Insulin is by far the most important acne hormone you need to focus on. Forget estrogen, forget testosterone, forget DHT; if you don’t control your insulin you’ll have acne forever. Diabetes and insulin resistance, diseases born from high levels of insulin, are more common than ever and acne vulgaris is a simple extension of that. […]
Estrogen, as you probably know already, is the main female sex hormone, as opposed to men whose veins are flowing with testosterone. Women need estrogen for their menstrual functioning, breast development, and mood regulation, but men also need small amounts, for minor bodily functions such as bone strength and mood regulation once again. Many believe
Seasonal acne, or acne that appears every summer or winter like clockwork, is one of the most feared phenomena among acne patients. The problem isn’t even the acne itself – it’s the unpredictability. The average teenager is completely clueless at controlling their skin, and ends up at the mercy of the changing months. Instead of
Oily skin is clearly a nightmare for acne, in more ways than one. The oil, scientifically called sebum, clogs your pores up by combining with dead skin cells, and once that happens, you’ve got two scenarios. One, the melanin in your sebum oxidises and turns black, leaving you with a blackhead. Two, the lowered oxygen
There’s massive confusion about the real causes of acne in teenagers, and one area where confusion truly reigns supreme is in blocked pores. Conventional wisdom states that oily skin is the sole villain. It’s easy to make assumptions; your raging hormones first give you acne during puberty, and that’s when your face becomes like a BP
