What are the consequences of excessive skin care? The harmfulness of excessive skin care

Today I will introduce to you the dangers of excessive skin care. Excessive skin care will make your skin worse. Let me tell you the consequences of excessive skin care.

What are the consequences of excessive skin care?

Many people damage their skin due to excessive skin care, which goes against their original wishes. Only by understanding the condition of the skin, providing appropriate skin care products and using the correct methods can you achieve satisfactory results.

1. What is excessive skin care?

Is it that you use too many skin care products or that your skin care routine is too complicated?

Excessive skin care includes using too many skin care products (especially using a large amount of products that are not suitable for you), as well as overly complicated skin care procedures and excessive techniques. For example:

① Apply too many layers, primer, then sunscreen, then BB cream, etc. (In fact, the ingredients of primer, BB cream, and foundation are similar);

② Use facial mask every day, and keep it on for a long time (often for half an hour or longer, and some people even keep it on overnight);

③ Frequent use of spray to replenish moisture, but no moisturizer to maintain moisture (spray many times a day, and do not pay attention to the use of moisturizing products);

④ Exfoliate every week or even every two days;

⑤ Frequently go to beauty salons for exfoliating treatments;

⑥ Even if you are not wearing makeup, use makeup remover oil or makeup remover milk, and then use facial cleanser, etc.

Whether a product or method constitutes excessive skin care depends on the nature of the skin itself. The criteria for judging whether it is excessive is whether the skin can tolerate it and whether it causes damage or irritation. Oily, healthy skin may be able to tolerate it, but dry, sensitive skin may not be able to tolerate it. This is why some people say "I'm fine" but others may fall victim to the same method. But no matter what skin type you have, long-term excessive skin care will basically have adverse consequences.

2. Why does excessive skin care cause skin sensitivity?

The core reason why excessive skin care causes skin sensitivity is damage to the skin barrier. The outermost layer of normal skin is a strong skin barrier, which is composed of stratum corneum cells, intercellular matrix, and sebum membrane covering the skin surface. The skin barrier can not only prevent the loss of water in the body, but also prevent the stimulation and invasion of external chemical, biological and physical factors, providing the most important protection for the body.

Excessive skin care can easily make the stratum corneum thinner, absorb excessive water, and cause loss and damage of the intercellular matrix and sebum membrane, making the skin barrier incomplete and weakening its protective effect. It may also drastically change the skin's microenvironment and allow harmful microorganisms to enter. External chemical, physical, and biological factors are very invasive or irritating, causing the skin to lose water faster, become dry, rough, and flaky due to lack of water, become easily red (with exposed capillaries), be more susceptible to UV damage, and experience stinging when using many products, and so on.

3. For skin without any problems, is it enough to just stick to the normal skin care routine (cleanser, toner, essence, cream/lotion, sunscreen)? How often should additional maintenance be performed, such as facial masks, exfoliation, massage, salon treatments, etc.?

Yes. You can still streamline it, for example, if you are not outdoors in strong sunlight for a long time, you can use hard sun protection measures such as hats, umbrellas, clothes, and sunglasses to protect yourself. Because no matter what kind of sunscreen, especially chemical sunscreens, are irritating to a certain extent, and the makeup removal process after using sunscreen can easily damage the skin.

Facial masks, exfoliation, massage, and beauty salon treatments are called intensive care. Generally speaking, the recommended frequencies are as follows:

Mask: 2-3 times a week, no longer than 15 minutes each time; exceptions for therapeutic purposes (depending on instructions and needs).

Exfoliation: Normal skin does not need special exfoliation; those with a lot of blackheads and whiteheads can exfoliate lightly once a week (limited to the T zone); those with really thick cuticles can do it once every 2 to 4 weeks.

Massage: Ordinary massage can be performed every day, but not too hard. It should be performed with caution on sensitive or inflamed skin. Stronger massage should be performed by a professional beautician and once a week may be appropriate.

Beauty salon treatments: There are many options, as there are many items and different requirements. Generally speaking, the goal is to avoid damaging or making the skin feel uncomfortable.

4. Many brands or experts recommend that you should clean your face twice after applying sunscreen, that is, remove makeup first and then clean with a facial cleanser. Do I need to remove sunscreen? Do I need to use facial cleanser to clean my face in the morning?

Almost all brands and beauticians believe that sunscreen needs to be removed because the residual sunscreen can have potential adverse effects on the skin. However, whether sunscreen needs to be removed, the amount of residue left on the skin after cleansing with different methods, and the damage these residues cause to the skin are all unsolved mysteries. According to our laboratory tests, only a very small number of sunscreens require makeup removal, and the vast majority can be washed off with just cleanser.

Whether you need to use facial cleanser to cleanse your face in the morning depends on the nature and condition of your skin. If your skin is not greasy or dirty, you don't need to use facial cleanser.

5. Can the base essence, moisturizing essence, whitening essence and anti-wrinkle essence be used together? Will it increase the burden on the skin?

They can be used in combination, but should still be used as needed, and their compatibility and skin tolerance should be determined after trial. Essence products usually contain moisturizing ingredients (of course not all, for example, some high-concentration VC essences), and whitening essences may also have anti-aging effects (such as whitening essence products containing vitamin C, Vb3, and VA). The antioxidant ingredients used in anti-aging and anti-wrinkle products usually help reduce the production of melanin and aid in whitening.