https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:04:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2684087 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:23:24 +0000 YogiBeachWife 2684087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi @LittleBook: I feel ya girl! I went off of BC last July and the acne came full force by August. I was on BC for about 10+ years - clearest skin ever when I was on it. Anyway, my nodule/cystic acne is mostly on my jaw up to my ears, neck, chest, and back - totally hormonal. 3 weeks ago I decided to give up dairy, refined sugar, gluten, and focus on a low glycemic diet in hopes it would help. So far I've noticed I have not been as inflamed, fewer nodules, and I feel great. Midwife said it could take a couple months to see results. A gf of mine told me tea tree products worked for her which I'm planning on trying. CeraVe and Cetaphil face wash seems to help best in combination with my Clarisonic. Hang in there you are not alone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676717 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:21:21 +0000 lioneyes 2676717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>after having DS i would constantly get really painful underground acne cysts on my chin. breakouts in that area of your face are supposed to be 100% caused by hormones. the only thing i've found to work for them is renee rouleau anti-cyst treatment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676511 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:01:43 +0000 Littlebit7 2676511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the same thing happen to me. I sought out some sulphur based acne treatments from sephora which worked pretty well. kate somerville makes a good line. And it was pretty pregnancy friendly too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676499 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:44:54 +0000 LittleBook 2676499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: I just printed a coupon for a CeraVe product online, Thank you!</p> <p>I'm sure my diet doesn't help my problem (Christmas cookies and chocolates are FINALLY gone.) Hopefully eating a bit healthier, using CeraVe products and taking Vitex will help!</p> <p>Thank you everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676476 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:13:12 +0000 MaryM 2676476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, and since then, I've been seeing a doctor that monitors hormones as a way of treating IF and childloss, and now I mostly get one or maybe two pimples around ovulation and when my period starts. Otherwise, since they're more balanced things are MUCH clearer </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676474 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:12:03 +0000 MaryM 2676474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went through this when I quit BCP right before my wedding (of course)</p> <p>One thing to look out for, my dermatologist said saylicylic acid was actually making my break outs worse because it was over drying my skin, causing it to produce even more oil. He suggested I use CeraVe products and they've helped a lot. I have really sensitive skin and am prone to acne and eczema and they've helped a ton (I guy the generic versions at Target or CVS) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676458 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:59:36 +0000 LittleBook 2676458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Banana330: oh great, I think I'm going to give it a try then! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676441 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:50:21 +0000 Banana330 2676441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LittleBook: no the opposite I think it helped. I was taking it to balance my hormones a bit it started to clear up while I was taking but when I stopped my hormones were better balanced themselves so I think that's why it cleared up more then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676433 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:44:29 +0000 LittleBook 2676433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! It really is awful/embarrassing!</p> <p>@Banana330: did the vitex make it worse? Would you recommend not taking it? </p> <p>Does anyone know of any prenatal vitamins that will help with acne? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676373 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 10:33:37 +0000 raspberries 2676373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice, but sympathy - my acne is controlled by birth control, so when I went off to TTC, it all came back at once. The bad news is that my hormones went even crazier once I got pregnant, so I broke out more - finding a good tinted moisturizer was a necessity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676361 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 10:23:11 +0000 Banana330 2676361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much right after I got my IUD out.. I had a weird patch of ance/rash on my chin. I took vitex for a few months and then stopped.. once I stopped it was totally cleared up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676344 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 10:02:22 +0000 Beehive 2676344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LittleBook: Definitely go to a dermatologist - when I was off the pill in the past, my skin also was no good, and one round of antibiotics did the trick (and my skin has been good again ever since). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676316 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:32:40 +0000 Umbreon 2676316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really . But if you find anything let me know because I'm going through the same thing. I have been using clinque acne cleanser which did help a bit but it won't be good to use once I get pregnant so I need a better alternative. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/brutal-breakouts#post-2676306 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:19:15 +0000 LittleBook 2676306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recently went off the pill (in September) and my skin has been AWFUL ever since. I feel like a teenager again, but worse because I have been on the pill since I was 15 years old. </p> <p>I know this is due to hormones. Does anyone have any tips? </p>