Hormonal Acne
Natural • Hormone Balance • Clear
Do you break out around your period? Do painful cysts keep popping up on your jawline, chin, or cheeks? Have you tried every acne treatment with no long-term results?
Hormonal acne is more than skin deep. It's painful, frustrating, and can impact your confidence and wellbeing. If this sounds like you, you're not alone.
At NXTLVL Health, Mitch is a trusted hormonal acne naturopath who helps women and teens understand the root cause of their breakouts. Using a holistic approach, he creates natural treatment plans to support hormone balance, skin health, gut health, and overall wellbeing.
Hormonal acne is a type of acne caused by shifts in hormone levels. This can include androgens (male hormones like testosterone), estrogen, progesterone, insulin, and cortisol. These fluctuations can increase oil production, slow skin cell turnover, and trigger inflammation in the skin. Blood tests are essential for identifying the root cause of hormonal acne, particularly to assess hormone levels such as androgens, blood sugar, and insulin.
Hormonal acne often shows up as:
Hormonal imbalances are common, especially during puberty, perimenopause, post-birth control, or times of high stress. Other contributors include:
Dietary adjustments can reduce insulin resistance and may alleviate acne symptoms.
These internal imbalances contribute to acne development by increasing sebum (oil) production, clogging pores with dead skin cells, and triggering inflammation.
Mitch takes a unique approach to acne treatment. Rather than relying on short-term solutions or harsh topical treatments, he helps you understand what's causing your acne from within.
As a naturopath hormonal acne specialist, Mitch focuses on:
Finding the root cause of your hormonal acne
Balancing hormone levels naturally
Supporting gut and liver health
Improving digestion and blood sugar stability
Strengthening the skin barrier with nutrition
This results in clearer skin, improved energy, better moods, and lasting health changes.
Your first appointment at NXTLVL Health includes a full health assessment. Mitch will ask about your acne symptoms, menstrual cycle, gut health, digestion, sleep, stress, and skincare.
You may also receive recommendations for functional testing such as:
Hormone blood tests
Gut microbiome and digestive health analysis
Inflammatory markers and nutrient panels
These tests help us create a customised acne management plan based on your body's unique needs.
Once we understand what's happening inside your body, Mitch builds a treatment plan designed to:
Balance hormones
Reduce acne flare ups
Improve gut health and digestion
Reduce inflammation
Clear detox pathways
Support clearer skin, naturally
We'll support healthy skin with foods that reduce inflammation and stabilise blood sugar. This may involve removing high glycemic foods, processed snacks, refined sugars, and hydrogenated oils. Instead, you'll add in a whole-food diet emphasizing consuming foods in their most natural state, which can be highly beneficial for acne treatment.
These dietary changes can reduce acne and support healthy hormone function.
Herbs and natural ingredients can:
Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) aids the liver in metabolizing and excreting estrogens.
Mitch uses therapeutic doses tailored to your body, including key nutrients like zinc (which may help reduce acne lesions), vitamin A, and omega-3s.
Chronic stress affects the skin and hormones. Mitch provides gentle tools like:
Deep breathing
Mindfulness
Sleep support
Lifestyle adjustments
Effective stress management techniques include deep breathing, yoga, meditation, and journaling.
These techniques reduce cortisol levels, helping your skin stay calm and balanced.
Gut bacteria influence immune function, hormone metabolism, and nutrient absorption. Poor gut health can contribute to acne and inflammation.
Your acne naturopath plan may include:
Improving gut health leads to improved skin health and reduces acne-prone triggers.
Many women experience acne linked to their hormonal cycle. This includes:
Pre-menstrual acne
Mid-cycle (ovulation) breakouts
Acne during perimenopause
Post pill acne
These patterns reveal valuable clues about what your hormones are doing. Mitch helps decode those signs and guide your body back to balance.
Most conventional acne treatments like antibiotics, oral contraceptives, or prescription creams treat surface symptoms. But they don't address the internal causes of hormonal acne.
These approaches can:
Our holistic approach is about lasting results and healthier skin from the inside out.
Hormonal acne is personal. It affects your skin, your confidence, and your life. That's why Mitch supports every part of your journey:
Your skin
Your body
Your hormones
Your mental health
Your confidence
It's not just about looking better — it's about feeling better, inside and out.
Mitch is a hormonal acne naturopath with years of experience treating skin conditions through nutrition, lifestyle, herbal medicine, and functional testing. His goal is to help you feel empowered and confident in your skin again.
Many women who come to NXTLVL Health say:
"My breakouts are finally going away."
"I don't feel so overwhelmed by my cycle anymore."
"My skin and my mood are both so much better."
"I'm not hiding behind makeup all the time now."
Your journey might be different, but with the right support, you can see real changes too.
We support clients with:
You don't need to live with acne forever. With the right approach, you can:
Reduce acne flare ups
Improve your energy and mood
Balance your hormones naturally
Heal your gut and digestion
Support clearer, healthier skin
Book your free 15-minute consult with Mitch at NXTLVL Health and take the first step toward long-term acne relief.
Feel confident in your skin again — from the inside out.
