Believe us, we know. Our sister brand is called LUX (www.luxstore.net) and we are purveyors of organic period products.

It would be unsurprising to wonder what connection a natural skincare could have to period health.

Over the past fifteen months of running our sister brand and we have concluded that the connection between the phase we are in our period cycle and the changes our skin goes through are both connected.

We will keep blogging about this and sharing with you the research we have come across, as well as skin stories, but here are the basics as we understand it and its really worth scrutinising your periods in the context of skincare.

Periods normally arrive with roughly a 28-40 days synchronicity, with 30 days being the average.

Phase 1: We have all likely noticed the changes in to our skin each month, starting with the ominous pimples just prior to our periods starting.

At this stage of the cycle, also called the Pre-menstrual stage you may observe that your skin is usually dry and pimples start to appear.

Phase 2: Once our periods have graced us, our skin plumps up again and our skin starts to appear healthier.

Phase 3: Along the middle of our cycles, when we ovulate, skin tends to be its glowing best.

Phase 4: Once ovulation has occurred, oiliness may appear and pimples may start to surface.

All of this then cycles back to premenstrual skin and Phase 1.

Oestrogen increases in the first half of the cycle, keeping our skin glowing, the dermal water levels high and pores clean.

With the waning of Ostrogen and augmentation of Progesterone, there is more oil(sebum) produced in the lower layers of skin which leads to pores clogging

And finally, with the waning of both oestrogen and progesterone, testosterone becomes a more dominant force causing your skin to dry out.

This cycle of hormonal waxing and waning is designed to support women’s ability to get pregnant with each cycle of their period. However as we have now explained you will find that this has a direct impact on women’s skin too.