PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) or hormone imbalance causes several skin-related symptoms, including oily skin, adult acne, skin tags, and dark velvety skin patches known as acanthosis nigricans. More than 1 in 5 women suffer from PCOS. It’s now the #1 health condition facing women today so it’s no wonder that it has such an impact on skin health.
Whilst you might be able to hide the pain in your tummy or the irregularity of your menstrual cycle, but seeing your skin breakout with blemishes, become irritated or start to change in texture is not only uncomfortable but an undeniable sign that something is wrong..
Are you suffering from PCOS challenges like I did?
I struggled for years, actually decades with PCOS and it's accompanying symptoms. I know how distressing it can be, I know how it can affect your self esteem and after years of research I learned how to manage it from both the inside and the outside.
So, what's going on? These are some of the underlying causes of PCOS and acne:
- Nutrient deficiencies – your body may belacking vital nutrients for its daily needs
- Eating food that doesn't agree with your body
- The wrong exercise or type of movement for you
- Inadequate rest and sleep for you
- Low thyroid function
- Low adrenal function
- Sluggish liver
- Poor microbiome (gut bacteria) balance
- You’re just too busy
- Negative thoughts
- Your genetics
- Medications – while you may be taking medication for some of your symptoms, they may adversely affect your skin health.
Here’s the great news! You have all the power to help your body to have beautiful, glowing skin.
The Approach to Love Your Skin Again
- Food as Medicine – Learn how to use food to work with your body.
- Replace Missing Nutrients – your body needs nutrients to function properly, so when it’s not you must replace what’s missing.
- Movement as Medicine – learn how to exercise to promote a healthy, strong body. Sometimes we do too much and stress our body out more, and sometimes we don’t do enough causing a poor metabolism, low motivation and poor sleep. Every type of movement has a hormonal response.
- Cravings Awareness – learn how to better manage cravings so you can improve the impact that insulin has on your skin.
- Clean Skin - using plant based ingredients to support and nourish your skin from the outside. Get your Face Essentials Pack here to get started.
- Support Community – surround yourself with like-minded women who understand what you’re going through.
Whatever skin-related symptoms you’re experiencing, I want to assure you that there is hope. I've worked hard over the years to manage my PCOS symptoms, I've learned to understand my body and what works for me, but it was a long hard road.
Here at Jacqueline Evans Skin Care, we’ve done all the research for you, and we’ve seen many women in our community heal from skin conditions, such as our lovely customer who wrote the following;
Marisha uses Face Essentials Pack - for Oily / Combination Skin. Get yours here.