Your Clarity Quiz result is...

Post-Birth Control Acne

Post-birth control acne occurs after stopping or switching hormonal birth control, as your body adjusts to new hormone levels. Breakouts often:

• Appear along the jawline, chin, or cheeks
  
  
• Feel deeper, more cystic, and slower to heal than past acne
  
  
• Flare 3–6 months after stopping birth control
  
  

This pattern happens because hormonal contraceptives suppress natural hormone fluctuations, and when you stop, your oil production and androgens temporarily spike, which can trigger breakouts.

This is your first puzzle piece

Recognizing that your acne is post-birth control is the first piece of the clear skin puzzle. It explains:

• Why your skin changed suddenly, even if your routine stayed the same
  
  
• Why breakouts feel different than the acne you had before
  
  
• Why your skin hasn’t responded to random treatments or waiting it out
  
  

This clarity lets you stop second-guessing yourself and understand that your skin is reacting to hormonal shifts—not failing you.