Severe pregnancy acne

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crystalr
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Severe pregnancy acne

Post by crystalr » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:50 am

Hello,

I am 28 weeks pregnant and have been experiencing severe breakouts on my face, chest and back and sometimes upper arms since becoming pregnant. I started using the AHA toner and the wasabi spot treatment at night 6 weeks ago and after about two weeks I started seeing great results with these products (thank you for creating these). The breakouts didn't go away completely but it started to feel like I was getting them under control (on my face and chest). Very recently my back started to improve as well. However, this last week I started getting some cystic-like pimples on my face and a few small pimples on my chest. I am considering ordering mamas helper or anything else you recommend. Can you please let me know which products may help my problem. I am desperate as my skin scars VERY easily and now I am left with a bunch of ugly brown marks everywhere. My diet is very clean so I'm not sure what else I can do. Also, if I order mama's helper, should I be using it after the AHA toner dries down or should I use it in the morning?

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Crystal
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Re: Severe pregnancy acne

Post by JenW » Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:20 pm

Mama's Helper is a good thing to try. Unfortunately, acne during pregnancy is likely homonal.
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Re: Severe pregnancy acne

Post by crystalr » Tue Sep 06, 2016 9:49 am

Thanks...

Am I ok applying mamas helper after the AHA toner dries down in the evening? Or should I be only using the serum in the morning?
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Re: Severe pregnancy acne

Post by JenW » Tue Sep 06, 2016 10:57 pm

crystalr wrote:Thanks...

Am I ok applying mamas helper after the AHA toner dries down in the evening? Or should I be only using the serum in the morning?
They should be fine together after the AHA dries.
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Re: Severe pregnancy acne

Post by crystalr » Thu Sep 29, 2016 11:16 am

Great, thank you.

Just another question. Can I expect any flakiness from mama's helper or a small "purge period" after starting it?

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Re: Severe pregnancy acne

Post by JenW » Thu Oct 06, 2016 5:29 pm

crystalr wrote:Great, thank you.

Just another question. Can I expect any flakiness from mama's helper or a small "purge period" after starting it?

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I can't really predict what your skin will do. I would guess no flakiness. And in itself the Mama's Helper should not cause a small purge.

Purges can be caused by lots of other things, including hormones. In pregnancy you can expect skin changes without altering your routine at all.
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