Hormonal spots

[SuperFlyHigh]

In the past month I seem to have got tons of spots seemingly hormonal at hairline area and also chin...

I have been using Vit E wash (superdrug) and a rich Boots No 7 wash - can't remember what I used before...

I'm getting a bit pissed off because they don't seem to be coming to a head...

should I get a facial?

[itsbetterthanabox]

Those sound like products for dry skin. Is your skin oily as you have the spots?
A facial could help them go and bring them out. If it's hormonal is likely to come every month though

[EustaciaBenson]

If its hormonal zinc is the only thing that helped it for me

[SuperFlyHigh]

itsbetter I've got combi/dry skin.

that's the thing I could use almost anything on it before and it was ok (my skin).

my hormones seem to be up in the air.

I was thinking of a facial for congested skin.

[Greengardenpixie]

ive been using vit e facial wash and had to stop. I too was breaking out too

[SuperFlyHigh]

greengarden that's it then! I've still got the dry skin wash so may ditch that. Bummer just got in from boots!

[Mereguemeringue]

I have been using La Roche Posay physiological cleanser plus the effeclar toner and effeclar duo. My hormonal spots have completely gone!! I wouldn't have believed it if it hadn't happened to me..

[RonaldMcFartNuggets]

I get jaw and chin spots too, bastards. I keep hearing that^ product mentioned, might have to buy it!

[JoyceDivision]

I've started getting these too! onedge / side of my chin, had 3 on one side that took ages to go and when they were fading two on other siode popped up!!

I thought they were linkedto my period but they are there alkl the bloody time!!

So is La Roche Posay the answer?

[RonaldMcFartNuggets]

Yes mine are there all the time. Chin spots only come before period :(

[Greengardenpixie]

superfly I am dissapointed with it but my skin has been better since i stopped using the superdrug vit e wash. It just doesnt agree with my skin. My spots are now drying up. Feel a bit gutted tbh.

[Greengardenpixie]

...i would stop using it and see how you get on.

[MrsBertMacklin]

Effaclar is the only product I've found that stops hormonal spots in their tracks.

I binned that Superdrug Vit E cleanser, as it broke me out, strangely only in the second week of use, though.

[Charlieneedscoffee]

I've also suffered from the blight of the red spot .

Last year I gave the No, 7 range for combo/oily skin a whirl. Ditching my usual clinque moisturiser.....it was so much cheaper! However, my once healthy lifestyle had gone out the window. I thought not drinking my 2 litres of water, veg, fruit, whole grains was to blame for my face resembling a pizza. After months of grumbling to my partner, who kept telling me it was moisturiser etc not my new cake habit ( I'm sure it didn't help). The cystic spots were the worse, so painful and angry looking. I stopped using all of it.
I did find putting a hot clean flannel on the angry spots brought them to ahead. Also crushing up aspirin to a powder mixing it with a dab of honey popping it on the spot, helped with the pain.
I used La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo +, face was etc for a while which helped, then it started to dry out my skin too much. Today I use the Clarins gentle foaming cleanser, clinque gel moisturiser. My skin is so much better. I'm a recent convert to the clarins lotus oil after recommendations from S&B. I find the GlamGlow mud excellent and a liquid exfoliator once a week better then the grainier stuff.



I do find putting a cle

[SuperFlyHigh]

That's the thing - I think I used Soap and Glory peaches and clean but never needed to use stuff for oily skin as I don't have oily skin and rarely got breakouts until recently...

Will just have to look for another cleanser.

interesting re the Vit E stuff. must be too strong or something for combi skins.

[BeHoHoHove]

I get these - hate them as they just seem to be fading then another bump appears.

I've had a bit of success by using Simple face wipes daily with an oil control day cream (Clarins in the green bottle) but still get the odd stubborn bugger.

[SuperFlyHigh]

starfish I knew it was that Vit E wash... I will look into organic products.

[JoyceDivision]

Charlieneedscoffee what's the glamglow mud thingy?

[Charlieneedscoffee]

//www.glamglowmud.co.uk/glamglow/products/glamglow_supermud_mask_34g/

[Charlieneedscoffee]

Sorry my iPad is glitchy. I hope the link helps. It's pricey but it works and doesn't break me out.
It's had lots of great reviews.

[SirRaymondClench]

Another LRP Effaclar ranger user here who suffered for a decade with hormonal spots. It was using this and also having some lymph drainage facials that completely cleared my skin and I now have (touches wood) completely clear skin. It still amazes me every day tbh because before this I spent a fortune on endless facials and one massively expensive year long skin treatment at a clinic (£70 every two weeks for a facial and £350 every 3 months for the products and it did NOTHING)
You have to stick with the Effaclar for quite a while and then one day you notice it kicking in. The drainage facials also cleared out all the crap and puffiness. I'm off for one today in face

[SirRaymondClench]

*range not ranger, I'm not some sort of skin care mountie!

[Gem124]

Liz Earle cleanse & polish, spritz toner, light moisturiser for day and sudocreme at night x

[RojaGato]

Mine went when I cut out dairy (one's round hairline down side of face from forehead to jaw and also some backne). I stayed off it totally for a couple of months and spots all went, now I can have a bit of dairy 2 or 3 times a week without it coming back. So a latte or cheese sandwich or couple of scoops of ice cream size portion every second day basically- eat more bigger portion than that or have dairy everyday and spots come back.