Did you moisturize today? Oh yes, it is skin moisturizing. Dry skin, sensitive itching, fine lines and wrinkles, frequent acne breakouts, dry face, etc. These phenomena indicate that your skin is dehydrated.
- Factors that lead to dehydrated skin:
- External factors: dry climate, or windy seasons in autumn and winter;
- Internal factors:
②Unreasonable selection of skin care products: for example, some skin care products contain fragrances, pigments, sensitive preservatives, or high pH. These raw materials will stimulate and damage the microbial flora on the surface of the skin, destroy the microecological balance of the skin, and reduce the self-regulating ability of the skin
2. How does skin moisturize?
- Good living habits:
exercise more and not stay up late, and have a balanced diet. Effective sleep quality helps the skin to self-regulate and recover; proper aerobic exercise helps skin metabolism and discharges dirt from pores; scientific diet matching can effectively ensure the supplementation of trace elements in the human body, such as vitamin C, vitamin A, organic acids and other physiological needs to maintain skin metabolism.
①Scientific cleansing method: When not using cleansing products, wash your face with warm water to remove excess oil and clean pores, without damaging the sebum film and affecting the pH of the epidermis.
② Choose appropriate cleaning products: such as amino acid facial cleansers, and non-ionic surfactant products, which can moderately cleanse the skin without damaging the sebum. After cleansing, use toner to cleanse twice and buffer the pH of the epidermis and apply moisturizing cream.
③ Scientific skin care: Regular facial massage can effectively rejuvenate the skin. Apply 1-2ml of squalane during massage to increase the smoothness of the message and not easily squeeze out fine lines; can it be better improved with a high concentration of hyaluronic acid? The moisturizing properties of the skin, increase the blood circulation of the facial skin and improve the metabolism.
- A key part of skin hydration lies in the stratum corneum:
The stratum corneum is the outermost part of the skin epidermis, which can protect the skin below the epidermis (dermis, subcutaneous tissue) from ultraviolet rays, air pollution, strong wind, severe cold, sand, and other damage.
However, when the skin pressure is greater than its self-regulating and repairing power, the skin's protective barrier, micro-ecological balance, and metabolism will be affected. Therefore, in harsh weather conditions or under life pressure, it is necessary to choose appropriate skin care products for skin care to escort skin health.
3. How to choose skin care and moisturizing products?
An excellent moisturizing product, it should be suitable for all skin types and free of ingredients such as anti-allergic soothing, pigments, fragrances, and sensitive parabens. Scientific formula collocation, from different dimensions to build the moisturizing effect of the product.
- Common water-phase moisturizing agents:
sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, erythritol, trehalose, natural moisturizing factor NFM, glycerin, sugar isomers, etc., to achieve double moisturizing of skin hydration and lock. Common products include sodium hyaluronate essence, VC toner, 4D sodium hyaluronate cream, etc.
- Oil phase moisturizer:
squalane, jojoba oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride (close to the triglyceride secreted by the skin), collagen, ceramide (skin structural component, enhance skin barrier) and other ingredients, It can effectively form a film on the skin surface, firmly lock in moisture, and improve the moisturizing effect of the skin. Such as collagen moisturizing cream.