So I have been on Yasmin for almost 3 cycles now. Finishing up my 3rd pack in 4 days. My breakouts have calmed down a lot BUT i have dry patches around my jawline/cheek/mouth area. Like really dry, tight and flaky. No moisturiser helps and I am literally smearing it on before bed so that my skin feels somewhat nourished in the morning. The dry patches and tightness disappear during my break week and then 1 week into bcp my skin starts slowly getting drier, tighter, flakier until it is really uncomfortable and itchy.
Where these dry patches are I am getting small under the skin bumps that are itchy and red and comedones which become spots (small ones)
Ive been researching quite a bit and have two conclusions as to why this might be happening-
The drospirenone in yasmin which acts as a diuretic is causing an electrolyte imbalance (basically making my skin lose too much water/moisture causing the dryness)
OR the birth control in general is causing an estrogen dominance which can cause dry skin and other symptoms such as night sweats, tender breasts etc. Which I have also since I started birth control.
Which do you think is more plausible? And has anyone had this problem? What should I do? I want to switch birth control but have NO idea what to switch to?
PLEASE HELP!!!!
Technically I don't think it's an oil. I can't use oils either...even coconut oil made me break out and was bad. This really is different. You should research it a bit and give it a try. It's really pretty cheap too. I get mine from The Ordinary for like $7. From everything I've seen about it, it seems to be a miracle moisturizer! I really like it.
Also, the generic ortho did nothing for me.
Definitely they do. My dermatologist said they have the same main ingredients, but are absorbed differently in the body because the carrier ingredients can be different and not as effective. She said since I am having such sensitivity, I HAD to only use name brand Beyaz. No generics or it will be different results.
