Generally winter is drier, according to the acne should not be as easy as the summer so easy to attack, but in fact the dry weather is also to let the acne out of the factor, because “the skin will be dehydrated”, so the metabolism slows down, the pores will still be clogged.
Many people will think that the face is “too oily, too dirty” will grow acne, but in fact the skin is “too oily” is only one of the reasons for acne. Because the main cause of acne is “folliculitis”, and as long as the follicles are blocked, they are prone to inflammation, so it is more important to ensure that the skin has a normal metabolism.
Normally, our skin metabolizes about once a month to remove the old stratum corneum, so if the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum and the sebaceous membrane, are not functioning properly, old keratin clogs the pores, and acne and pimples will result. The reason why they are not functioning properly is probably because the skin is too dry, dehydrated, or has been subjected to too much irritation.
Although winter is very dry, it is because of the dryness that the skin secretes a lot of oil, but if the stratum corneum is not able to lock in the moisture, the secretion of more oil is useless, it will be out of balance, and it will evolve into pimples; and if you leave the pimples unattended, acne bacillus proliferates and causes localized inflammation, and the pimples will turn into reddish swollen pimples or pus-filled pimples. Acne is actually the precursor to pimples, so you must pay attention to acne when it grows out and need to control it immediately in order to truly eliminate it.
Winter maintenance 3 steps
First, choose the right cleaning products
Facial skin is more fragile than other parts of the skin, and thinner, as long as a little stimulus reaction will be greater than other places. Such as the use of soap, because it is alkaline, the skin will take away all the oil, but easy to make the face lack of oil and water.
It is recommended to choose to “amino acid surfactant” as the basis of the cleanser, is weakly acidic, and the original state of the skin is closer to the problem is not easy to produce, but also in order to maintain the normal functioning of the stratum corneum and the cortical membrane, to take care of the fragile acne skin.
Second, choose the right anti-acne, anti-acne products
Anti-acne products should look at two places, the first is “2% or less salicylic acid ingredients”, can help metabolize old keratin, and gently remove acne problems; the second is to choose to eliminate acne ingredients, such as sulfur formulations, can smooth out the problem of red pimples, glycyrrhizic acid formulas can help stabilize the skin, and to develop a healthy skin not easy to get acne.
Moisturize
After the elimination of acne, do not forget to pay attention to moisturizing, because the skin is moist enough to carry out the normal metabolism, and will not secrete too much oil, or let the old keratin clogged pores.
And now there is a study pointed out that, compared with the general skin, acne skin in the concentration of ceramides in the dry cold environment significantly lower, and ceramides are the main components of the inter-cellular lipids of the stratum corneum, and at the same time have hydrophilic and lipophilic properties, can protect the skin, to avoid the loss of water. Therefore, when buying skin care products, you can choose products containing ceramides, which can increase the degree of water retention, so that the stratum corneum and sebaceous membrane more healthy.
