What is the relationship between beauty and skin health

Beauty and skin health are inherently two-way bound - scientific beauty practices are a bonus for skin health, but wrong beauty practices will directly consume and damage skin health, and even cause irreversible long-term problems.

A 32-year-old girl who came to the studio a while ago was particularly impressive. She had read on the Internet that high-concentration acid application had a fast anti-aging and anti-yellowing effect. She bought theater-grade salicylic acid and used it at home. She applied it twice a week. In the first half month, her face really felt brighter and there were fewer blackheads. She also went around to help others. As a result, Within two months, my face collapsed: when the season changed and the wind blew, it turned red and hot. Even the moisturizing cream I had used for several years stung when I applied it. I went to a dermatologist and found out that the cuticles were thinned by excessive acid application. The healthy skin was suddenly damaged and turned into severely sensitive skin. It took half a year of repair and maintenance to slowly recover.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the recent controversy over home beauty devices. Some people say it is an anti-aging artifact, while others say it is an IQ tax or even the culprit of bad faces. In fact, both claims are supported by evidence: Dermatology journals of regular medical schools have long had papers confirming that compliant radio frequency and red light home beauty devices, as long as they are used 2-3 times a week with the right operating methods, can indeed stimulate the regeneration of collagen in the dermal layer and improve mild to moderate fine lines and dull skin. It is observable. I have a 40-year-old sister who has been using it for two years. The dry lines around her eyes are a little lighter than friends of the same age who have never used such products. However, it is true that many people buy Sanwu products for cheap, or use the highest grade every day to get quick results. In the end, their faces suffer from low-temperature burns and barrier damage. To put it bluntly, it is not the problem of the product itself at all, but that the people who use it do not put "adapting to the health of their own skin" as the first priority.

Some people may think after seeing this, it’s safest to just don’t do any beauty treatments and keep a bare face? In fact, it's not right. I went to Qinghai for a charity clinic two years ago. Many local boys and girls in their early twenties had obvious red bloodshot streaks and sun spots on their faces. This is because the local ultraviolet rays are strong and the wind is dry. They have never been in the habit of wearing sunscreen or moisturizing cream. Over time, the skin barrier has long been damaged by external stimuli. At this time, basic skin care and beauty are actually protecting the health of the skin.

It’s interesting to say that I always compare the skin barrier to the rammed earth wall in my hometown. When I am healthy, I am not afraid of wind and rain. Scientific beauty is like regularly replenishing the wall with soil and applying a layer of leak-proof paint, which can make the wall last longer; wrong beauty is like hitting the wall with a small hammer or pouring acid water on the wall. No matter how strong the wall is, it cannot withstand it.

Oh, by the way, there is also the recent hot debate of "is makeup and skincare in one a false concept?" In fact, it also depends on the situation: for healthy skin, use compliant makeup with added skin nourishing ingredients. Wearing makeup for eight hours will basically not cause additional burden on the skin, but can isolate the dust and dirty air from the outside world. It can be regarded as indirectly protecting the health of the skin; but if you have sensitive skin or acne-prone skin, no matter how many skin-nourishing ingredients are added to the makeup, if the thick powder paste is left on the face for eight hours, it will most likely increase redness and cause new acne. There is never a one-size-fits-all beauty method.

I have been in the skin management industry for almost ten years. I have seen too many people who reverse the order of beauty and health. They take unreliable whitening injections in order to whiten their skin, and undergo injections of unknown qualifications in order to remove wrinkles. In the end, they spend a lot of money, and their skin health is ruined. In fact, to put it bluntly, the foundation of beauty is always health. If you use a certain product or complete a certain project, your first reaction will be discomfort, itching, and redness. Don't believe the nonsense about "detoxification period" and "building tolerance" that the merchants say. Stop first and go back to the basics of moisturizing and sunscreen. Keeping the bottom line of skin health is more effective than any fancy beauty project.