Hormonal skin probs

[Pompal 09.]

Hi everyone I am a newbie and am delighted to have discovered this site as I love complementary and holistic remedies. I am just a novice and by no means a qualified therapist but most of my adult life (47 now) I have always used aromatherapy oils in one way or another. Whenever possible I use organic and cruelty free beauty products. I am going through the menopause and going through hell with my skin which up until now was unblemished. Even when I was a teenager I never had any spots or skin problems but now the area around my chin erupts with the most painful unsightly acne which takes ages to go away. I use an oil free moisturiser to which I add geranium oil but I am not sure if this is the best oil for my skin or what quantities of oil I should be using Any advice would be much appreciated

 

[Ithildorfi]

Hiya

I do sympathise, having hormonal acne myself ( I don't think the geranium's the best one - try palma rosa, which is better for skin. Also try using witch hazel as toner, or failing that, orange blossom water (which is more expensive but seems to work better for us older ones).

 

[KIWI TEE]

Hi Dinkydo

I have hormonal acne and have had it all my life - I am now 42 - and recently read about zinc being good for acne.

My teenage daughter and myself started taking just 30mg a day and we have both seen an improvement, although they recommend anything up to 100mg a day ( don't go over that amount).

We have been taking it for about 2 weeks and are both impressed. It is important to get chelated zinc.

I think 100mg a day would be a bit much at my age as apparantly zinc dries up the oil in the skin and I don't want my skin to get too dry.

Hope this helps !

Debsie x

 

[ss794]

Hi there Debsie and welcome to healthypages,

Off topic to the subject in question, if you're wondering why your posts are missing your weblink, it's purely due to the temporary restrictions all new members have on their accounts, where not being able to use the 'signature' facility ( where weblinks go in posts, space below the black line if you look at other members') is one of them:

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[Hector]

Hi ladies,

Having suffered from hormonal acne myself, i have found that vitamin B6 and evening primrose are very helpful, yes zinc is good too. Also drinking lots of water to flush out those toxins. I truly believe these spots come from within, so to speak! I know how annoying it can be, i also spent a fortune trying to find the answer and it only cost me a couple of quid in the end!. I also think aromatherpy can be very beneficial, works wonders for the skin! x

 

[Inspironson]

Clarice08

Could you let me know what dosage of Vitamin B6 you take every day please?

Many thanks

Debsie X

oh, and no problem Calla Lilly !

 

[Fapheadsise]

Hi debs

Just had a look and vitB6 is 10mg but evening primrose is 1000mg, gosh i didn't realise it was so much lol, must check that out, i've not taken them for a while, i took the Vit B6 for mood swings (PMT) and evening primrose for breast tenderness, both worked well for me. x x

 

[Hermes]

Thanks Clarice,

Can you tell me how long it took for them to kick in and affect your skin? I have recently started taking 50mg of all the B Vitamins, along with Omega 3 6 9 in the form of Flaxseed Oil. I suppose I started about 10 days ago, but no improvement yet. I think it must take a while though, to really show up in the skin?