Using Astaxanthin for Facial Redness

I don’t know since when, astaxanthin has quietly become popular along with tranexamic acid. However, some sisters’ faces turn red when using astaxanthin. What causes the redness of the face when using astaxanthin, and how to relieve it?

Using Astaxanthin for Facial Redness

The redness of the face after using astaxanthin is because astaxanthin contains irritating ingredients that cause skin allergies. The use of astaxanthin is the trigger. There are three real reasons that cause facial redness: one is the naturally thin stratum corneum and weak skin protection; one is mechanical trauma; and the other is blushing caused by improper care (the use of astaxanthin belongs to this type). In short, red facial skin means that the skin barrier function is not as good as healthy skin. Therefore, people with allergic skin should not easily use small-brand products that have suddenly become popular to avoid redness of the face.

How to relieve redness caused by allergies

People whose faces easily redden should pay more attention to hydrating and moisturizing. Basic care can protect the facial skin. Blushing is mainly caused by the thin stratum corneum on the face. Without proper moisturizing, the face loses a layer of protection. Therefore, blushing will occur when encountering irritating ingredients. Therefore, it is important to use creams or lotions with simple ingredients to care for facial skin.

Of course, if you experience blushing after using astaxanthin, the safer approach is to seek help from a dermatologist immediately.

How to take care of skin allergies

Choose high-quality skin care products with simple formulas

It is recommended that girls with skin allergies pay attention to the ingredient list when choosing skin care products.

The first thing is to pick products with simple-looking ingredient lists and relatively few ingredients. Because for allergy-prone skin, one more ingredient - whether it is a moisturizer or a regulator - will inevitably mean an additional risk of allergy.

Avoid irritating ingredients

Secondly, it is best to avoid soap-based cleansers and products containing irritating ingredients such as acids (such as A acid) and alcohols (such as alcohol).

Finally, try to use skin care products with high-quality formula ingredients. However, most people who are not in the industry and do not have contact with the supply chain really have no way of judging this. All I can say is, to be on the safe side, don’t be greedy and buy too cheap skin care products.

Keep your skin care routine simple

For people whose skin is easily allergic, after gently cleansing, as long as the skin is moisturized enough, there is no need to use all the lotions, lotions, creams and essences at once (actually the same applies to normal skin).

It is recommended that when you are not wearing makeup and your skin is not too oily, it is enough to just use warm water to cleanse your face, and you can even skip the facial cleanser. Of course, sun protection is still essential in your daytime skin care routine.

Skin care taboos for skin allergies

Avoid cleansing too often or for too long

It is recommended that people with allergic skin use cleansing at most twice a day, and the cleansing product should not stay on the face for more than 1 minute.

Use less cleansing masks and facial cleansing devices

For sensitive skin, both types of products can easily cause the problem of over-cleansing.

Don’t exfoliate too often

The skin is composed of the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue. The skin care we generally talk about is carried out in the epidermis. The stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the epidermis, and its main function is to protect the dermis and subcutaneous tissue.

A stratum corneum of appropriate thickness has good natural moisturizing ability and better resistance. The problem with allergic skin lies precisely in its thin stratum corneum, less sebum secretion, poor moisture-locking ability, and weak resistance.

Therefore, a very critical step in the daily care of allergy-prone skin is to repair the stratum corneum - it must gently hydrate and moisturize without irritating the weak stratum corneum.

Therefore, people with allergic skin should never exfoliate blindly and frequently. It is enough to do gentle exfoliation about once every half a month.

Avoid overly sticky, heavy products

If a product feels sticky and thick, there are generally two situations: one is that large molecular glue has been added, which is not absorbed by the skin, and even many non-allergenic skin will become red and uncomfortable after use; the other is that more nutrients have been added and the oil content is high, so products with this texture are not suitable for people with allergic skin.