Endometriosis, Acne, and Hormonal Imbalances with Cheryl Woodman

Cheryl Woodman is a scientist, award-winning skincare formulator, acne expert and creator of Honesty For Your Skin; a safe space where you can find science-based skin help and where Cheryl also runs her online Acne Clinic.

She’s been featured as an expert by Yahoo style, Byrdie and The Huffington Post and with good reason. Cheryl isn’t about quick fixes or skin fads, she’s all about root cause resolution and understanding the science behind skin.

In this episode, Cheryl and I discuss hormonal and inflammatory acne and how it can be related to chronic conditions like endometriosis and PCOS, and what the hell we can do about it…

Here’s what we cover:

The difference between hormonal acne and inflammatory acne and how to know which one is the culprit behind your skin challenges.

The key hormonal imbalances behind hormonal acne (testosterone, we’re looking at you) and their common root causes, plus how to resolve them.

Some of the key causes behind inflammatory acne including gut health problems, changes to the skin’s microbiome and chronic, full-body inflammation.

Why conventional acne treatments often miss the root cause, are a temporary solution and come with unacceptable side effects.

Which natural topical treatments actually work and which ones are just myths and fads, and why a full body, root cause approach is key.

Show Notes

Acne Warrior course

Work 1-2-1 with Cheryl in The Acne Clinic 

Cheryl’s Instagram

Free acne diet cheat sheet

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My free guide ‘Managing Endometriosis Naturally’ is perfect for anyone just starting out on this journey of managing and reducing their symptoms. Download here.

My free Endometriosis Diet Grocery List is a pdf list that includes all the foods I buy on a monthly basis, categorised into easy sections. I share my personal endometriosis diet plan, free recipe resources, recommendations to help you get started with the endometriosis diet and nutrition tips. Download here.

My free “Endometriosis Symptom Tracker” could help you begin to understand the subtle patterns in your endometriosis symptoms. As always, this guide doesn’t replace your medical treatment and is not intended to treat or cure endometriosis, but provides you with options that helped me to live well with endometriosis. Download here.