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It may seem like yesterday when you suffered the embarrassment of those puberty blotches and bumps.

Now here comes perimenopause and menopause
and the pimples are back.

Doctors don't know what causes acne but you don't need a medical degree to figure out that hormones are at the root of the problem. In puberty, the cells release abundant  amounts of estrogen that cause young girls' breasts to grow, facial and body hair to sprout like weeds and pimples to spread. Just when the body seems to adjust, the production of  estrogen slows and adult acne rears its ugly heads. Worse as we age, stress and medications can also effect the health of our skin and play added havoc with our hormones.

How to Treat Adult Acne

• Don't focus on the pimples but review and improve your overall health.

• Balance your hormone levels naturally with Soy, Black Cohosh, Chasteberry, Dong Quai, Licorice and Mexican Yam.

• Hormones and adult responsibilities are stress producers.  Honor your changing moods and nurture them with exercise, humor, restorative sleep and supplements such as vitamin B-complex, 5-HTP and SAMe.

• Talk to your doctor if you think your medication is causing breakouts. Minor adjustments in brand or dosage can make a big difference.

• Use products that exfoliate dead skin and open blocked pores. If hormones have caused sebaceous glands to overproduce oil, use products that remove the excess but restrict the use to the specific oily area.

• Don't make matters worse. Keeping aging adult skin hydrated and soothed is most important.

• Use adult skin care products that treat the problem while not aging the skin.