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Chaste Berry Follow Up Question

Posted in Herbal Acne Remedies, Questions by Clear Skin Consultant on the November 29th, 2007

I received this question from a reader and wanted to post it (anonymously) so that if anyone else had the same question they could find the answer here.

Question :
Hello,

I have just read an article on the acne magazine website about
vitex/chaste berry and its ability to regulate female hormones. I am
23 years old and about a year ago I started suffering from moderate
acne. My acne has developed because I have an excess of androgens in
my body and I am trying to seeks a natural remedy to bring my hormones
into their natural balance. I have conducted some research about vitex
and I cannot seem to fully understand whether it would help me. I have
read that it decrease estrogen is that correct? does that mean is I
take it it would just worsen my androgen-estrogen imbalance? I have
taken birth control to regulate my acne and it worked but my sex drive
was reduced and I had countless yeast infections.

Could you answer my question for me or is there someone you could
recommend me to? preferrably someone I can interact with via email
since i am in XXXXXX.

Your assistance is much appreciated.

Answer :

Hello. Yes, I remember writing this after I had heard some interesting information about how the berry/herb is used to alleviate PMS symptoms in women by helping to manipulate the hormone levels a little better than our bodies naturally do during this period when our hormones seem to dictate our bodies actions and our moods many times as well.

As an acne treatment on its own, I cannot say whether it would be effective, and for this information you may want to join a forum where there is a licensed herbalist that can answer that for sure for you, or perhaps seek out further advice online or from a naturopath to put you more in the right direction as to whether this herbal acne formula or acne skin vitamin whatever you might want to call it, on its own could help to treat a hormonal imbalance which results in acne. It does sound promising though, doesn’t it? Thanks for reading!

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