Dr. Yan
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"The effect of the product depends on the individual's constitution", which is our most common sentence in the evaluation of various skin care products.
The essence of this sentence is actually to refer to different skin types, dry, oily, mixed three kinds of skin suitable for the product is very different, and may even be the opposite, it is easy to produce arsenic cream in the use of products, B honey results.
So if there is no basic skin care system and judgment standards, blindly popular what follows the trend, it will definitely step on the thunder from time to time. So let's talk about the most basic skin care system, different skin conditions, how to maintain.
We will probably divide this topic into three phases, and today we will talk about the most common type of Asian skin type - dry skin.
First of all, we need to be clear about one point - the moisture content of the skin, that is, the degree of dryness, is not the factor that determines the type of skin.
We distinguish between skin types by the degree of sebaceous gland activity, which is a feature written in your genes, and the inactive sebaceous glands of the whole face are dry skin.
And dry skin is only a state of the skin, greatly affected by the outside world, how much water to drink, weather, rubbing skin care products, etc. can easily affect and change the skin moisture content, any skin type has a time when the skin is dry.
So don't classify yourself as dry because you feel that your skin is dry, the key is to consider the amount of sebum secretion.
Compared with Europe and the United States, the dry skin population in East Asia is generally stable and healthy. Data show that dry skin is prone to atopic dermatitis, but the number of patients in East Asia is far less than in Europe and the United States, and the phenomenon of wrinkles and photoaging is also significantly better than that of dry-skinned Caucasians.
Characteristics of dry skin
The dry skin of the East Asian race presents a delicate state: the skin is thin, the pores are not obvious, the sebum secretion is even, and the skin is dry and non-greasy.
However, the corresponding problem is that it is more likely to appear dander; after being stimulated by the external environment, it is easy to get flushed and burning due to external influences; easy to age; easy to wrinkle; easy to grow spots; these are the problems that dry skin is more common.
Disturbance of dry skin
In addition to the above-mentioned problems of dry skin, which are prone to long spots and wrinkles, there are some other problems that are also easy to appear on dry skin, such as:
● Drying, desquamation
● Rough texture
● The cheeks are prone to teardrop-shaped aging pores
The maintenance of dry skin is important
The core of the maintenance of dry skin lies in "tonic".
Because the dry skin stratum corneum structure is congenitally defective, the intercellular lipid manufacturing is insufficient, the secretion of sebum is also insufficient, the water retention of the stratum corneum, the function of the sebaceous glands are not good, so the skin itself belongs to the state of insufficient food, resulting in insufficient secretion of nutrients. In addition, because of the defective function of the congenital skin barrier, it cannot lock the water transmitted by the dermis layer.
Therefore, dry skin is in great need of nutrients given by outsiders, and at the same time these nutrients are locked through a personal barrier. But this artificial barrier is unstable and requires 365 days of constant maintenance.
Therefore, insisting on maintenance is a very important thing for dry skin and is worth adhering to every day.
In addition, dry skin needs to avoid excessive cleaning.
Because dry skin itself has no excess oil and excess exfoliation to remove. Therefore, excessive cleansing will dry out the few natural oils left in the skin, making the defective stratum corneum more fragile, which will further exacerbate dryness and wrinkles.
Therefore, dry skin is best to choose a mild surface non-irritating cleansing (soap-based, SLS/SLES, with scrub particles, containing fruit acid This cleansing ability of the cleansing ability of the dry skin needs to refuse); the general low-foam and non-foaming cleansing is more suitable for the needs of dry skin; dry skin after the age of 30, because the sebaceous glands and stratum function are further degraded, foam-free cleansing may be the most preferred.
■ Moisturizing - the core of the care of dry skin ■ ■
For dry skin, moisturizing needs to be divided into the following three points:
1. Hydration: catch water from the dermis layer and the environment, and store water in the epidermis layer;
2. Barrier maintenance: replenish the lipids of the natural components of the stratum corneum, strengthen the function of the stratum corneum, and make the skin healthy, smooth and shiny.
3. Water locking: Establish an artificial waterproof barrier to reduce the water dispersion of the skin.
These three points are the most core parts of the skin care routine for dry skin, and all three aspects must be done in place.
■ Hydration ■
In terms of hydration, what dry skin has to do is to choose a high-quality hydrating essence, traditional ingredients such as glycerin, urea, hyaluronic acid, amino acids, etc., new ingredients such as various plant extracts, etc., insist on daily use.
■ Barrier maintenance ■
Dry skin is biased towards the skin barrier maintenance, because it is a congenital barrier defect, it is impossible to repair the strength of the oil skin, can only be artificially maintained for a lifetime.
The stratum corneum is mainly composed of keratinocytes and intercellular lipids, which are mainly composed of ceramides, fatty acids and cholesterol. Therefore, dry skin tends to prefer products that contain ceramides and other fatty acids needed by the skin.
■ Lock water ■
The purpose of locking in water is to create a waterproof artificial barrier, which is a skincare step exclusive to dry skin.
Conventional water-locking ingredients include mineral oil, petroleum jelly, silicone, beeswax, etc., which are completely problematic for non-sensitive dry skin. However, if it is sensitive dry skin, you can choose plant-based water-locking ingredients such as cocoa butter, mango fat, jojoba oil, the risk of clogging pores is small, but the ability to lock water will be worse than traditional water-locking ingredients such as mineral oil, and it is necessary to pay attention to a full range of maintenance.
So to sum up, dry skin can be a hydrating essence and a barrier care lotion plus a water-locking cream in the maintenance product.
The habits of dry skin are focused on
Dry skin should pay attention to the formation and avoidance of such habits in life and skin care:
●Wash your face with warm water.
● Stay away from facial scrubs, scrubs should not appear in the world of dry skin.
●Supplementing with Omega-3, Omega-3 can maintain skin oil balance, reduce dryness and roughness, and relieve skin discomfort.
●Ceramide supplementation can be considered to increase skin softness and improve skin water retention.
● Do not follow the brush acid, dry skin needs to protect the stratum corneum rather than accelerate keratin metabolism.
● Drink more water, drink less coffee and other beverages with dehydration effect.
● Do not take a long time in a high-temperature sauna or bath, high temperature bath will accelerate the dispersion of skin water, easy to hurt the skin barrier, after bathing must be timely rub moisturizing cream;
● Living in dry areas can buy a household humidifier, and pay more attention to the maintenance of indoor air humidity in winter.
About the skin care characteristics and focus of dry skin we will talk about here, and then may also talk to you about oily skin and combination skin, dry skin friends can also leave a message below the article to ask questions or share their own relevant experience.