Beyond Skincare: What Really Clears Hormonal Acne

If you’ve tried every cleanser, serum and spot treatment yet the breakouts keep coming back especially around your chin, jawline, neck or before your period it’s likely not a “skincare” problem.

That’s classic hormonal acne.

Topical products can help calm and manage the skin, but they won’t fix the internal drivers. To truly clear hormonal acne, we have to look at what’s happening with your hormones, blood sugar, gut and stress response.

What Is Hormonal Acne, Really?

Hormonal acne is driven by changes in:

• Androgens (like testosterone & DHEA)

• Insulin & blood sugar

• Oestrogen & progesterone balance

• Stress hormones (cortisol)

How can you tell its hormonal? 

• Breakouts on the chin, jawline, lower cheeks, neck or back

• Flares pre-period or mid-cycle

• Deep, sore, cystic pimples rather than tiny whiteheads

• Worsening after stopping the pill, stress or poor sleep

These patterns tell us we’re dealing with an inside-out issue.

Skincare Is Essential, But It Can’t Work Alone

Topical skincare absolutely matters for hormonal acne it can calm inflammation, support your barrier, reduce congestion and speed up healing. But if your hormones, blood sugar, gut and stress response are out of balance, your skin will keep receiving the same internal “breakout signal” over and over again.

The sweet spot is an inside–out + outside–in approach:

• Gentle, consistent skincare to protect and repair the skin itself

• Nutrition, hormone and gut support to address the reasons your skin is inflamed in the first place

When both are in place, breakouts reduce, heal faster, and are far less likely to keep returning every cycle.

What Next?

If you’re ready to finally understand what your hormones are doing and build a targeted plan, you can book an appointment for personalised, evidence-based support.