What is the relationship between beauty and skin health?

In fact, the essence of the two is a binding relationship of "symbiosis and mutual detriment" - scientific and reasonable beauty practices are a positive aid to skin health, but wrong beauty practices will become the number one killer of skin health, even more damaging than no skin care at all.

The 22-year-old girl who came to my studio a while ago is a living example. She has naturally normal skin, and rarely gets red or has problems when the seasons change. I saw online celebrity Zhongcao saying that applying acid can remove closed mouth and brighten the skin. I bought high-concentration salicylic acid cotton pads at home and used them for a week, and I saved money. The step of moisturizing said to "let the ingredients fully absorb", but in the end it directly thinned the stratum corneum and caused severely sensitive skin. Now in winter, when I wear a mask when going out, my whole face becomes red and hot. I used a moisturizing lotion that was perfectly fine before and it stung my face. It took more than half a year to use it to calm down a little bit.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that beauty is all about messing around. I know a sister who is a university teacher. She is 42 this year. She never follows the trend of buying Internet celebrity products for skin care. During the day, she only needs three steps: mild amino acid cleansing, applying enough sunscreen, and refreshing moisturizing lotion. At most, add an essence at night, and apply it twice a week with simple ingredients. I only use a hydrating mask and go to a regular medical beauty institution for photorejuvenation every three months to maintain stability. Now I am translucent and delicate without makeup, and even dry lines are rare. I am much better than many girls in their 20s who pile ten layers of functional products on their faces every day. This is the typical effect of beauty to support healthy skin.

The two opinions that are quarreling fiercely on the Internet are quite interesting. One group says that if you want to have good skin, you have to take strong medicines. The more high-concentration vitamin A and Bose are applied to the face, the better the effect. The other group says that no effect is as good as a healthy barrier. The best way is to wash your face simply with water. I have been exposed to so many cases, and in fact, both opinions are a bit extreme, just like watering a potted plant. If you water too little, the leaves will turn yellow and fall off, while if you water too much, the roots will rot. It all depends on your own skin condition: you have healthy and tolerant skin, and if you want to fight aging, try low-concentration A-alcohol.

After all, many people have reversed the order of the two. Skin health is always the prerequisite for beauty. To put it bluntly, beauty is the icing on the cake of healthy skin. If you sacrifice skin health in order to pursue the "face-changing" effect of instant whitening and instant tenderness, then you are really picking up sesame seeds and throwing away watermelon, don't you think?