Why Does My Skin Look Clearer On My Off-Pill Days?
So, I understand that the birth control pill, or at least some variations of it with lower and more even dosed hormones supposedly, is supposed to help keep my hormones in check and help clear my skin up. One of them, the Yasmine pill, is even advertised as a pill that helps to clear the skin up. I know that I have had relative success over the years in using birth control pills to help keep my skin clear, but they are not an effective catch all, and you can still break out while on the pill. The one I’m on now, which is a low, even dose pill, I think helps somewhat to keep my skin clear, however I noticed a really interesting trend.
The pill I’m on is called Alesse, by the way. I’ve noticed that on my “off week” where I am taking only the placebo sugar pills, which I actually don’t take, because I have a good memory and go right back on them after my week off is up, my skin actually becomes extremely clear, like not a dot of acne or a slight bit of bumpiness in sight.
I thought it was odd that my skin would clear so exceptionally on my days off the pill, since this should be when my own hormones would take over, and if there were to be a breakout, you’d think it would be around this time, but no, my skin actually gets better when I’m off of it for this short time.
If anyone reading is a doctor or has a medical background and can answer this question for our readers, some of whom I’m sure have noticed the same thing I have, it would be greatly appreciated! It’s interesting to navigate through the little nuances of acne and why it happens, and how our bodies and our hormones especially, work so that we can work with what we have and get the clearest skin possible in the most natural way possible, and if we understood the mechanics behind it, it would make clearing our skin all that much easier, and of course getting rid of those pesky hormonal acne breakouts earlier on!
