 [ Symptoms ] are there any treatments for adult hormonal acne  i am a 46 year woman who suffers from severe adult acne i never had bad acne as a teenyoung adult but the past years it has gotten very bad i regularly wash my face every morning and night and the acne i do get is deeper in the skin as opposed to just clogged pores on the surface i have tried many over the counter creams cleansers and toners but are there any other products or treatments specifically effective for adult hormonal acne someone could recommend [ Disease ] i had the same thing and the only solution i ever found was low dose birth control pills it generally gets worse as your estrogenandrogen levels shift as you age so many times low dose hormone therapy is the solution this kind of acne can also be a sign of ovarian cysts so it would be a good idea to chat with your gynecologist just to rule that out