About Meltdown Contact Information Copper Copper is a toxic metal that is ubiquitous in modern America. It keeps our swimming pools healthy and is a primary ingredient in popular birth control formulations. Beer and white wine use it in their production processes. Too much copper can hurt your beauty efforts. Too much copper causes oily skin, which can lead to adult acne.
Women break out right before their periods because their estrogen levels rise.
Copper levels in the body tends to move in tandem with estrogen. As many as 30 percent of women on birth control pills develop a dark pigmentation of the skin, usually around the face. Taking zinc capsules frequently solves the problem. Excess copper is the culprit. It combines with the sunlight to create the spots.