Hormone Health and Your Skin: What You Need To Know

There is a direct connection between hormone health and your skin. So, understanding your ever-changing hormones can help manage skin concerns. Let’s take a look.

There is a direct connection between hormone health and your skin. You may notice your skin changes depending on the time of the month, or the age you are at. Understanding your ever-changing hormones can help manage skin concerns. We also have a range of SkinBase treatments that can help address hormone-related skin issues. Let’s take a look.

Why Do Hormones Matter?

Hormones are chemicals within your body that help different parts of your body function at their best. By carrying messages through your blood to your organs, an imbalance can cause a host of issues. When it comes to our skin – the body’s largest organ – hormone balance is essential. An imbalance happens when you have too much or too little of a particular hormone at any one time. This can cause symptoms like acne or dry, coarse skin. These kinds of skin problems reflect the balance or imbalance within your system.

Hormone Health and Your Skin: Changing Hormones

Women’s hormones change throughout their lives. Younger women’s menstrual cycles affect hormone levels. This can cause outbreaks or skin problems. Mature women suffer from declining hormone levels which affect skin health and elasticity.

Hormone Health and Your Skin

The main hormones that affect skin are:

Oestrogen
Progesterone
Testosterone
Cortisol

Life Stages & Hormone Health

It is normal to have hormonal fluctuations throughout life. During puberty, teenagers can be prone to acne. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can cause melasma. During the menstrual cycle changes can occur in the skin. Check out our Menstrual Cycle Skin Guide.

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Supporting Hormonal Balance for Better Skin

Read on for top tips to support hormonal balance and achieve a healthy complexion.

Lifestyle Tips for Hormone Health

Taking a holistic approach to hormone health will help keep the balance right. Consider your diet (healthy, whole foods, and less junk!) and focus on quality sleep. Keep your bedroom cool and dark, and avoid alcohol and screens in the hours before bedtime. Managing stress is important. The link between stress (your cortisol levels) and skin health are well documented. Find time to exercise and practise mindfulness as often as possible.

Skincare Tips for Hormone Health

Several ingredients can support problematic hormonal skin.

Niacinamide is calming and helps regulate both oil production and inflammation
Peptides help firm skin to improve overall texture
Hyaluronic Acid helps retain moisture to plump and hydrate skin
Vitamin C is an antioxidant that boost collagen production and brightens skin.

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SkinBase Treatments for Hormone Health

Depending on your skin concern, we’ve got you covered. Microdermabrasion, Intense Pulsed Light, Collagen Lift and SkinBase Hydro can all help.

SkinBase Microdermabrasion

Microdermabrasion rejuvenates acne-marked skin by removing the top layer of dead skin cells. A handheld wand sprays fine crystals over the skin while a vacuum sucks up any debris. This exfoliating treatment helps reduce blackheads and sebum to create a smoother surface.

SkinBase IPL

Intense Pulsed Light uses green and yellow beams of light rays to destroy bacteria that live under the skin causing inflammation. The red light rays target overactive sebaceous glands that block pores causing outbreaks. IPL stimulates collagen production at the same time.

SkinBase Hydro

Hydro starts with a gentle peel to exfoliate the top layer of skin, removing dead skin cells. The Clarifying serum is then able to penetrate into the skin. Arcticum Majus Root Extract and Barosma Betulina leaf extract help to regulate excess oil purifying skin. Niacinamide and Arnica Montana help repair damage and speed up healing.

SkinBase Collagen Lift

For ageing saggy skin, Collagen Lift helps by tightening and toning the skin. This non-invasive treatment can achieve transformational results. A ceramic wand emits radio frequency waves to boost the body’s natural production of collagen and elastin. Skin sculpts and lifts leaving old saggy skin smoother and tighter.

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Take charge of your hormone health and your skin by following our top tips. Find a Therapist.