Best acne treatment safe for pregnancy

Does pregnancy cause acne?

It can. Whether you've never had acne before or already struggle with existing adult acne, pregnancy can cause pimples to show up or increase in numbers.

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(On the other hand, some women with acne-prone skin report a decrease in breakouts during pregnancy, so you never know.)

Acne early in pregnancy may happen as higher levels of hormones called androgens surge. While we don't know for sure what causes pregnancy breakouts, androgens are at least partly responsible because they can prompt the sebaceous glands in your skin to get bigger and boost production of an oily substance called sebum.

This extra sebum, combined with shed skin cells, blocks your pores, creating an environment in which bacteria can rapidly multiply.

All this can eventually lead to the inflammation and skin eruptions of acne. Unfortunately, your body doesn't get used to the increased hormones, which means the acne may progress through pregnancy, or even get worse.

Some women have mild cases o

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