Coming off birth control doesn’t have to be a nightmare for skin. Your skin might have been bad last time you tried to stop the pill but this time will be different. This time, you’ll know about post-pill acne and how to treat it. 👩🏫What causes post-pill acne? Certain types of hormonal birth control suppress sebum (skin oils) to childhood levels which is a bit frightening when you think about it. Adults are supposed to have more sebum than children, so it’s an abnormal situation. Your skin responds by up-regulating sebum, and that up-regulation can persist for months even after you stop the pill. 👩🏫Natural treatment of post-pill acne For best results, start treatment a couple of months before you stop the pill. That way, your skin will be less reactive, and better able to withdraw from the drugs. ❌Avoid normal cow’s milk because it spikes a hormone called IGF-1 and because it contains an inflammatory protein called A1 casein which can stimulate mast cells and histamine. ❌Reduce sugar because (like dairy) it spikes IGF-1. Sugar is the high-dose fructose you get from desserts, honey, fruit juice, and dried fruit, not the low-dose fructose you get in fruit. ✅Take zinc. Zinc is the perfect medicine for post-pill acne because it reduces keratin, kills bacteria and reduces testosterone. ✅Start taking Accumax as it contains DIM (diindolylmethane), which is a phytonutrient from broccoli. DIM is a natural androgen-blocker and is one of the most popular natural treatments for acne. How long till your skin improves? Post-pill acne can take six or twelve months to improve. Don’t give up hope! You’ll eventually get through this drug withdrawal process. Reducing histamine and inflammation can give a little improvement in the first few weeks. Real, lasting improvement will take at least six months and can take up to 12 months to disappear completely.
How to Prevent and Treat Post-Pill Acne
Coming off birth control doesn’t have to be a nightmare for skin. Your skin might have been bad last time you tried to stop the pill but this time will be different. This time, you’ll know about post-pill acne and how to treat it.
👩🏫What causes post-pill acne?
Certain types of hormonal birth control suppress sebum (skin oils) to childhood levels which is a bit frightening when you think about it. Adults are supposed to have more sebum than children, so it’s an abnormal situation. Your skin responds by up-regulating sebum, and that up-regulation can persist for months even after you stop the pill.
👩🏫Natural treatment of post-pill acne
For best results, start treatment a couple of months before you stop the pill. That way, your skin will be less reactive, and better able to withdraw from the drugs.
❌Avoid normal cow’s milk because it spikes a hormone called IGF-1 and because it contains an inflammatory protein called A1 casein which can stimulate mast cells and histamine.
❌Reduce sugar because (like dairy) it spikes IGF-1. Sugar is the high-dose fructose you get from desserts, honey, fruit juice, and dried fruit, not the low-dose fructose you get in fruit.
✅Take zinc. Zinc is the perfect medicine
for post-pill acne because it reduces keratin, kills bacteria and reduces testosterone.
✅Start taking Accumax as it contains DIM (diindolylmethane), which is a phytonutrient from broccoli. DIM is a natural androgen-blocker and is one of the most popular natural treatments for acne.
How long till your skin improves?
Post-pill acne can take six or twelve months to improve.
Don’t give up hope! You’ll eventually get through this drug withdrawal process.
Reducing histamine and inflammation can give a little improvement in the first few weeks. Real, lasting improvement will take at least six months and can take up to 12 months to disappear completely.
If you would like a consultation to discuss products while starting to come off the pill, please fill out our online consultation or head over to our social media to book an appointment in the clinic.
Stephanie