Your cycles are changing and so is your skin. Some weeks it‘s relaxed, and you get along fine with it. And other weeks, it‘s tender, congested and erupting in watersource el diablo where there‘s no rhyme or reason. Try new products, drink more water, get an extra hour of sleep and still your skin is just doing its own thing.
If that is sounding a little too familiar, then you are not crazy. Hormonal skin is one of the most prevalent and (we‘re sorry to say) still most misunderstood skin problems that afflict the adult generations, in whatever age range. Teenagers have it. Women in their thirties have it. Even people in perimenopause have it. And so do men.
What is so frustrating about hormonal skin problems is not the pimples. What‘s so frustrating is that many of the dermatologist recommended skin routines have no clue about this hormonal component and what could be amazing for your skin during one week of your cycle might totally irritate it the next.
This condition doesn‘t need more products but more clever use of what already is there in your skin and that points towards an ultrasonic skin scrubber.
What Hormones Actually Do to Your Skin.
Each of these four hormones ( estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and cortisol) have quantifiable, well understood effects on our skin.
For example, estrogen causes collagen production, and maintains our skin‘s water content. Falling levels of estrogen during luteal phase, perimenopause, and long-term stress have the opposite effect, as our skin becomes dry, thin and irritated.
Testosterone and those of the androgen group more keenly active such as DHT (dihydrotestosterone) stimulate the sebaceous glands to secrete more continually, and so androgenise the skin.
Given that androgen receptors are by the chin, there is a propensity for outbreaks (hormonal skin) to develop exclusively in these regions; it may be paradoxically dehydrated and oily simultaneously, on the same face.
Indications for use in real life are, to clarify, this skin type is not one to be ‘achieved’ and ‘strived for’, but rather one to be ‘embraced’ and ‘utilised’. Which is where the work and therapeutic treatment of the upper surface of the skin begins, which is exactly where an ultrasonic skin scrubber excels.
Why the Surface Matters More Than You Think.
The more sebum produced, the greater the amount of blocked pores. As more dead skin cells (which would normally fall away in their natural progression) become attached to the influx of sebum, each pore is transformed into a volcano spewing hair, dead skin and bacteria producing a blemish.
The ultrasonic skin scrubber does this very effectively. It operates by vibrating a flat metal spatula against a moist face plus the upward and downward movementaging flakes off dead cells and mineral oils before they show up on the surface. It is a temporary prevention, no typical product can alter the hormone but it is stopping it from becoming an event.
If used time-to-time, an ultrasonic skin scrubber shall clear the skin surface of these optimal times of maximum congestion, moreover decrease the severity and occurrence of said hormonal breakouts without using any harsh actives that might further upset a reactive skin.
The Sensitivity Problem and How Ultrasonic Cleaning Sorts It.
Having said this, sensitivity is a primary concern when it comes to hormonal skin. At specific times within the hormonal cycle the skin barrier is sensitized and more permeable, less tolerant of the acids and exfoliants that would normally work effectively for this type of skin.
What you cannot do is go down the ‘fire fight’ route and introduce more aggressive options when skin becomes flaky, that just kicks off inflammatory episodes that increase the hormonal response further and make skin worse than when you started! Easy to do, but so easy not to do when you understand better.
An ultrasonic skin scrubber provides just this release. In crushing congestion, it uses ultrasonic waves to cause microscopic implosions (cavitation) which literally blows it apart.
This process (implying production of vapor and implosion) is mechanical as well as chemical, there is none of the acids to sensitize the barrier, or abrasive particles to wreak havoc with skin that is already reactive. Making it one of the very few procedures gentle enough to do on skin at any hormonal phase, not just when the body is listening.
Better Absorption When It Matters Most.
Hormone fluctuations will affect the absorption of treatments as hormones will play a part on the skin. The thinner drier skin experienced in a low oestrogen phase would normally cause an increase in skin absorption but the surface congestion, and barrier function of a congested, unbalanced skin has an opposite effect.
Try using an ultrasonic skin scrubber as your prep step before any of your targeted treatments, whether it be a calming niacinamide serum, a hydrating hyaluronic acid, or a balancing facial oil that gives those activities a chance to get through. Those with hormonal skin may find this order in your skincare routine gives you some valuable insight, even on the most uncooperative days.
A Tool for Every Phase.
What also works in favour of the ultrasonic skin scrubbers snug fit to the hormonal skin is the fact that it is suitable for use on any skin condition. It can be used on oily and congested skin. It can be used on dry, flaky skin. It can be used on a combination of both of these that hormonal skin can be plagued with unexpectedly.
It does not make you determine exactly where you are in your cycle before you decide to use it. The ultrasonic skin scrubber just keeps the top layer of skin intact constantly, gently, and without the inflammatory side effects that can intensify hormonal flare ups.
Actually, an ultrasonic skin scrubber won‘t cause your hormones to shut down no matter what you apply to your skin. With consistent use, though, you can prevent any hormonal flare-ups.