In the dermatology clinic every day there are patients with facial skin problems, almost all are young women, that cheek red face, puckering rough, in the presence of external stimuli, the skin is prone to flushing, dryness, capillary dilation, self-conscious heat, tingling, burning, tightness, itching and other symptoms, intolerance to many cosmetics, this situation is called sensitive skin. According to the survey, 30-40% of the population is in the subhealthy state of skin sensitivity.
What causes our skin sensitivity
A. “Over-cleaning”
Many beauty lovers are afraid that their skin is not clean, using strong cleaning products several times a day; especially women with oily skin, prefer “rich foam, scrub particles” and other deep-cleansing cleansing products; frequent exfoliation, thinking that the skin will be clean and shiny. These actions have caused damage to the skin barrier, the skin’s resistance to external stimuli and the ability to lock moisture are reduced, resulting in skin sensitivity.
So for washing your face, pay attention to the following points.
① Use mild cleansing products
②Clean 1-2 times a day can be
③Use warm water, avoid using too hot or too cold water
④ Do not exfoliate too often, it is recommended that once every 4-6 weeks
Second, do not pay attention to hydration and moisturizing
Some women have dry skin but seldom take care of themselves. The possibility of dry skin developing into sensitive skin is greater, and most of the sensitive skin is also dry skin.
The following are some suggestions for moisturizing.
① Immediately after cleaning and hydrating, the correct order of basic skin care: cleansing → toner or softener → moisturizing lotion → moisturizer → sunscreen
②If you still feel very dry after moisturizer use, see if your moisturizer contains lipid repair ingredients such as ceramides, fatty acids, cholesterol and other important moisturizing ingredients
③In a very dry environment, you can use a humidifier or moisturizing spray
Three, no sun protection
UV rays are the biggest “killer” of the skin, not only will make our skin tanning, sunburn, spots, and aging, but also cause damage to the skin barrier, which is an important cause of skin sensitivity. So we want to protect our skin, we must avoid UV rays this “super killer”.
Sun protection advice.
① choose the right sunscreen, too sensitive skin can choose a physical sunscreen
②SPF and PA, do not pursue the sunscreen index too much, because too high sunscreen value means the use of a large number of UV absorbers and scattering agents, which in turn cause skin irritation, allergies and other unsafe.
③ taken as needed: general type of skin people: SPF 8-12, PA++; people allergic to light: SPF 12-20, PA+++; office workers: SPF 15 or less, PA++; wilderness, swimming, etc. SPF 30, PA+++ or more, swimming is best to choose waterproof; strong UV activities to choose high SPF products containing physical sunscreens; fair-skinned Those with fair skin, it is best to use sunscreen with SPF over 30 to prevent spots; those with darker skin can use sunscreens with SPF 15 on weekdays.
④Use sunscreen half an hour before going out, don’t just rub sunscreen once a day, rub it once in 2-3 hours
⑤Physical sun protection methods: the use of UV protection umbrellas, masks, hats, sunglasses, etc.
⑥To eat less food rich in photosensitive ingredients such as celery, parsley, mud snail, etc.
Fourth, the abuse of hormones
Inappropriate whitening, spot removal (peeling syndrome). Nowadays, the mask sold in the circle of friends, the whitening and spot removal products sold online for many years, the so-called high-tech products in beauty salons, all kinds of products boasting “pure plant ingredients”, “acne bane”, “a rub that white “”Korean stars use” and other attractive slogans of the skin care products for all the beauty of the temptation is too great, and this type of “skin care products” once used on the skin will be superb, white and red, and tender and smooth, so everyone a When you start to use it will be praised, but eventually helplessly found that the skin like “opium” dependent on these products. The consequences are as disastrous as smoking opium: the skin becomes thin, sensitive, red and swollen, with dilated capillaries, hyperpigmentation and even inflammatory acne. So when choosing skin care products must choose the relevant health licensing department certification of large brands, and through the regular channels to buy.
Five, excessive skin care
Women with good economic conditions often buy a large number of various “excellent reputation” skin care products, their skin coated layer after layer, when thousands of chemical ingredients to provide our skin “nutrition”, often make our skin in When hundreds of chemical ingredients provide “nutrition” to our skin, it often leaves our skin in an “overfull” state, unable to digest, becoming “over-nourished”, causing “obesity” and destroying our skin’s own skin barrier. At the same time, the “skin is super tender” when it is also extremely adaptable to the external environment. Really should be the old saying: too much is too little!
Six, the external environment
When the air environment in the PM2.5 constantly burst, spring and summer flowers in the four fields, oil smoke, sand and other environmental changes will cause an increase in skin sensitivity. Spicy and stimulating food, tobacco and alcohol will also increase skin sensitivity.
The above factors are the culprits that inadvertently cause skin sensitivity. So to keep yourself away from sensitive skin should always pay attention to the above 6 points, at the same time once you have got sensitive skin listen to the professional guidance of dermatologists is still very necessary, otherwise it will only get more and more miserable.