[Jenniferlove]

Lil update: so since being off the herbs the acne really has gone away. I don't know why this is so shocking to me but it is! I have been on herbs for years now AND had chin acne for years. I always had near-perfect skin so this was kind of a big deal. Also being in my early 30's, one would not think they'd have to battle acne worse than when they were a teen!

At first I thought I was just getting a skin irritation from kissing my bf. He has a goatee and I thought maybe he wasn't cleaning it good (food particles harvesting bacteria?). So he made sure to take good care of it and yet the acne continued. I had then up until recently thought it was dairy products as I've read cow's milk can cause chin acne. Now, I am almost positive it is one of the herbs!

Is this my body telling me I am doing harm to it? Excess of something? It is not good to be one's own doctor, blindly trying to figure out what your body needs. I had some obvious signs of excess testosterone so that is what I have been trying to treat mostly. But since I haven't had my hormones tested this is also why I am not on too many herbs.

So once December hits I will slowly re-introduce the herbs to figure out which one is the culprit. Kind of annoying to finally banish the acne only to willingly bring it back into my life!

Just in case anyone is curious, I stopped taking PM, Black Cohosh and Vitex (agnus castus)