Hormones affect your skin. what do you do about it?

We probably don't need to tell you that hormones affect your skin. Hormones play an important role, especially during puberty, pregnancy and menopause. But how do they affect your skin? And what can you do about the negative effects of hormones on your skin?

The effects of hormones

Increased production of the male sex hormone testosterone changes sebum production and thickens the skin; more sebum must come out through a longer channel, causing acne may arise. While a decrease in the female hormone estrogen can lead to skin thinning and premature skin aging. The effects of hormones on the skin are:

• Skin thickness;
• Sebum production;
• Skin blood flow;
• pigmentation;
• Skin condition

Fight hormone skin problems with vitamin A

Tretinoin, or vitamin A, is an excellent remedy for fighting hormones. Tretinoin/Retinol has a beneficial effect on the skin because it stimulates cell division. Skin that is too thick due to too much testosterone, for example, makes the skin thinner because cell division is stimulated. In case of skin that is too thin, aging, tretinoin stimulates the production of collagen, which reduces wrinkles, improves moisture balance so that the skin remains firm and repairs any damaged cells that cause pigmentation, for example. It is not without reason that this component is added to many anti-aging creams. Vitamin A is available in various forms: Tretinoin (Vitamin A Acid), works strongly, but also causes a lot of problems if it is not used properly. see blog about tretinoin Retinol (Vitamin A), also works strongly, but is much easier to regulate. We usually advise our clients to use Vitamin A (not vit A acid) from SkinCeutics. Skinceuticals' Vitamin A is scientifically proven effective. See the article below about Skinceuticals - Vitamin A (Retinol))