Redness, dryness, and irritation are traditional skin problems in midsummer. Column editor Natalya Udonova found out how to restore the state of rest to the face.
Skin becomes sensitive or reactive for various reasons: it can be influenced by environmental factors, care products, closely spaced vessels or a tendency to allergies. A professional cosmetologist will discover the essence of the problem and prescribe a course of medical procedures. But what if inflammation flares up on the skin, and an important meeting is scheduled for today?
For such cases, experts recommend that you always keep the so-called “means of rescue” at home. Sofia Bigvava, chief physician of the Bellefontaine Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine Clinic, recommends choosing products that contain chestnut, ginkgo biloba, lemon balm, menthol or vitamin C. These components effectively relieve redness and irritation.
Vitamin C can be considered the champion in instant skin revitalization. It has a powerful anti-aging effect and strengthens the walls of blood vessels. The main thing is to check if it is causing you allergies.
There is a very interesting product in the Bellefontaine line – an antioxidant serum with vitamin C in capsules Anti-Oxidant Vitamin C Drops, which quickly soothes the skin, acts as an SOS agent for reactive skin.
Clarins Cleansing Milk, Menard Cleansing Foam, Dior Cleansing Milk, Shiseido Cleansing Milk.
Purification
Proper cleansing is the first step towards healthy skin. Japanese women are sure of this, for whom cleansing is always a ritual of several stages: removing makeup with milk, washing with foam or gel, applying a refreshing lotion and tonic to stimulate skin metabolism. Japanese women devote at least 30 minutes daily to the cleansing process. If you have sensitive skin, use mild cleansers. Many are saved by the Soothing Milk Cleanser Bellefontaine and the Revitalizing Tonic Lotion of the same brand. Change the cotton pads soaked in lotion until they are completely white.
Mask
A proven way to restore beauty and health to the skin. Experts recommend using professional tools, the effectiveness of which is not in doubt. The soothing mask can be kept on the skin for up to 30 minutes, especially if you have dry skin.
Corrective restoring emulsion Effaclar K, La Roche-Posay, emulsion against redness of the skin Swiss Line; Cream that restores skin energy The Skincare, Shiseido; moisturizing cream Hydra Life, Dior; moisturizing lotion H2O.
Moisturizers
Skin often becomes sensitive when it loses moisture. Irina Yanson, the leading beautician of the Gatineau brand, explained that this is due to a violation of the water-lipid layer – a natural protective barrier, which consists mainly of water and fat. The smaller this layer, the correspondingly stronger and faster the skin reacts to any irritants.
To restore the skin, first of all, you need to understand your own habits and addictions. It is important to spend more time sleeping, walking in the fresh air, quitting smoking and paying more attention to skin care. Moisturizers will quickly restore the skin’s function (Even Better, Clinique; La Crème Riche, L’Or de Vie, Dior). The French brand Gatineau has created a line for sensitive skin Serenite: protective cream, anti-redness cream Multi protective cream and anti-irritation cream Anti-redness cream.
Water
Drink a glass of room temperature water on an empty stomach every morning. This simple procedure will provide a gentle detox to the body and improve the functioning of the intestines, and the appearance of the skin depends on its condition.
Practice washing with cool water as well. This will help invigorate the skin and reduce inflammation. Make a compress with a towel dipped first in hot and then in cold water. After 2-3 approaches, the skin will look clean, smoothed and tightened, its condition, and therefore, your mood will noticeably improve.