect it. One can never really achieve clear, acne-free skin if the cause is not eliminated inside. By nature, acne can be distinguished as a hormonal disease, as hormones are accountable for the sebaceous glands’ maturation in our skin, causing them to work overtime, producing more oil in the skin.

Hormonal imbalance does happen in our lives: teenagers, pregnant women, even women on menopause are not spared by this phenomenon; other times, hormones just shoot up or down. As the case may be, acne may be hastened by androgens – a type of hormone both women and men have. The amount of oil made by androgens may be responsible in clogging hair follicles where bacteria live and grow, resulting to pimples and skin blemishes.

Hormonal acne is commonly present in women because of their bodies’ natural cycle such as menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause. Doctors sometimes administer androgen-receptor blockers or low-dose birth control pills to decrease skin blemishes by maintaining androgens at a normal level.

Too much androgen in your blood causes the sebaceous glands to produce excess oil in the skin. What’s more, toxins in the blood and nymph are also held accountable in contributing acne. This happens when both kidneys and liver are overloaded, and are not correctly cleaning the blood; the liver cannot discard used androgens and eliminate them from the body.

Toxins, bacteria and oil, when combined, clog pores; and the bacteria which grow in a low-oxygen area (clogged pores) multiply, aggravate and inflames the skin resulting to acne. Aside from acne, hormonal imbalance can also cause other problems such as mood swings, headaches, allergies insomnia, and fatigue.

For many teenagers, hormone imbalance happens during puberty when the body is all set having hormones at work. In adults, acne happens due to the kidneys’ and liver’s inability to effectively cleanse the blood of extra amounts of hormones and toxins. Balanced hormones can mean a skin that is clear of blemishes especially acne. You can achieve this by eating the right foods with the right nutrients that help regulate hormone glands and strengthens the liver which regulate hormones.