Hormonal acne.
𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝. This type of acne is caused by hormonal fluctuations & is often related to your menstrual cycle, usually (though not always) appearing right before or during your period. It can also be caused by Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - PCOS - ( 🎵 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙞, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙚 🙋🏻♀️ 🎵 ), pregnancy, menopause & increased androgen levels. Hormonal acne is characteristically on the lower half of the face around the chin/jawline and is often very angry, very inflamed, very sore and very stubborn to treat…It’s also a bloody nightmare to cover with makeup as it’s not like your normal breakout (texture, inflammation, blah blah blah..) I’ve got a beast at the moment that will not be hidden and it bloody hurts.. I had clients in my studio today and when this hormonal disaster hit my face I was bloody gutted, initially thinking “𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘜𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬...